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Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'
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Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: 'People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive'

Rather than an alien being the main threat, Alien: Earth shifts to how humans use artificial intelligence
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'
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Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science'

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Letter To My Younger Self

Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
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Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'
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Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: 'I love screaming to heavy metal in the car'

Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'
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Rosie Jones: 'My disability benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'
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St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: 'Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake'

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: 'Maybe we need to root for the heroes again'
Charlotte Spencer photographed by Matt Smith
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The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: 'Maybe we need to root for the heroes again'

Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Letter to my younger self

Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov
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Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'
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Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'

The Honesty Box's Vicky Pattison: 'I grew up understanding you never vote Tory'
Big Questions

The Honesty Box's Vicky Pattison: 'I grew up understanding you never vote Tory'

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: 'Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager'
Big Questions

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: 'Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager'

Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall: 'My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!'
Martha (Sally Bretton) and Humphrey (Kris Marshall) in Beyond Paradise
Big Questions

Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall: 'My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!'

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: 'My biggest failure? I'm yet to fail'
Big Questions

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: 'My biggest failure? I'm yet to fail'

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: 'I was always searching for love in the wrong places'
Letter to My Younger Self

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: 'I was always searching for love in the wrong places'

The Change star Bridget Christie: 'You've got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Change star Bridget Christie: 'You've got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50'

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on return to the Tardis: 'I was pushed in ways I hadn't been before'
Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu, stars of Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on return to the Tardis: 'I was pushed in ways I hadn't been before'

TV icon Alison Hammond: 'My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba'
Big Questions

TV icon Alison Hammond: 'My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba'

The Change's Bridget Christie: 'I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence'
Bridget Christie in The Change
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The Change's Bridget Christie: 'I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways'
Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence. Image: Netflix
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Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways'

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'
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Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: 'We’ll still have railways in 200 years' time'

'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
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'We want people to think it could be their kid': Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence

Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'
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Michael Sheen: 'Going on holiday doesn't matter to me as much as paying off 900 people's debts'