Culture
The man who never gave up on peace
The man who never gave up on peace
Twenty-five years ago, Northern Ireland was on the brink of a breakthrough in the peace process. Few did more to get us there than John Hume.
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Naomi Alderman has adapted her electrifying feminist novel The Power into a new TV series. She says it's time we saw more powerful women and fewer bruised female corpses on screen.
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Unrequited love, trans kids, Black modernism... there's a huge range in this selection of great books by trans feminine authors.
Top Stories
Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
Letter To My Younger Self
David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Jon Snow: 'It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela'
Jon Snow: 'It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela'
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
TV
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Looking back at Paul O'Grady's 'blessed' life and Lily Savage's legacy
Looking back at Paul O'Grady's 'blessed' life and Lily Savage's legacy
Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really
Succession is a bracingly difficult watch because we are all Roys, really
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Books
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age
How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age
Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities
Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities
Interviews
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
Naomi Alderman has adapted her electrifying feminist novel The Power into a new TV series. She says it's time we saw more powerful women and fewer bruised female corpses on screen.
Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
Tetris is a riveting Cold War thriller and a rousing underdog story. Director Jon S Baird explains why now's the right time to tell the tale.
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Despite its depictions of violence, Sian Brooke says new police drama Blue Lights is a homage to the city of Belfast.
Film
God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
‘I spent a year in a refugee camp’: Immigrant stories take centre stage at the Oscars 2023
‘I spent a year in a refugee camp’: Immigrant stories take centre stage at the Oscars 2023
Oscars 2023: Why we should celebrate Everything Everywhere All At Once
Oscars 2023: Why we should celebrate Everything Everywhere All At Once
Music
Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?
Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?
Art
Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography
Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography
Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
A London arts charity that rallied to help Grenfell victims is being evicted after 24 years
A London arts charity that rallied to help Grenfell victims is being evicted after 24 years
The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs
Theatre
James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'
James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'
The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?
The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?
Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Radio
As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?
As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?
As UFO sightings spike, Johnny Vaughan says the truth is out there
As UFO sightings spike, Johnny Vaughan says the truth is out there
Shaun Keaveny on life after 6 Music: 'It's about the most free I've ever felt'
Shaun Keaveny on life after 6 Music: 'It's about the most free I've ever felt'
Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen's death: 'You gotta earn your money on days like that'
