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The man who never gave up on peace
Good Friday Agreement

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
interview

‘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
Trans women

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.

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Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Drag

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
criticism

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong

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Letter To My Younger Self

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David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
drama

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'
Letter To My Younger Self

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'
Letter to my Younger Self

Jon Snow: 'It was wonderful to talk to Nelson Mandela'

Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
A-ha

Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'

TV

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‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
interview

‘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
In memory

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
opinion

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
Northern Ireland

Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights

Books

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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Trans women

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia's musical golden age

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Migration

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson

Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities
Robin Ince

Bookshops help us understand humanity's complexities

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‘I'm hopeful because there is anger’ – Naomi Alderman says The Power is an outlet for female rage
interview

‘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
interview

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
Northern Ireland

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

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God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
review

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

Tetris director Jon S Baird: Tragically, this story is timely
interview

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
diversity

‘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
Awards season

Oscars 2023: Why we should celebrate Everything Everywhere All At Once

Music

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Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong
criticism

Ed Sheeran vs the music critics: Why he's so desperately wrong

BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
Choral

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
changemakers

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?
Investigation

Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?

Art

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Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography
home

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?
History

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
Art

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
Christmas

The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back and these are the stories behind the designs

Theatre

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The man who never gave up on peace
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'
Interview

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?
Theatre

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Theatre

Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing

Radio

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As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?
Popmaster

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
UFOs

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'
interview

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'
interview

Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen's death: 'You gotta earn your money on days like that'