Alison Hammond

Since bursting onto our screens in the third series of Big Brother back in 2002, Alison Hammond has rarely been away from the spotlight. And that’s good news because she’s funny, whether interviewing big names and exploring big issues on the This Morning sofa or as a panellist on Rob Beckett’s Smart TV. For our brand-new regular feature, Big Questions, she covers everything from dreaming of being a singing nun to The Rock’s chunky arms…

Also inside

• Five years ago when Covid hit, the Everyone In scheme put an end to rough sleeping. We investigate what went wrong
• Actor Mark Rylance was a driving force behind a new statue of peace activist Brian Haw, he tells us how his spirit of protest lives on
• Douglas Adams loved much about life, the universe and everything – unlike today’s space explorers, writes Robin Ince
• David James looks back on an unexpected football career in a Letter To My Younger Self
• Don’t miss an amazing picture of some pigeons eyeing up a bag of chips. Honestly.
• And Gemiliana in Bristol says the customers she meets on her pitch are a micro-reflection of society

Plus much more!

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