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Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won't get
Poster for Just Act Normal on BBC3
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Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won't get

Janice Okoh on her pride that her new BBC3 comedy Just Act Normal has 'darker-skinned, working class black girls' in the central roles
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'

BBC's Crongton is a 'celebration of Alex Wheatle's incredible life and powerful stories'
Crongton imagery
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BBC's Crongton is a 'celebration of Alex Wheatle's incredible life and powerful stories'

Virdee star Aysha Kala: 'Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare'
Big Questions

Virdee star Aysha Kala: 'Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare'

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Music

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
TV

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)

Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'
Michelle de Swarte
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Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'

Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music
Sam Smith arrives for the 2023 BRIT Awards ceremony at The O2 arena in London. Image: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Claire Jackson

Purists might baulk, but Sam Smith headlining BBC Proms opens a pathway to classical music

Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and 'busting the door open' for other queer allies
TV

Dannii Minogue on I Kissed a Girl, family and 'busting the door open' for other queer allies

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: 'I realised I can create change with the roles I choose'
TV

Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: 'I realised I can create change with the roles I choose'

Ralf Little on leaving Death in Paradise, his replacement and taking on Jeremy Hunt
Ralf Little
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Ralf Little on leaving Death in Paradise, his replacement and taking on Jeremy Hunt

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
Toby Jones in Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Joanne Froggatt in Breathtaking and Callum Scott-Howells and Maja Laskowska in The Way.
TV

Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain

BBC staff raise over £7k for Big Issue vendor struck down by pneumonia: 'I feel part of the family'
Big Issue vendor George Anderson
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BBC staff raise over £7k for Big Issue vendor struck down by pneumonia: 'I feel part of the family'

Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV
Harry in The Traitors
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Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'
A 1970s radio
Radio

BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: 'Vulnerable people rely on radio'

Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'
Ghosts Christmas Special People: Kitty (LOLLY ADEFOPE), Pat (JIM HOWICK), The Captain (BEN WILLBOND), Mike (KIELL SMITH-BYNOE), Julian (SIMON FARNABY), Alison (CHARLOTTE RITCHIE), Robin (LARRY RICKARD), Thomas Thorne (MAT BAYNTON), Lady Button (MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS), Humphrey (LARRY RICKARD)
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Ghosts star Ben Willbond on show's devastating Christmas finale: 'As with life, you’ve got to move on'

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat
Tabby McTat and Fred the busker
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Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who
TV

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and 'maddest' episodes yet
Russell T Davies
TV

Russell T Davies on returning to Doctor Who, queer representation and 'maddest' episodes yet

The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times
Anna Torv in The Newsreader on BBC2
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The Newsreader star Anna Torv on how hit drama explores journalistic ethics in changing times

Russell T Davies' classic picks from the Whoniverse as Doctor Who episodes land on iPlayer
All the lead actors from Doctor Who - as classic episodes arrive in The Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer
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Russell T Davies' classic picks from the Whoniverse as Doctor Who episodes land on iPlayer

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK's biggest issues
David Olusoga at the derelict former Ravenscraig steelworks site in Motherwell
Social mobility

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK's biggest issues

The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries?
A woman lies on the road in a nightgown surrounded by cows
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The Woman In The Wall: What is the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries?

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
Glyndebourne Festival
opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

Blur live at the BBC's Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur - on stage at the BBC's Radio Theatre for Blur: Radio 2 In Concert
Review

Blur live at the BBC's Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past

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