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Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'
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Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'
The writer and actor's new BBC Two comedy series Spent, about a former top model who becomes homeless, has its roots in her real life
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_editorial_13763411aj.jpg?w=768)
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
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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'
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 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.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TV-Drama-in-Revolt-HERO2.jpg?w=768)
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'
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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
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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'
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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)](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ghosts-Christmas-Hero.jpg?w=768)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Whoniverse-HERO.jpg?w=768)
Russell T Davies' classic picks from the Whoniverse as Doctor Who episodes land on iPlayer
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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/David-Olusoga-HERO1.jpg?w=768)
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?
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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
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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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blur-HERO.jpg?w=768)
Blur live at the BBC's Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past
The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
![Michael Socha and Sophie McShera in The Gallows Pole](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1566_gallows-pole_428486-jpg.webp?w=768)
The Gallows Pole 'reflects what the country is going through now' says Shane Meadows
Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
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Can Eurovision 2023 help Liverpool fight for a better future?
Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'
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Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'
BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
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BBC Singers: Internationally renowned choir deserved to dodge the axe
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
![Sian Brooke as Grace in Blue Lights.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1556-Arts_397923-2.jpg?w=768)
Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
![Big Issue vendor Steve Wyatt and The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/trhcontent-4.jpg?w=768)