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‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It’s A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis
‘I just want to represent real people’ – Lydia West talks Inside Man, It’s A Sin and the cost-of-living crisis
Rising star Lydia West on the moral dilemmas of new BBC drama Inside Man and the real world impact of It’s A Sin
Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange
Acting legend Malcolm McDowell doesn’t think Stanley Kubrick would have been impressed by a recent Gucci campaign that referenced his classic movies.
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
A series of performances focus on the harrowing, human experiences of migrants, getting beyond the numbers reported on the news.
Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation
Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation
Meet Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Son of a Critch star and the real boy behind Disney’s new Pinocchio
Meet Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Son of a Critch star and the real boy behind Disney’s new Pinocchio
Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London
Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Sophia Nomvete: ‘Everyone could benefit from thinking like a dwarf’
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stays true to Tolkien’s environmental message says Elrond actor Rob Aramayo
Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar: ‘The big issue for everybody is to get rid of the Tories, isn’t it?’
Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar: ‘The big issue for everybody is to get rid of the Tories, isn’t it?’
‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
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Born to run riot with surge pricing – ticket agencies have become the ticket touts
Born to run riot with surge pricing – ticket agencies have become the ticket touts
BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave
BP-sponsored British Museum forced to close early because of heatwave
Willa Fitzgerald on her Watergate thriller 18½: ‘We live in a very different political atmosphere’
Willa Fitzgerald on her Watergate thriller 18½: ‘We live in a very different political atmosphere’
Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office
Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me
Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me
Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career
Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
