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Virdee star Aysha Kala: 'Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare'
Saima Hyatt (AYSHA KALA); Harry Virdee (STAZ NAIR); Jyoti Virdee (SUDHA BHUCHAR)
Big Questions

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

Virdee and Criminal Record star Aysha Kala on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, kindness and the importance of South Asian representation on TV
On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'
Film

On Falling director Laura Carreira: 'We don't have to work so much and get paid so little'

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year's Oscars
Film

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year's Oscars

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'
TV

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be 'miserable as hell'

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: 'It's a festival of giving'
metal band Evil Scarecrow at UK music festival Beat the Streets
Homelessness

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: 'It's a festival of giving'

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Sybil Bell

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
ballet shoes cast
Theatre

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: 'I make films for audiences to see, not for awards'
Film

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: 'I make films for audiences to see, not for awards'

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: 'The benefits are clear'
Music

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: 'The benefits are clear'

The Story Hive: London's new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
John Bird

The Story Hive: London's new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

How 'winter madness' made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
Lucy Sweet

How 'winter madness' made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: 'I didn't think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…'
Joe Alwyn in The Brutalist
Film

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: 'I didn't think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…'

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal
Big Issue edition 1649, featuring Bob Dylan
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: 'It cuts to the core'
Film

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: 'It cuts to the core'

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
Books

I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

Why Labour's VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Education

Why Labour's VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'
Comedy

Comedian James Acaster: 'I am not an alpha male'

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'
Ella Maisy Purvis in the role of Patience Evans in Channel 4 drama Patience. IN this picture she is sitting on the floor in the Police Records office where she works...
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'

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