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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty joined Adrian Lobb in the pub ahead of The Old Oak‘s release on 29 September. The new film explores humanity’s instinct for solidarity; and asks how we find hope in a hostile environment

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes
Hollywood strikes

UK film and TV workers forced to find new jobs and claim benefits due to Hollywood strikes

Three quarters of UK film and TV workers currently out of work, leaving many feeling forced to claim benefits and find minimum wage work

Incredible story behind man who created a dress out of nettles
Nature

Incredible story behind man who created a dress out of nettles

Allan Brown’s fascination with nettles led to him trying to make a wearable garment from the versatile plant

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Interview

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics
John Bird

Oppenheimer is loud – but there are more potentially explosive biopics

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Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?
Review

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We learn from our exposure to fear’
Interview

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We learn from our exposure to fear’

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’
Miniseries

Robert Carlyle interview: ‘The Full Monty is highly political’

Rocky Horror at 50: ‘A place for the marginalised’
another dimension

Rocky Horror at 50: ‘A place for the marginalised’

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the ‘intensity of fandom’
Greatest Days

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the ‘intensity of fandom’

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me
Interview

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me

Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same? 
Succession

Succession eats the rich. Is it time British shows did the same? 

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’
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Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’

How the Harry Potter TV series can fix the wizarding world
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How the Harry Potter TV series can fix the wizarding world

Sally Phillips: ‘I had to go through this revelation that I’m no good at acting’
Letter to my younger self

Sally Phillips: ‘I had to go through this revelation that I’m no good at acting’

Grenfell by Steve McQueen review: A powerful and haunting reminder
Art

Grenfell by Steve McQueen review: A powerful and haunting reminder

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
drama

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music
Music

Meet Me In The Bathroom reminds me how lucky I was to live through a proper epoch in music

National Vendor Week: Big Issue sellers pick their favourite cultural highlights
Culture

National Vendor Week: Big Issue sellers pick their favourite cultural highlights

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’
Letter to My Younger Self

Daniel Mays: ‘Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me’

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Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: ‘It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous’
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Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: ‘It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous’

Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)
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Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history
LGBTQ+ History Month

The pop culture milestones that helped shape LGBTQ+ history

Joe Cornish: ‘Revolution brought on by young people is very attractive’
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Joe Cornish: ‘Revolution brought on by young people is very attractive’