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Nature

Incredible story behind man who created a dress out of nettles

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Gérard Depardieu in Maigret
Interview

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

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Review

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John Rhys-Davies in a blue jacket and pink tie
Interview

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

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
Kelvin Harrison Jr as Joseph Bologne playing a violin
classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
Robert Carlyle
Miniseries

Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'

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Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Richard O’Brien in the 1975 movie adaptation. Image: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo
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
Greatest Days

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

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Melanie Lynskey as Shauna in Yellowjackets
Interview

Melanie Lynskey: Yellowjackets, zombies, Keanu Reeves and me

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

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

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Adjoa Andoh
profile

Adjoa Andoh: 'The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing'

Richard O’Brien: The Rocky Horror Show at 50 is a ‘rainbow event’
Tim Curry in Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show
LGBT+

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

How the Harry Potter TV series can fix the wizarding world
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Photo: PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
preview

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'
Sally Phillips
Letter to my younger self

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

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Art

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David Harewood
drama

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

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A crowded dancefloor in New York
Music

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

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Culture

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

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