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Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'
TV

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: 'Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye'

Lord Of The Flies lands on BBC One at a crucial time for the corporation. Storytelling is key for its survival, says Jack Thorne
The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'
TV

The Pitt star Zack Morris: 'This show is not polite. It's fast-paced. It's in your face'

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?
TV

Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying 'dodgy' Fire Sticks?

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
TV

How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?

Have dinner parties always been smug?
Society

Have dinner parties always been smug?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Books

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
TV

'Television is dead': Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters

Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?

Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Revolutionising the televised

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'
Letter To My Younger Self

Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: 'When EastEnders came along, I was broke'

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all
Tim Wainwright

Water is the foundation of global security – a cause that can unite us all

A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE
Robin Ince

A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE

Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Books

Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Science

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater's witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Film

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater's witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water

Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message
John Bird

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird: My 80th birthday message

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways

How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years
Water pollution

How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 
John Bird

Reform and the anti-immigration lobby need a history lesson 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in
Books

Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we're in

Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 
Review

Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us 

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life