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'What you really love to do will keep you going': Remembering June Brown, EastEnders' iconic Dot Cotton
June Brown, who played Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Photo by Derek Cox/PA.
TV

'What you really love to do will keep you going': Remembering June Brown, EastEnders' iconic Dot Cotton

Lisa McGee: 'Writing Derry Girls, I've realised I really like teenagers'
TV

Lisa McGee: 'Writing Derry Girls, I've realised I really like teenagers'

Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?
Bananas and Wotsits
Food

Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?

Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy – escapism has never looked or tasted so good
TV

Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy – escapism has never looked or tasted so good

Robert Sheehan: 'Human beings are more destructive and wasteful than we've ever been'
Robert Sheehan plays tech billionaire Dalton Monkhouse in The Last Bus. Credit: Netflix
TV

Robert Sheehan: 'Human beings are more destructive and wasteful than we've ever been'

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Book review

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

Will Young: 'I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything'
Will Young
Music

Will Young: 'I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything'

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke
Film

The indefinable allure of Tom Burke

The messy magic of The Beatles and Ben Corrigan's fascinating podcast
Ben Corrigan with Anna Meredith
Music

The messy magic of The Beatles and Ben Corrigan's fascinating podcast

Robin Ince: hurricanes and hangovers
Beans and toast
Culture

Robin Ince: hurricanes and hangovers

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season
Claudia Jessie as Eloise and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope in Bridgerton. Picture: Netflix
Bridgerton

'Eloise is fuming!' – Claudia Jessie reacts to the finale of Bridgerton’s second season

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt
John Bird

Human survival depends on our ability to adapt

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?
TV

More polite than passionate: has Bridgerton lost its sparkle?

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'
Russell Brand, photo supplied
Exclusive interview

Russell Brand: 'Look into my eyes and see if you think I'm telling you the truth'

When things look this dystopian, we should be more like Orwell
Paul McNamee

When things look this dystopian, we should be more like Orwell

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Man and woman embrace
Books

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'
Alex Winter
Letter To My Younger Self

Alex Winter: 'Keanu and I never thought Bill & Ted was going to be a big movie'

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title
The Worst Person in the World
Graeme Virtue

The Worst Person in the World: A coming-of-age tale with a misleading title

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of
Cymande
Music

Cymande – the most influential band you've never heard of

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars
Lead Me Home
Homelessness

The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film's homeless stars to the Oscars

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