Interview
Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'

Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
The Chinese pianist has performed for Obama, played with Metallica and is now a global icon. But it took a lot of work
'I fully expect we'll be performing at Glastonbury': Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women

'I fully expect we'll be performing at Glastonbury': Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'

For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'
Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: 'There's no quick fix'
Labour deputy hopeful Lucy Powell on benefit cuts, landlords and Farage: 'There's no quick fix'
Cillian Murphy: 'There's this massive imbalance where the most important people can't afford a house'

Cillian Murphy: 'There's this massive imbalance where the most important people can't afford a house'
'I hope it's a worthy successor to Happy Valley': Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women

'I hope it's a worthy successor to Happy Valley': Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
Here's how projects driven by the eight Marmot principles are transforming Britain

Here's how projects driven by the eight Marmot principles are transforming Britain
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'

Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system

Inside the Big Issue: Cillian Murphy fights the system
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'

Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Cult poet Martin Newell: 'I am the good granddad of rock 'n' roll'

Cult poet Martin Newell: 'I am the good granddad of rock 'n' roll'
Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'

Big Thief: 'There's much more to humanity than just this awfulness'
BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under

BIGSOUND festival review – the sound from down under
'If you think I'm a dirty crackhead, that's fine': Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success

'If you think I'm a dirty crackhead, that's fine': Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Artist Charlotte Rose: 'Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We're living that now'

Artist Charlotte Rose: 'Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We're living that now'
Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'

Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'
Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'

David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'
Islands star Sam Riley: 'No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me'

Islands star Sam Riley: 'No one can play a washed-up, self-destructive 40-something as well as me'
Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: 'I'm the dog embodiment of chaos!'

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: 'I'm the dog embodiment of chaos!'
The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: 'Don't let bullies off the hook'

The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: 'Don't let bullies off the hook'
Vince Cable: 'Power is gradually shifting away from the western world'
