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Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Sherwood creator James Graham on class, Gareth Southgate and Britain's 'f**kload of problems'
Sherwood creator James Graham on class, Gareth Southgate and Britain's 'f**kload of problems'
Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'
Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'
Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'
Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'
Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we're all way too online
Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we're all way too online
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson's battle: 'I've got a life to live'
Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Paralympics host Ed Jackson: 'It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs'
Paralympics host Ed Jackson: 'It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs'
Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways
Inside the Big Issue: Nick Cave and his wild, wild ways
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
Vicky McClure: 'Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from'
Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
The Bear's Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: 'Food is everything'
The Bear's Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: 'Food is everything'
Olympics star Steve Cram: 'TV's thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race'
Olympics star Steve Cram: 'TV's thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race'
Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us
Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'