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Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'
Interview

Melissa Barrera: 'Carmen represents rebellion'

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'
Actor Pearl Mackie in rehearsals
Grenfell

Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'

Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!
Sooty, Sweep and Soo with Harry and Matthew Corbett. Image supplied
TV

Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy with 75 facts about Sooty on his 75th birthday!

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester's magical jazz scene
Matthew Halsall playing a trumpet in front of a coloured screen
Interview

How Matthew Halsall enticed new ears to Manchester's magical jazz scene

Kalvin Phillips: 'This generation of players can inspire young people'
Kalvin Phillips portrait
Interview

Kalvin Phillips: 'This generation of players can inspire young people'

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other
Former lead singer of The Bangles Susanna Hoffs in a pink shirt and suit jacket
Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs: The Bangles were scrappy and we protected each other

Rone: 'Most of my works have been destroyed'
Painting of a woman's face in a room
street art

Rone: 'Most of my works have been destroyed'

The Bearded Explorer ventures into derelict buildings to reveal their secrets
The Bearded Explorer examine a car
Interview

The Bearded Explorer ventures into derelict buildings to reveal their secrets

Ebon Moss-Bachrach: The beating heart of The Bear
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Cousin Richie in The Bear
Interview

Ebon Moss-Bachrach: The beating heart of The Bear

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art
strange dolls by artist Junker Jane
artist profile

Junker Jane brings the 'creep factor' to reclaimed art

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds
Ben Folds sitting on a piano
Interview

Sincerity or cynicism? The captivating slipperiness of Ben Folds

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'
Peter Crouch at Anfield
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'

As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it  
Sign saying Thank You NHS
Dr Julia Grace Patterson

As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it  

John Rhys-Davies: 'We learn from our exposure to fear'
John Rhys-Davies in a blue jacket and pink tie
Interview

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

Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher
Anya Chalotra plays Yennefer in The Witcher Image: Netflix
The Witcher

Anya Chalotra says she's been changed by playing Yennefer in The Witcher

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Wham! in 1984: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
pop

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success

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‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests
jen reid bristol protests. Jen Reid stands in front of the new black resin and steel statue portraying her
interview

‘I felt so powerful’: Jen Reid on inspiring the next generation after Bristol protests

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’
Pavement
interview

‘Pavement is as viable today as we were in the mid-90s’

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

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

‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate
Climate change

‘Sun and heat are not always good news’: How the role of British weather presenters is changing with the climate

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