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Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Music

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'
TV

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
Julie Dawn Cole (in red) as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Theatre

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'
will poulter and big zuu
Food

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'
Steve Cram
Letter To My Younger Self

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

Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us

Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
Sir Karl Jenkins
Letter to my Younger Self

Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together
Jemaine Clement as Pure Evil in Time Bandits
TV

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together

Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool
Exclusive

Actor and activist Rob Delaney on giving money to the poor, giving Starmer a chance and Deadpool

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling's guide dog who's changing the face of politics
jennie the guide dog and mp steve darling
Politics

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling's guide dog who's changing the face of politics

Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'
Politics

Rob Delaney: 'Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long'

Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'
Letter To My Younger Self

Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
Louise Brealey in Chuck Chuck Baby
Film

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women

Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty
TV

Jenna Coleman on policing the town that MeToo forgot in The Jetty

Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'
Malorie Blackman speaking at the Merky Books Literature Festival in 2023
Letter to my younger self

Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Books

Scotland's national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

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Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Travis (l-r) Andy Dunlop, Fran Healy, Dougie Payne and Neil Primrose
Music

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'
Michelle de Swarte
TV

Spent star Michelle de Swarte: 'Someone had to tell me I was homeless – I was in such denial'

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government

Karen Gillan: 'It's better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story'
TV

Karen Gillan: 'It's better to tell the story of Douglas is Cancelled than not tell the story'