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Letter To My Younger Self

Matt Lucas: "Little Britain was cruel"
Matt Lucas
Culture

Matt Lucas: "Little Britain was cruel"

Sherilyn Fenn: "In America, we are so confused about sexuality"
Sherilyn Fenn
TV

Sherilyn Fenn: "In America, we are so confused about sexuality"

John Byrne: "I wanted to tell the world the truth"
John Byrne
Art

John Byrne: "I wanted to tell the world the truth"

Dennis Skinner: "I think the BBC decided to stop putting me on TV"
Dennis Skinner in the House of Commons
Politics

Dennis Skinner: "I think the BBC decided to stop putting me on TV"

Robert Webb: 'Men are embarrassed about even the best emotions'
Robert Webb
Letter to my younger self

Robert Webb: 'Men are embarrassed about even the best emotions'

John Simpson: "Saddam Hussein was not an easy man to make jokes with"
John Simpson
Politics

John Simpson: "Saddam Hussein was not an easy man to make jokes with"

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor: "I made my choice and I’ve tried to live it through"
News

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor: "I made my choice and I’ve tried to live it through"

Shania Twain: "It was the most difficult period of my life..."
Shania Twain
Music

Shania Twain: "It was the most difficult period of my life..."

Chris Patten: “Conservative Party being undermined by English nationalism"
Chris Patten
Politics

Chris Patten: “Conservative Party being undermined by English nationalism"

Randy Newman: "America is taking backwards steps"
Randy Newman on Later... With Jools Holland
Music

Randy Newman: "America is taking backwards steps"

Eddie Izzard: "I reclaimed the word 'transvestite'"
Eddie Izzard with umbrella
Culture

Eddie Izzard: "I reclaimed the word 'transvestite'"

Mark Billingham: My new novel is my angriest
Mark Billingham
Books

Mark Billingham: My new novel is my angriest

Trevor Nunn: "That image has haunted me my whole life"
Trevor Nunn
Culture

Trevor Nunn: "That image has haunted me my whole life"

Vince Cable: "l was always in the wrong place at the wrong time"
Politics

Vince Cable: "l was always in the wrong place at the wrong time"

Mary J Blige: "My rebelliousness really messed up my education"
Mary J Blige
Music

Mary J Blige: "My rebelliousness really messed up my education"

Judy Murray: "I find the criticism of me upsetting..."
News

Judy Murray: "I find the criticism of me upsetting..."

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Adrian Lester: The fight against discrimination in the film industry
Adrian Lester
TV

Adrian Lester: The fight against discrimination in the film industry

Nick Clegg: “What I regret most is supporting military action in Libya”
Politics

Nick Clegg: “What I regret most is supporting military action in Libya”

Hank Marvin: "Cliff Richard has great strength of character"
Hank Marvin
Music

Hank Marvin: "Cliff Richard has great strength of character"

Anne Reid: "I regret going to Rada"
Anne Reid
TV

Anne Reid: "I regret going to Rada"

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