Letter To My Younger Self
TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
![David Olusoga](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1584_YS_439955.jpg?w=768)
TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
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Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard
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Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard
Social Bite's Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe 'made friends' with George Clooney
![Josh Littlejohn in a blue shirt](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1581-YS-Josh-Littlejohn_R1X6HR.jpg?w=768)
Social Bite's Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe 'made friends' with George Clooney
Beverley Knight: 'My young black skin was politicised the day I was born'
![Beverley Knight, UK soul singer](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1579_Beverley_Knight_imeworldwide_Shot_5_0221579_YS_BevKnight_.jpg?w=768)
Beverley Knight: 'My young black skin was politicised the day I was born'
Nina Sosanya: 'I never wanted to be part of the popular gang'
![Nina Sosanya](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1580_YS_NINA_SOSANYA_5790_2.jpg?w=768)
Nina Sosanya: 'I never wanted to be part of the popular gang'
Professor Alice Roberts: 'I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way'
![Alice Roberts](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1577_Alice-roberts_alice-roberts.jpg?w=768)
Professor Alice Roberts: 'I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way'
Joan Jett: 'How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?'
![US rock'n'roll great Joan Jett](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1576_Joan-Jett_h_01126379_crCamera-Press_Chris-McAndrew-2.jpg?w=768)
Joan Jett: 'How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?'
Fara Williams: 'I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me'
![Fara Williams remains England Women's top scorer with 40 goals in 177 games](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1575_YS_20210506_Fara_Williams5361.jpg?w=768)
Fara Williams: 'I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me'
Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'
![Chris Packham](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1573_Packham_436534.jpg?w=768)
Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'
Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
![Deborah Meaden](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1572_YS_Deborah-Meaden-Photograph-by-Charles-Glover.png?w=768)
Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
![Wham! in 1984: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1570_Wham_WHAM_n_00_41_47_03.jpg?w=768)
Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
![Children of Windrush](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WINDRUSH-YS-hero.jpg?w=768)
Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'
![Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1568_YS_Chi-chi-Nwanoku-CBE.jpg?w=768)
Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'It should not be a novelty that there's more than one Black face on stage'
Gina Yashere: 'I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me'
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Gina Yashere: 'I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me'
Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
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Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
![Martin Amis at the The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, in October 2010.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Martin-Amis-shutterstock-1.jpg?w=768)