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Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’
Wilko Johnson: ‘I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive’
In this interview from the Big Issue Archives, Dr Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson on an incredible year of living with cancer, his teenage diaries – and the last kiss he gave his wife
Ezra Furman: ‘All my music is protest music’
Ezra Furman: ‘All my music is protest music’
How can you be anti-corporate and feed your family? Make great art with a message of trans solidarity? Ezra Furman is searching for answers.
Bafta Breakthrough: ‘Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen’
Bafta Breakthrough: ‘Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen’
Meet the new generation of creative talent – Nell Barlow, Joanna Boateng, Jack Rooke, Paul Sng and Marley Morrison on being part of the Bafta Breakthrough 2022 cohort
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
Aldi’s Next Big Thing: A stressful behind-the-scenes look at the supermarket chain
Aldi’s Next Big Thing: A stressful behind-the-scenes look at the supermarket chain
Industry: Investment bank drama is ‘exhilaratingly reprehensible’
Industry: Investment bank drama is ‘exhilaratingly reprehensible’
Dan Walker: ‘My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name’
Dan Walker: ‘My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name’
Lesley Manville: ‘A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn’t it?’
Lesley Manville: ‘A working-class upbringing is political in itself, isn’t it?’
Paul O’Grady: ‘I could milk a cow by the time I was seven’
Paul O’Grady: ‘I could milk a cow by the time I was seven’
Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’
Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’
Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more
Celebrate the Queen with her favourite music, film, TV and more
Having your energy bills paid is now a prize on a TV competition
Having your energy bills paid is now a prize on a TV competition
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Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’
Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’
Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
Anita Rani: ‘Asian women aren’t allowed to fail. We have to excel at everything’
Anita Rani: ‘Asian women aren’t allowed to fail. We have to excel at everything’
Simon Pegg: ‘Sometimes I catch myself, oh my god, I’m on the bridge of the Enterprise. How did I get here?’
Simon Pegg: ‘Sometimes I catch myself, oh my god, I’m on the bridge of the Enterprise. How did I get here?’
Ricardo P Lloyd: ‘I want to see the industry celebrate Black talent instead of pushing actors out’
Ricardo P Lloyd: ‘I want to see the industry celebrate Black talent instead of pushing actors out’
Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office
Rainn Wilson on the meaning of life, America and the ‘gratifying’ legacy of The Office
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – ‘the maddest masterclass of sensory overload’
BetterPod: Brett Staniland goes from Love Island to sustainable fashion activist
BetterPod: Brett Staniland goes from Love Island to sustainable fashion activist
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
Why Bo Burnham’s Inside still resonates so much with young adults
Why Bo Burnham’s Inside still resonates so much with young adults
Chris and Rosie Ramsey: ‘If I get a laugh out of you, I’ll tell you anything’
Chris and Rosie Ramsey: ‘If I get a laugh out of you, I’ll tell you anything’
Joe Wicks: ‘My own childhood made me think about the kind of parent I wanted to be’
