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Clive Anderson: 'I think it's good not to be a sycophant'
Clive Anderson
a life in Comedy

Clive Anderson: 'I think it's good not to be a sycophant'

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'
Jon Richardson
Comedy

Jon Richardson: 'My first gig was terrifying'

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty
TV gets political

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'
Sally Phillips
Letter to my younger self

Sally Phillips: 'I had to go through this revelation that I'm no good at acting'

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs
Danny Robins, the man behind Uncanny
ghosts

Danny Robins on the return of Uncanny: ghostly monks, poignant poltergeists and famous UFOs

Freema Agyeman: 'I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue'
Freema Agyeman
Dreamland

Freema Agyeman: 'I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue'

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'
interview

Siobhán McSweeney: 'I just want to dance in the street and lick people's faces'

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen
Lily Savage on the Big Breakfast
Drag

Lily Savage: British drag pays tribute to a queen

Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?
Rentaghost
Investigation

Rentaghost: Which 90s indie band ripped off a kids TV classic for their one big hit?

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'
David Harewood
drama

David Harewood: 'I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?'

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'
James Norton smiling, in a white t-shirt with a blue jacket
Interview

James Norton: 'A Little Life is the scariest thing I've ever done'

Everything you need to know about Red Nose Day ahead of the 2023 telethon
red nose day 2023
Red nose day

Everything you need to know about Red Nose Day ahead of the 2023 telethon

'I can’t put your accent on the radio': Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out
Edith Bowman
Culture

'I can’t put your accent on the radio': Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out

Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'
Edith Bowman
Letter To My Younger Self

Edith Bowman: 'It would be unbelievable to the teenage me that I ended up being on the telly'

Next in Fashion is as daft as telly comes, but oddly addictive
Next in Fashion
review

Next in Fashion is as daft as telly comes, but oddly addictive

'My hands are blue': Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O'Brien sell The Big Issue
Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O'Brien show their support for The Big Issu
Vendor Week

'My hands are blue': Colin Murray, Melanie Sykes and James O'Brien sell The Big Issue

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National Vendor Week: Big Issue sellers pick their favourite cultural highlights
Culture

National Vendor Week: Big Issue sellers pick their favourite cultural highlights

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
Jay Blades and Steve Wyatt
News

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture

Daniel Mays: 'Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me'
Daniel Mays
Letter to My Younger Self

Daniel Mays: 'Becoming a dad made me a better person and a better actor, it galvanised me'

‘Rishi Sunak wants a drone army of data entering robots’: Simon Pegg’s furious attack on PM’s maths plan
Rishi Sunak and Simon Pegg
Education

‘Rishi Sunak wants a drone army of data entering robots’: Simon Pegg’s furious attack on PM’s maths plan