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Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people
Brassic writer Danny Brocklehurst on Thatcher, bull semen and why TV needs working-class people
The Brassic writer on the challenges of delivering a truthful portrayal of working class life without becoming miserabilist or worse, worthy
The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
The Piano's Brad Kella: 'I want to see kids in the care system reach their dreams'
How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
The Gathering creator: 'It's class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV'
The Gathering creator: 'It's class, even more than ethnicity, blocking fair representation on TV'
The problem with UK's film industry? It's easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
The problem with UK's film industry? It's easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
It's self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is
It's self interest that keeps our class system exactly where it is
John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings
John Bird: Birthday reflections conjure hopeful feelings
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and 'living in quite terrible times'
Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and 'living in quite terrible times'
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK's biggest issues
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK's biggest issues
Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
Robert Carlyle interview: 'The Full Monty is highly political'
Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Dougray Scott: 'Working-class anger comes in waves'
Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning
Stopgap politics won't cut it. We need proper forward planning
Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'
Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: 'We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze'
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven't solved it
I was born into poverty – and 77 years later we still haven't solved it
Bullseye was more than just speedboats - it was a record of the working-class being left behind
