Jimmy Webb: ‘I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions’

Jimmy Webb: ‘I came pretty close to the edge of the abyss on a number of occasions’
‘What you really love to do will keep you going’: Remembering June Brown, EastEnders’ iconic Dot Cotton

‘What you really love to do will keep you going’: Remembering June Brown, EastEnders’ iconic Dot Cotton
Will Young: ‘I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything’

Will Young: ‘I worked out that nothing really matters, then found simplistic joy in everything’
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Clive Myrie: ‘You see the very best and very worst of human nature in a conflict situation’

Clive Myrie: ‘You see the very best and very worst of human nature in a conflict situation’
The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy

The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy
Dr Hilary Jones: ‘I always try to be kind and compassionate, and grateful for what I have’

Dr Hilary Jones: ‘I always try to be kind and compassionate, and grateful for what I have’
Louis Theroux on childhood worries: ‘I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle’

Louis Theroux on childhood worries: ‘I wondered if I would ever get any proper tackle’
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara review: An evocative novel about echoes, cycles, and regrets
Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’

Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’
Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’

Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’
Sally Dynevor: ‘It’s about time people got to know who I am’
