Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don’t think there was any malice’
‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?

‘Future is as shaky as its ever been’: Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’

Author Alexander McCall Smith: ‘At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did’
The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’

Noddy Holder on possible Slade reunion and defying cancer: ‘I’m still alive, thank god’
BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’

BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements
Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
Slade star Noddy Holder breaks silence after throat cancer diagnosis: ‘I kept it very low key’
