Culture
‘Sherwood is important. It forces people to remember that the political is personal’
‘Sherwood is important. It forces people to remember that the political is personal’
Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook and Robert Glenister talk about the passion and politics of Sherwood, the best new drama of 2022.
Aids: The Unheard Tapes – stories from the heart of a crisis
Aids: The Unheard Tapes – stories from the heart of a crisis
A new BBC documentary gives voice to those at the centre of the Aids epidemic. Pioneering oral historian Dr Wendy Rickard, who conducted the interviews, explains why it’s so important they are heard.
I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court
I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court
A new book by former Old Bailey judge Wendy Joseph QC lays bare the intricacies of the legal system.
Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me
Lauren Layfield: ‘Normal men, innocent men’ and me
Rylan interview: ‘I won’t censor myself’
Rylan interview: ‘I won’t censor myself’
Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career
Music biz legend Barbara Charone lifts the lid on an incredible career
David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today
David Harbour would rather grow up in the time of Stranger Things than be a kid today
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
Rainn Wilson emailed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to say Harry Mudd would ‘fit right in’
‘A landmark moment’: Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC
‘A landmark moment’: Arthur Hughes on being the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Rowan Atkinson: ‘I always liked the definition of art as the rejection of the status quo’
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
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O-T Fagbenle: ‘I’m wary of being involved in the soap opera of politics’
O-T Fagbenle: ‘I’m wary of being involved in the soap opera of politics’
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
‘Glastonbury is like Disneyland – when you’re there, you don’t really think of the outside world’
‘Glastonbury is like Disneyland – when you’re there, you don’t really think of the outside world’
Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
Top songs: a guide to Tom Cruise singing cheesy tunes in movies
The Lost Girls: ‘This movie represents my own process of growing up’
The Lost Girls: ‘This movie represents my own process of growing up’
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings
Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space
Lightyear: Astronaut Tim Peake reveals five things films get right about space
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
The Lazarus Project is about the near misses we’ve had with the end of the world, says writer Joe Barton
The Lazarus Project is about the near misses we’ve had with the end of the world, says writer Joe Barton
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Everything we know about Squid Game season two, now that it’s official
Everything we know about Squid Game season two, now that it’s official
Filming will begin on Paddington 3 next year as its director and title is confirmed
Filming will begin on Paddington 3 next year as its director and title is confirmed
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
The enduring friendship between George Michael and The Big Issue
Steve Lamacq: ‘I’m still doing what I was doing when I was 16’
Steve Lamacq: ‘I’m still doing what I was doing when I was 16’
Lea Thompson: ‘I love that science fiction can use the future to talk about the present’
Lea Thompson: ‘I love that science fiction can use the future to talk about the present’
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
Stanley Tucci’s forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
DALL-E Mini Explained: New AI generates hilarious and haunting images from text
DALL-E Mini Explained: New AI generates hilarious and haunting images from text
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
Alison Hammond: ‘I knew very little about my own Black history in Britain’
