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Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Maffia was a tomboy who grew up to sing in So Solid Crew before launching a stellar solo career. She just wishes she’d enjoyed Top of the Pops a bit more
Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
A chance open casting changed her life forever. But even before Trainspotting, she always knew she was destined for a life far beyond the shopping centre
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
A new taskforce is getting “under the hood of what people with dementia want and need from interacting with music”
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
See the protest art hitting London’s streets to mark Big Issue’s 35th birthday
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’
The Odyssey star Himesh Patel: ‘Child poverty is inexcusable in a country such as ours’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’
Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
Shane Torres: ‘My dad was homeless. It’s sobering to see your model of a man failing completely’
Shane Torres: ‘My dad was homeless. It’s sobering to see your model of a man failing completely’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
The Edinburgh Fringe costs performers thousands. Why do they still go?
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’
