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How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Music

How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia

Arctic Monkeys and Gorillaz producer James Ellis Ford’s new record Lost In Another World was penned while he was seriously ill

Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’
Art

Artist Philip Colbert: ‘There’s a fascism of seriousness’

The Scottish artist’s most ambitious exhibition has just landed in Pompeii, making him only the second artist (in modern times) to exhibit among the Roman ruins

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
Art

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats

Canal Boat Contemporary is a gallery with a difference: its paintings are mounted on the exterior of a working narrowboat

Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Letter To My Younger Self

Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Books

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’

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Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Letter To My Younger Self

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’
Sport

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’
Invisible Cities

A homeless tour of Liverpool: ‘We need to talk about people, real and raw. Everyone’s got a story’

Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’

Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
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Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Music

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts

Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube
Comedy

Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Environment

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’
USA 250

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Music

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
America at 250

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’
Letter To My Younger Self

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’

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‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’
Cults

‘Extremism knows no nationality. The UK is not immune to the allure of cults’

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Interview

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso

Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Everywhere At Once Festival

Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’

Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’
Music

Miki Berenyi: ‘Grassroots gigs are 100 times more intense than stadium shows’