Culture
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’

Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’

The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’
Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries

Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries
The Surrogate’s Jeremy Hersh: ‘No one in the film is right or wrong’

The Surrogate’s Jeremy Hersh: ‘No one in the film is right or wrong’
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music

Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’

Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
The Assistant’s Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past

The Assistant’s Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human

The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human
Black Widow ‘would have been lining up in food queues as a child’

Black Widow ‘would have been lining up in food queues as a child’
BBC’s I’ll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games

BBC’s I’ll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games
The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader’s heart

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader’s heart
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’

Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes

Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes
Supernova: ‘I don’t think two actors on the planet could have done it better’

Supernova: ‘I don’t think two actors on the planet could have done it better’
Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama

Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama
Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse

Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse
Black Buck’s Mateo Askaripour: ‘I didn’t hesitate on injecting humour’
