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Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day

Poldark returns: Poverty and illiteracy are the big issues of the day
Andy McNab didn’t know how to read at 16, now he’s a bestselling author

Andy McNab didn’t know how to read at 16, now he’s a bestselling author
Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”

Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”
Essex libraries saved from the axe – but battle to keep them staffed goes on

Essex libraries saved from the axe – but battle to keep them staffed goes on
Want to reduce stress in older adults? Play some music

Want to reduce stress in older adults? Play some music
Twin Peaks director David Lynch: ‘The word home… it’s a beautiful word’

Twin Peaks director David Lynch: ‘The word home… it’s a beautiful word’
Last Witnesses, Svetlana Alexievich; A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley

Last Witnesses, Svetlana Alexievich; A Lucky Man, Jamel Brinkley
Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas

Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas
Chrysta Bell: “Describe what Lynchian means? I don’t know why you’d want to”

Chrysta Bell: “Describe what Lynchian means? I don’t know why you’d want to”
Fiona Shaw: ‘I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother’

Fiona Shaw: ‘I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother’
In search of Shangri-La with Kate Tempest and Rick Rubin

In search of Shangri-La with Kate Tempest and Rick Rubin
Big Issue vendor Clive is starring in a new play – with his dog Geezer

Big Issue vendor Clive is starring in a new play – with his dog Geezer
What is it about Laurence of Suburbia that makes it so entertaining?

What is it about Laurence of Suburbia that makes it so entertaining?
Music in the mind – how deaf audiences are sharing the joy of performance

Music in the mind – how deaf audiences are sharing the joy of performance
A German teen drama makes Sam Delaney nostalgic for dodgy deals of his youth

A German teen drama makes Sam Delaney nostalgic for dodgy deals of his youth
Fighting talk with Stephen Merchant aka ‘The Merchant of Menace’
