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Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’

Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?

How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’

Ruth Jones and James Corden: ‘Gavin & Stacey finale might not be what you’re expecting…’
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia

Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’

Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
