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Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’
Music

Michael Ball: ‘I hid in my flat for months. I suffered so badly with nerves’

Toby Jones, Bognor Regis and the coach class comedy prodding British tensions
TV

Toby Jones, Bognor Regis and the coach class comedy prodding British tensions

Heroine in white: Remembering fearless First World War nurse Edith Howell
Books

Heroine in white: Remembering fearless First World War nurse Edith Howell

The Large Door, Jonathan Gibbs; Pick Up the Pieces, John Corbett
Books

The Large Door, Jonathan Gibbs; Pick Up the Pieces, John Corbett

‘It changed my life’: The ordinary people powering the Game of Thrones empire
TV

‘It changed my life’: The ordinary people powering the Game of Thrones empire

All Handels on decks – the Baroque maestro (and other composers) remixed
Music

All Handels on decks – the Baroque maestro (and other composers) remixed

‘Wild Rose’ review – Jessie Buckley blossoms in winning British comedy-drama
Film

‘Wild Rose’ review – Jessie Buckley blossoms in winning British comedy-drama

‘Deutschland 86’ – historical TV drama doesn’t have to be sexy, but it helps
TV

‘Deutschland 86’ – historical TV drama doesn’t have to be sexy, but it helps

‘Derry deserves better’: Cracking Brexit and borders with the Derry Girls
TV

‘Derry deserves better’: Cracking Brexit and borders with the Derry Girls

Derry Girls and Fleabag won’t fix TV’s gender imbalance – but they’re a start
TV

Derry Girls and Fleabag won’t fix TV’s gender imbalance – but they’re a start

Fiona Shaw: ‘I’m happy to fly all over the world on Phoebe’s coat sleeve’
TV

Fiona Shaw: ‘I’m happy to fly all over the world on Phoebe’s coat sleeve’

How a Miss England gig helped Michael Ball overcome panic attacks
Music

How a Miss England gig helped Michael Ball overcome panic attacks

‘I’m a proud parent’: Rare breeds farmer talks Game of Thrones screen time
TV

‘I’m a proud parent’: Rare breeds farmer talks Game of Thrones screen time

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’
Film

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘I didn’t know how lucky I was being in The Lost Boys’

Read Hugh Laurie’s tribute to Professor Longhair and ‘Live on the Queen Mary’
Music

Read Hugh Laurie’s tribute to Professor Longhair and ‘Live on the Queen Mary’

A Friend Is A Gift You Give Yourself, William Boyle; Permission, Saskia Vogel
Books

A Friend Is A Gift You Give Yourself, William Boyle; Permission, Saskia Vogel

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Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman: The songs that made me
Music

Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman: The songs that made me

Spotify algorithms are making pop singles shorter – and it’s no bad thing
Music

Spotify algorithms are making pop singles shorter – and it’s no bad thing

Sleeper hit – ‘Black Widow’ finds favour with our critic (when he’s awake)
Film

Sleeper hit – ‘Black Widow’ finds favour with our critic (when he’s awake)

‘The Sisters Brothers’ review – strong, silent gunslingers need not apply
Film

‘The Sisters Brothers’ review – strong, silent gunslingers need not apply