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Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

Big Issue founder John Bird’s debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he’s ‘the last of the lucky generation’
Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis

Oasis tickets row highlights how music fans are ‘taken advantage of’ amid a cost of living crisis
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers

End of the Road festival review – a beautifully-curated feast for music lovers
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices
Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again

Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again
The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’

The Chase’s Paul Sinha: ‘My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage’
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
