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Alexander Armstrong: All Christmas music is valid – even The Wombles!

Alexander Armstrong: All Christmas music is valid – even The Wombles!
Adam Hills: “There’s something not right about single-sex schools”

Adam Hills: “There’s something not right about single-sex schools”
Niall Ransome: “FCUK’D is a play about a forgotten voice”

Niall Ransome: “FCUK’D is a play about a forgotten voice”
Christmas No 1 hopeful Jason Manford hits back at Scrooges panning his record

Christmas No 1 hopeful Jason Manford hits back at Scrooges panning his record
Sam Delaney: don’t let weepy Christmas TV ads dampen your consumptive frenzy

Sam Delaney: don’t let weepy Christmas TV ads dampen your consumptive frenzy
Put the past behind you – on the Gallaghers’ increasingly pantomime feud

Put the past behind you – on the Gallaghers’ increasingly pantomime feud
Manifesto, review – film or high-concept art project? A triumph either way

Manifesto, review – film or high-concept art project? A triumph either way
Shane Richie v Nick Knowles: Christmas crackers or terrible turkeys?

Shane Richie v Nick Knowles: Christmas crackers or terrible turkeys?
Paddington the illegal immigrant: Would the UK accept him now?

Paddington the illegal immigrant: Would the UK accept him now?
Boe & Ball: “We’d love to be the nation’s Christmas delight!”

Boe & Ball: “We’d love to be the nation’s Christmas delight!”
How La bohème reveals the consequences of poverty and homelessness

How La bohème reveals the consequences of poverty and homelessness
Why is classical music so obsessed with anniversaries?

Why is classical music so obsessed with anniversaries?
Robin Ince – Resonance FM is a gallery of possibilities on the radio dial

Robin Ince – Resonance FM is a gallery of possibilities on the radio dial
Good Time, review – Robert Pattinnson reinvented in gritty bank heist drama

Good Time, review – Robert Pattinnson reinvented in gritty bank heist drama
Shane Richie: “I shouldn’t have done those Daz adverts”

Shane Richie: “I shouldn’t have done those Daz adverts”
The Big Issue Big Book Giveaway – Nominate a group, we’ll send them books!

The Big Issue Big Book Giveaway – Nominate a group, we’ll send them books!
Burt Ward: “I had the greatest time playing Robin”

Burt Ward: “I had the greatest time playing Robin”
Sounds Like Friday Night – joining the chequered history of music television

Sounds Like Friday Night – joining the chequered history of music television
Nothing can destroy the indomitable spirit of the TV game show

Nothing can destroy the indomitable spirit of the TV game show
Paddington 2, review – sticky sequel has the makings of a festive favourite
