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The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas

The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years

Hits, flops and Kylie Minogue: How NOW That’s What I Call Music! endured for 40 long years
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’

Hozier on being authentic, Ireland and speaking out for queer youth: ‘All I can do is be honest’
Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays

Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays
Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas

Vendor André Rostant records ‘Big Issue anthem’ to raise awareness of homelessness this Christmas
Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords

Folk music venue fights for survival after ‘unfair’ £99k bill from billionaire landlords
Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’

Wonka stars Mathew Baynton and Simon Farnaby: ‘With the help of others you can change the world’
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’

Iconic venue where Oasis and Pulp cut their teeth shuts after 45 years: ‘We won’t be the only ones’
Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope

Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who reminds me that there is always hope
Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better

Tish Murtha was a brilliant photographer who fought Thatcher with her camera. She deserved better
How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker

Merry Xmas Everybody at 50: How a mother-in-law and John Lennon inspired Slade’s festive cracker
Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
