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Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher’s Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked’

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher’s Britain was a time of fear. If you were northern, you were f**ked’
David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’

David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’
Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
How Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow’s headliners

How Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival is nurturing tomorrow’s headliners
5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis

5 best rom-com books, selected by rising star novelist Alex Sarkis
Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from? This is the incredible secret life of fungi

Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from? This is the incredible secret life of fungi
Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: ‘Classical music is about telling a great story’

Firebrand cellist Abel Selaocoe: ‘Classical music is about telling a great story’
Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community

Atherton ‘had everything taken away’. The Snug brought back music and community
Comic book legend Grant Morrison on drag, defying gender norms and debut novel Luda

Comic book legend Grant Morrison on drag, defying gender norms and debut novel Luda
Russell T Davies’ classic picks from the Whoniverse as Doctor Who episodes land on iPlayer

Russell T Davies’ classic picks from the Whoniverse as Doctor Who episodes land on iPlayer
Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry
Top 5 books about love, selected by ‘QI elf’ Edward Brooke-Hitching

Top 5 books about love, selected by ‘QI elf’ Edward Brooke-Hitching
‘It was time to change the narrative’: How I created the Black British Book Festival

‘It was time to change the narrative’: How I created the Black British Book Festival
Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: ‘People are leaving prison and they’re being given a tent’

Time season 2 star Jodie Whittaker: ‘People are leaving prison and they’re being given a tent’
Duran Duran pick the scariest movies to watch at Halloween – from Dracula to Silence of the Lambs

Duran Duran pick the scariest movies to watch at Halloween – from Dracula to Silence of the Lambs
Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’

Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’
Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time

Rom-com royalty Meg Ryan is coming home to woo us one more time
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
Inside the grassroots music venue where Oasis, Pulp and Ed Sheeran cut their teeth
