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Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’
How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’
Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’

Paris Paloma’s Labour: The story behind the viral soundtrack to ‘female rage’
James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’

James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’
David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality

David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality
Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country
Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead
Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett
Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope
Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
‘I can’t put your accent on the radio’: Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out

‘I can’t put your accent on the radio’: Edith Bowman reveals snobbery she faced starting out
From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature



