Culture
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’
New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies

New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’ 

Saipan star Steve Coogan: ‘The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod’
Rick Edwards: ‘I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China’

Rick Edwards: ‘I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China’
A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places

In pictures: Powerful new exhibition captures the eerie loneliness of deserted places
Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’

Steve Coogan shares his big issue: ‘I am worried about how Reform UK are anti-human rights’
Paddington’s enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

Paddington’s enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us
Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: ‘I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs’

Sleaford Mods singer Jason Williamson: ‘I would definitely tell myself not to take Class A drugs’
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake

Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain’s favourite bear to life on stage: ‘We’re making history’

Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain’s favourite bear to life on stage: ‘We’re making history’
Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’

Waiting for the Out writer Dennis Kelly: ‘In prison, all you can hear is chaos’
Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale

