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Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’

Ezra Collective star Ife Ogunjobi: ‘People pay too much attention to the noise around them’
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’

Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’

Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024

Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘We need to stand side-by-side with trans people more than ever’
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Doctor Who star Nicola Coughlan: ‘What a privilege to be part of people’s Christmases’
