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Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas 

Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas
Daniel Mays: ‘Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome’

Daniel Mays: ‘Filming The Thursday Murder Club gave me a fair bit of imposter syndrome’
From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?

From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed

Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed
Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’

Leona Lewis: ‘I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you’ll be OK’
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik

Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?
Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here’s what that means

Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here’s what that means
‘We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism’: Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke

‘We shared a bleak and sarcastic cynicism’: Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood on working with Thom Yorke
Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers
Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media

Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media
Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: ‘People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive’

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: ‘People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive’
Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’

Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’
Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: ‘The effort is the best part’

Comedian Rob Auton on staying motivated at the Edinburgh Fringe: ‘The effort is the best part’
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan

Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
