How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
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How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain

Looking back on the way a reality TV show brought a fractured nation together in a year of anger and flux

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
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EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’

Fergison has written a book, Behind the Scenes, in part to break the stigma for the millions of people in the UK struggling to hold things together

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard writes for Big Issue: ‘Ours is a story about people’
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard writes for Big Issue: ‘Ours is a story about people’

When his wife, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, was falsely imprisoned in Iran, Richard Ratcliffe learned how powerful ordinary people’s kindness and honesty could be

Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: ‘It made me who I am today’
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Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: ‘It made me who I am today’

Different class: Why the return of Play for Today is good news for British television
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Different class: Why the return of Play for Today is good news for British television

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Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’
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Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Letter to my Younger Self

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’

‘I fully expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
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‘I fully expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women

‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
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‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women

Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses
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Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses

The Hack creator Jack Thorne: ‘We’re living in a world where no one seems to trust anything’
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The Hack creator Jack Thorne: ‘We’re living in a world where no one seems to trust anything’

Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer
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Revealed: Brits trust Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross more than Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Letter To My Younger Self

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
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Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
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Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary

The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
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The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’
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King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’

From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?
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From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?

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

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The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Letter To My Younger Self

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
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Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’