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Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year

How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
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
I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why

I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
