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Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?

From budget cuts to rising costs: Can the BBC compete anymore with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: ‘Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager’

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa: ‘Skins had a big impact on how I lived my life as a teenager’
Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’

Beyond Paradise’s Kris Marshall: ‘My big idea to save the world? Intercontinental water transfer!’
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler’s favourite filmmaker
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now

The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now
From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political

From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation

Our water is filthy. It’s time to float the idea of renationalisation
The family-unifying effect of University Challenge

The family-unifying effect of University Challenge
Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’

Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – heist sequel has blood, sweat and De Beers

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – heist sequel has blood, sweat and De Beers
Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
