From the magazine
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’

Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona

New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40

Inside this issue: Wham!’s Last Christmas turns 40
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: ‘To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy’
The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman

Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
Trump harnessed the power of angry young men – thanks to a brotherhood of online ‘gurus’

Trump harnessed the power of angry young men – thanks to a brotherhood of online ‘gurus’
These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?

Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance

Enslaved Africans put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. We must give them long overdue remembrance
IVF pioneer Jean Purdy made parenthood possible for millions. We must celebrate this unsung hero 
