Interview

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

Director James Mangold’s talks to Big Issue about Dylan’s seismic impact on the world, and how Timothée Chalamet rose to the task of playing a musical icon like no other – introducing him to a whole new generation

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

Social media phenomenon the Hardest Geezer is determined to use his profile and passion for running for good

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Music

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years

Recent years have seen British soul-funk greats Cymnade achieve the recognition they richly deserve. Their new album should continue their winning streak

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's law

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
Letter To My Younger Self

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

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Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’
Comedy

Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’
Film

Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘Black women’s tears are exploited’

Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’
My Big Year

Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: ‘A smile on your face goes a long way’
Sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: ‘A smile on your face goes a long way’

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’
My Big Year

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
My Big Year

Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
My Big Year

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’

Inside the Big Issue: Grab life by the horns
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Grab life by the horns

Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
My Big Year

Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’

Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’
My Big Year

Philomena Cunk: ‘Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself’

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
My Big Year

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
TV

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
My Big Year

John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
My big Year

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’

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Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
My Big Year

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
Bethlehem

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’
My Big Year

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Workers' rights

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys