Interview

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Ian McKellen on recovery, rights and finding fulfilment

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!’

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online
Film

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we’re all way too online

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Letter To My Younger Self

The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Film

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’
Letter To My Younger Self

Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Football

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Music

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons’ deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’
Music

Nick Cave: ‘The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver’

Vicky McClure: ‘Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from’
TV

Vicky McClure: ‘Everybody’s lives are important. No matter where you come from’

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination
Theatre

Original Willy Wonka actor on viral AI disaster, fame and value of pure imagination

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’
Food

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’

Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The place that was waiting for us

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Letter to my Younger Self

Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together
TV

Jemaine Clement on creating Time Bandits for families to go on an adventure together

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Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling’s guide dog who’s changing the face of politics
Politics

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling’s guide dog who’s changing the face of politics

Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’
Politics

Rob Delaney: ‘Money is great. It should be handed out Robin Hood-style to poor people all day long’

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Letter To My Younger Self

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women
Film

How chicken factory musical Chuck Chuck Baby became a love letter to working-class women