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

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

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

‘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’

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’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’

Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart: ‘If the world had succeeded this year, Trump would be in jail’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

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

‘There’s always room at the inn’: How a hospital in Bethlehem offers hope in the shadow of tragedy
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys

The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas

‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’
Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas

Inside the Big Issue: Delivering hope. Merry Christmas
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
