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Letter To My Younger Self

Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on
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Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on

Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’
Film

Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
TV

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel

The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV
TV

The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for TV

Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”
TV

Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Film

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”

Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
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Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Music

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”

Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Books

Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book

Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
Culture

Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey

Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today
Books

Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today

Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week
Books

Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week

Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Film

Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy

Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Music

Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea

Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
TV

Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’

Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons
Art

Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons

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Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business
Music

Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business

George Alagiah: ‘When I look at my life I think, bloody hell, it’s been a good one’
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George Alagiah: ‘When I look at my life I think, bloody hell, it’s been a good one’

Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”
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Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”

Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’
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Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’