Letter To My Younger Self
Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel

Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
The Wire changed the game for Wendell Pierce – and for 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”

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”

Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”

Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”

Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing

Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy

Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea

Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’

Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons

Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons
Harry Connick Jr: “Nothing was going to stop me from making records”

Harry Connick Jr: “Nothing was going to stop me from making records”
Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business

Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business
Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”

Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”
Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’

Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’
Rose McGowan: Hollywood is a ‘sick, toxic system’ I had to escape
