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New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
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New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children

Lollipop writer and director Daisy-May Hudson hopes her film could be the ‘flame to spark conversations’

From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here’s 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025
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From The Traitors to White Lotus: Here’s 6 dystopian TV predictions that could come true in 2025

Big Issue’s TV columnist predicts what will be hot on the box come the apocalypse

Superheroes, sinners and sequels: The ultimate guide to the most anticipated films of 2025
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Superheroes, sinners and sequels: The ultimate guide to the most anticipated films of 2025

The coming year’s big screen schedules are already packed – luckily, Big Issue’s 2025 film preview is on hand to help you decide what to watch

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
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Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024

Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
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Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?

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Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again
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Arnie said he’d be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again

Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
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Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies

Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV
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Harry Plotter and the Goblet of Fear: How The Traitors became the most unmissable show on TV

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
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This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

From poltergeists to Paddington: Here’s all the films to look forward to in 2024
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From poltergeists to Paddington: Here’s all the films to look forward to in 2024

Rock Hudson: How an Aids diagnosis saw the closeted Hollywood icon finally accepted
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Rock Hudson: How an Aids diagnosis saw the closeted Hollywood icon finally accepted

This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale
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This ambitious multi-location production of The Odyssey has created community theatre on the grandest scale

Is Talk To Me the scariest film of the year?
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Is Talk To Me the scariest film of the year?

The best kids’ books for summer 2023
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The best kids’ books for summer 2023

Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023
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Summer books: The hottest fiction to read in 2023

Rejoice! Columbo is back (in spirit)
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Rejoice! Columbo is back (in spirit)

Fast X: Everything you need to know before the tenth Fast and Furious
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Fast X: Everything you need to know before the tenth Fast and Furious

Eurovision is here and guess what? The UK’s good at it now
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Eurovision is here and guess what? The UK’s good at it now

How the Harry Potter TV series can fix the wizarding world
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How the Harry Potter TV series can fix the wizarding world

The Mandalorian is back, and there’s never been a better time for Star Wars fans
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The Mandalorian is back, and there’s never been a better time for Star Wars fans

Spring reads: Best of this season’s book releases
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Spring reads: Best of this season’s book releases

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DC’s The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, is coming and it looks… quite good?
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DC’s The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, is coming and it looks… quite good?

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
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The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soweto Kinch, Say She She: Jazz to see us through dark days

The Fabelmans, Babylon, Empire of Light: Why the spate of love letters to cinema?
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The Fabelmans, Babylon, Empire of Light: Why the spate of love letters to cinema?