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Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality
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Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality

What if Alien (1979) wasn’t just a sci-fi horror film, but a warning about corporate betrayal and working-class struggles?

Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: ‘People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive’
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Alien: Earth star Alex Lawther: ‘People like Greta Thunberg are why humans deserve to survive’

Rather than an alien being the main threat, Alien: Earth shifts to how humans use artificial intelligence

Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’
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Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’

As intolerance grows, the writer calls for pride as a protest more than a party

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
Documentary

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

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Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?
Lucy Sweet

Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’
Letter To My Younger Self

Mark Gatiss: ‘All my childhood dreams came true. There’s nothing left except James Bond’

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling
TV

Anna Friel and Jimmy McGovern on redemption, new drama Unforgivable and the power of storytelling

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’
Letter To My Younger Self

Eric Idle: ‘George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian’

Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I love screaming to heavy metal in the car’
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Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle: ‘I love screaming to heavy metal in the car’

Why the dystopian world of Severance is my unlikely comfort watch
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Why the dystopian world of Severance is my unlikely comfort watch

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’
TV

Such Brave Girls creator Kat Sadler: ‘There’s still a lot of poverty porn on TV – I’m not interested’

Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’
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Rosie Jones: ‘My disability benefits have been cut – but I’m one of the lucky ones’

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’
TV

St Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey: ‘Lounging seats in movie theatres is a big mistake’

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?
TV

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’
TV

The Gold star Charlotte Spencer: ‘Maybe we need to root for the heroes again’

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Letter to my younger self

Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’

Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?
TV

Doctor Who may be out of time: What happens now for Ncuti Gatwa and the BBC’s deal with Disney?

Springwatch’s Chris Packham: ‘It’s tough out there for life’
TV

Springwatch’s Chris Packham: ‘It’s tough out there for life’

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov
TV

Rematch star Christian Cooke on AI, Robert Carlyle and how he relates to chess champ Garry Kasparov

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: ‘I’m underestimated a lot’
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Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: ‘I’m underestimated a lot’

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Johnny Vaughan: ‘There’s not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV’
Letter to my younger self

Johnny Vaughan: ‘There’s not many who get out of jail and go on to become the highest-paid man on TV’

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?
Lucy Sweet

Why is new Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons so toothless?

Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’
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Sam Thompson on his mammoth 260-mile challenge for Soccer Aid: ‘I’ve got to do something’

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’
Big Questions

The Honesty Box’s Vicky Pattison: ‘I grew up understanding you never vote Tory’