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Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment
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Why we made controversial Channel 4 documentary The Experiment

Mat Fraser writes exclusively for the Big Issue about Channel 4 documentary The Experiment, a “carefully constructed social experiment which seeks to discover if the British public can be persuaded by ideas drawn from Nazi ideology”

Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’
PM for the PM

Good Morning Britain weather presenter Laura Tobin: ‘To save the world, we need to love it more’

The meteorologist, scientist and weather presenter unsurprisingly would focus on the climate crisis if she was in No 10 for the afternoon. Well, that and chocolate…

Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’
Interview

Lenny Rush: ‘I cannot be farting in front of Gary Oldman. That can’t be happening’

The Reluctant Vampire star talks Eric Morecambe, Slow Horses, the next James Bond and his upcoming Harry Potter role

Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’
PM for the PM

Blue Lights star Andi Osho: ‘Right to Buy benefitted my family but the country still feels ramifications’

Inside the Big Issue: The limitless Lenny Rush
Lenny Rush

Inside the Big Issue: The limitless Lenny Rush

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Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’
Letter To My Younger Self

Hairy Biker Si King: ‘We were both into motorcycles and food. We got on like a house on fire’

Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’
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Louis Theroux sits for Portrait Artist Of The Year: ‘I think AI art can be interesting’

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’
PM For The PM

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell: ‘I’d make degrees free. We should treat education as infrastructure’

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’
Letter To My Younger Self

Screenwriter Andrew Davies: ‘I didn’t mind people saying I sexed up Pride & Prejudice’

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’
Letter To My Younger Self

Kelly Macdonald: ‘We went to militant demonstrations. I still know all my anti-poll tax songs’

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Arts

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue
Steven MacKenzie

Remembering Jimmy Cricket, and the song he wrote for Big Issue

Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’
Letter To My Younger Self

Ruth Madeley: ‘I was written off before I was born – I’m so happy that it all worked out’

Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’
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Stephen Mulhern: ‘I genuinely believe that anything is possible’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
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Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’
Gary Stevenson

YouTuber and economist Gary Stevenson: ‘If we don’t tax wealth we’ll return to the feudal age’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Music

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius
Books

It is a decade since the world lost Caroline Aherne – an extraordinary talent and a relatable genius

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’
Letter To My Younger Self

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Being the children’s laureate can be very uplifting and very depressing’

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Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Letter To My Younger Self

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’

‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’
Letters

‘As a woman who’s been living with HIV, I’d love to see more stories about women like me’

Tanya Reynolds: ‘Women can never relax’
Theatre

Tanya Reynolds: ‘Women can never relax’

Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today
Fraser Wilson

Why HIV as it’s shown in Tip Toe should be your view of HIV today