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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’

Andrew Davies survived script rejections, acting failures and being friendzoned in his youth. Now, as he turns 90, his late-blossoming writing career is a source of pride

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’

Some of Britain’s brightest stars will take part in an evening of spoken word, movement and song at the Soutbank Centre’s Letters to the Future show

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’

A chance open casting changed her life forever. But even before Trainspotting, she always knew she was destined for a life far beyond the shopping centre

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’

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Employment

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

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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’
TV

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’

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

Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’
Books

Michael Palin: ‘There are moments where you feel a unity in the world. That’s what keeps me going’

Tip Toe creator Russell T Davies: ‘The search for equality has no endgame’
TV

Tip Toe creator Russell T Davies: ‘The search for equality has no endgame’

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Letter To My Younger Self

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’

Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’
Interview

Keeley Hawes: ‘We can’t all relate to being a nun. But love is the most relatable thing of all’

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Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Letter To My Younger Self

Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’ 
Centenary

David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’ 

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world
Activism

Five ways David Attenborough changed the world

The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’
TV

The Cage stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha: ‘You get feelings of madness in a casino’