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Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning
Lucy Sweet

Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning

The Motherland spin-off might’ve changed postcode and most of its cast, but its sharp observation of the social nuances around parenthood remain

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
TV

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows

Steven Knight’s new series about boxing and crime and survival in the East End of London packs a punch. Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby join the writer to explain how boxing was a means of survival

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

As outspoken Robert De Niro plays an ex-president called out of retirement after a cyber-attack in Zero Day, the curious lack of political questions allowed of the star suggests the streaming giant is in damage limitation mode

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
Soaps

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square

EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation
TV

EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation

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Inside the Big Issue: EastEnders at 40
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: EastEnders at 40

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Music

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’
Letter To My Younger Self

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’
TV

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: ‘It’s cinema magic’
TV

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: ‘It’s cinema magic’

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
RENTING

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport
Sustainable Travel

Double amputee Billy Monger on racing across the world, smashing records and transforming sport

Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution
Film

Saturday Night captures the energised rush of an US institution

How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
Lucy Sweet

How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
Letter To My Younger Self

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

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

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

‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Culture

‘Tragedy is a cruel teacher’: Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
2024

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’
My Big Year

Drag Race star Tia Kofi: ‘Trump winning the election? I wouldn’t call it iconic…’

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
TV

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024

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From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
Philippa Willitts

From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return
TV

‘Feathers crashed the party’: Behind the scenes of Wallace & Gromit’s epic Christmas return

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’
My Big Year

Strike star Holliday Grainger: ‘What did the world get right this year? Not enough’