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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’

As part of the Sidemen, Vikram Singh Barn has been at the vanguard of the creator revolution that upended traditional popular entertainment. Can Vikkstar keep calling the shots as he enters the music industry?

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

Caroline Aherne had an extraordinary gift for capturing our shared life experience through a prism of acutely observed comedy. A new biography examines the life and work of the modern comedy legend.

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’

With his term as children’s laureate at a close, the novelist and screenwriter looks back on a lucky life of storytelling

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso
Interview

How comedian Sapphire McIntosh went from homelessness to Ted Lasso

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’

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‘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’

Who can afford to work in television?
Professor Beth Johnson

Who can afford to work in television?

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’

Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
Music

Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’

In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary turns out to be a misunderstood work of art
Lucy Sweet

In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary turns out to be a misunderstood work of art

Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’
Pm for the PM

Adeel Akhtar: ‘If I were prime minister I’d find all the shouting a bit stressful’

Richard Gadd: ‘I never set out to make peace with things in my own life’
Interview

Richard Gadd: ‘I never set out to make peace with things in my own life’

‘Baby Reindeer inspired male rape survivors to come forward. I’ve never seen anything like it’
Opinion

‘Baby Reindeer inspired male rape survivors to come forward. I’ve never seen anything like it’

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Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man

The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’
Letter To My Younger Self

The Testaments star Ann Dowd: ‘How privileged can you get playing a character like Aunt Lydia?’

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: ‘Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival’
Interview

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West: ‘Being surrounded by women is vital for your survival’

Mint creator Charlotte Regan: ‘There’s kids out there that could be better than Scorsese’
TV

Mint creator Charlotte Regan: ‘There’s kids out there that could be better than Scorsese’