First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'
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First Dates star Fred Sirieix: 'I left France because I loved punk'
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
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We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
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The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
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World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'
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Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue's book of the year for 2024
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
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From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children's books of 2024
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'
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Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
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House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
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Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
The Selecter's Pauline Black: 'I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go'
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