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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

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You know that unmistakeable James Bond film look? Here’s how it’s created

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The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007’s stunts

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Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’

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Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks

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The Great British Bake Off shows there’s still hope for the country

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The Paper Tigers: Kung Fu caper punches above its weight

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Here’s what happened when Christopher Eccleston had a heart-to-heart with Big Issue seller Clive

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Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale

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Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: An Ocean’s Eleven meets Ozark heist caper

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I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi

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Why the Take One Action Film Festival makes essential viewing ahead of COP26

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Filmmaker Paul Sng: ‘My new book shows diversity can make Britain stronger’

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Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’

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Covid drama Help is the ‘distinctively British’ TV the government wants

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Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’

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Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: ‘Younger people are suffering’

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Nathan Evans: Wellerman star says Ed Sheeran made him want to sing

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Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion

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Respect review: Jennifer Hudson is sensational as Aretha Franklin

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Professor Green: Generational poverty has led to anger

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Book reviews: Something New Under The Sun and The Black Locomotive

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The Big Flower Fight star Ryan Lanji: ‘I always represent the underdog’

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Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it

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SBTV founder Jamal Edwards: ‘We have to pay it forward’

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Top 5 books on railways, featuring Terry Pratchett and a handbook from 1866

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From 13th-century monks to Google, we’re all index-linked

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Greentea Peng: ‘Music has been a healing experience’

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Get a limited edition print and original artwork from The Connor Brothers

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The Connor Brothers: ‘It’s time to put away the bunting and get a new flag’

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Shorta review: tense foot chases, abrupt shootouts and meaty fistfights

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Author Charles Foster: ‘Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished’

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Reviews: The Liquid Land by Raphaela Edelbauer and No Touching by Ketty Rouf

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