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Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
William Shatner: Humanity won’t survive to reach a Star Trek future
William Shatner: Humanity won’t survive to reach a Star Trek future
The Mad Women’s Ball examines feminism and hysteria
The Mad Women’s Ball examines feminism and hysteria
Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’
Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox: Post-modern playfulness
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox: Post-modern playfulness
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
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Joanna Neary and John Hegley: More of these original voices, please
Joanna Neary and John Hegley: More of these original voices, please
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’
The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’
Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries
Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries
The Surrogate’s Jeremy Hersh: ‘No one in the film is right or wrong’
The Surrogate’s Jeremy Hersh: ‘No one in the film is right or wrong’
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
The Assistant’s Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
The Assistant’s Kjella Ola Dahl on discovering a criminal family past
The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human
The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human
Black Widow ‘would have been lining up in food queues as a child’
Black Widow ‘would have been lining up in food queues as a child’
BBC’s I’ll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games
BBC’s I’ll Get This: Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games
The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader’s heart
The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader’s heart
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes
Freaky review: A body-swap stabfest with emotional stakes
Supernova: ‘I don’t think two actors on the planet could have done it better’
Supernova: ‘I don’t think two actors on the planet could have done it better’
The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee: Lush and memorable
The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee: Lush and memorable
Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama
Supernova review: An unfussy, careful, utterly engaging drama
Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse
Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse
Black Buck’s Mateo Askaripour: ‘I didn’t hesitate on injecting humour’
Black Buck’s Mateo Askaripour: ‘I didn’t hesitate on injecting humour’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
RJ Mitte: ‘I’m astonished we were able to finish Breaking Bad’
