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Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
It was high jump or football for David James, but the promise of free food tempted him between the sticks
Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
Top Stories
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Letter To My Younger Self
Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’

Writer and comedian Mark Steel: ‘Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer’
How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue

How Canada’s next prime minister Mark Carney came to be inspired by Big Issue
Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’

Fashion icon Twiggy: ‘David Bowie singing my name was the thrill of my life’
TV
How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama

How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama
TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’
The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’

The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’

BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
Books
Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Interviews
Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
It was high jump or football for David James, but the promise of free food tempted him between the sticks
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock

‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’
Film
The End review – get prepped for a singalong apocalypse

The End review – get prepped for a singalong apocalypse
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns

‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’

On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
Music
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock

‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day

Kneecap’s DJ Próvaí shares powerful poem to mark St Patrick’s Day
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Art
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS

Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal

‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’

Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his ‘disgustingly deep love of London’
Theatre
The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together

The Last Laugh: Why there’s such nostalgia for the funny men who brought the nation together
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’

Drag star Le Gateau Chocolat: ‘As a Black drag queen, I’m political… even when I don’t want to be’
We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Radio
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life

Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits

Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’

Rick Edwards: ‘I assumed I’d embrace being famous. I quickly realised that wasn’t the case’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
