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The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
Having seen how prevalent homelessness is among former military, The Traitors winner wants to give them a lifeline
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Top Stories
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
Glastonbury, Doctor Who and the rise of Chappell Roan: These are the best cultural moments of 2024
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Letter To My Younger Self
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: ‘I didn’t know where Steven ended and Dynamo began’
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’
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
TV
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Books
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Top 5 weird fiction books, chosen by short story writer Lena Valencia
Interviews
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
Having seen how prevalent homelessness is among former military, The Traitors winner wants to give them a lifeline
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
‘I eat so much chocolate’: Stars of BBC’s Gladiators on how they get READY for Christmas
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
Film
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
How can Netflix top sexy snowman caper Hot Frosty?
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Rom-com master Richard Curtis on Christmas, Love Actually and criticism: ‘You change with the times’
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Music
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Art
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Fin DAC: ‘As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them’
Fin DAC: ‘As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them’
‘It’s art for people’: This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
‘It’s art for people’: This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Theatre
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
It’s time to honour Fife’s political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start
It’s time to honour Fife’s political trailblazer Jennie Lee. My play is just the start
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester’
Radio
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’
BBC cuts to local radio are a cost we cannot afford: ‘Vulnerable people rely on radio’
Shaun Keaveny: ‘I was burnt out by the callousness and cruelty of this government’
