Television
Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season
Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season
For many, Christmas isn’t all joy and sparkle. Matt Haig’s relatable kids’ book on the season’s darker side is now a poignant festive movie.
Kathryn Hahn: ‘Looking at Paul Rudd is like staring at the sun’
Kathryn Hahn: ‘Looking at Paul Rudd is like staring at the sun’
Kathryn Hahn and Casey Wilson delve into the dark side of therapy with The Shrink Next Door – and reveal what it’s like working with Paul Rudd.
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
Dopesick, Unbelievable and Booksmart star Kaitlyn Dever is changing the world – one vital, socially conscious role at a time.
Actor Michael Trucco: Midnight Mass turned me into Sexy Ned Flanders
Actor Michael Trucco: Midnight Mass turned me into Sexy Ned Flanders
Mark Strong: ‘I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p’
Mark Strong: ‘I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p’
Salvage Hunters’ Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller
Salvage Hunters’ Drew Pritchard talks trade with a Big Issue seller
The Great British Bake Off shows there’s still hope for the country
The Great British Bake Off shows there’s still hope for the country
Amina is a punk rocker: We Are Lady Parts is C4’s triumphant new comedy
Amina is a punk rocker: We Are Lady Parts is C4’s triumphant new comedy
Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: ‘Representation is important’
Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: ‘Representation is important’
Darren McGarvey: ‘Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth’
Darren McGarvey: ‘Poverty is not the problem, the problem is wealth’
Why BBC2’s The Investigation could change true crime drama forever
Why BBC2’s The Investigation could change true crime drama forever
Omari Douglas from It’s a Sin: ‘People like Roscoe shaped the gay landscape’
Omari Douglas from It’s a Sin: ‘People like Roscoe shaped the gay landscape’
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Michael Sheen: ‘There is a moment of possibility to build back better’
Michael Sheen: ‘There is a moment of possibility to build back better’
Daisy Edgar-Jones on the ‘topsy-turvy’ impact of Normal People
Daisy Edgar-Jones on the ‘topsy-turvy’ impact of Normal People
Small Axe has become a unique cultural event for Black Britain
Small Axe has become a unique cultural event for Black Britain
Nick Frost: We want the horror to be frightening and the comedy to be funny
Nick Frost: We want the horror to be frightening and the comedy to be funny
Hayley Squires: ‘This country has a class problem. Always has, always will’
Hayley Squires: ‘This country has a class problem. Always has, always will’
David Tennant on ‘Des’: This is about a failure of society
David Tennant on ‘Des’: This is about a failure of society
Writer Luke Neal: watch ‘Des’ with the victims, not Dennis Nilsen, in mind
Writer Luke Neal: watch ‘Des’ with the victims, not Dennis Nilsen, in mind
David Tennant: ‘This is about a failure of society’
David Tennant: ‘This is about a failure of society’
Jimmy McGovern is the latest writer to invoke The Big Issue to represent hope
Jimmy McGovern is the latest writer to invoke The Big Issue to represent hope
Harriet Walter: The arts have been keeping us going, mentally and spiritually
Harriet Walter: The arts have been keeping us going, mentally and spiritually
The BBC’s Salisbury Poisoning drama helps tackle stigma around homelessness
The BBC’s Salisbury Poisoning drama helps tackle stigma around homelessness
André Holland: “I don’t ever want to do anything that diminishes my culture”
André Holland: “I don’t ever want to do anything that diminishes my culture”
The A Word’s Sarah Gordy “We’re as complex and individual as the next person”
The A Word’s Sarah Gordy “We’re as complex and individual as the next person”
Lennie James: How ‘Save Me Too’ avoids the usual tropes about the poor
Lennie James: How ‘Save Me Too’ avoids the usual tropes about the poor
Dominic Cummings got it wrong. Hey Duggee is the kids’ show we need to watch
Dominic Cummings got it wrong. Hey Duggee is the kids’ show we need to watch
Andrew Scott talks Fleabag’s ‘hot priest’ and his Cumberbatch reunion in 1917
Andrew Scott talks Fleabag’s ‘hot priest’ and his Cumberbatch reunion in 1917
Man Like Mobeen’s Guz Khan: “use of food banks transcends all demographics”
Man Like Mobeen’s Guz Khan: “use of food banks transcends all demographics”
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa: “I was homeless and working in Harrods”
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa: “I was homeless and working in Harrods”
World On Fire’s Peter Bowker: I won’t have WWII rewritten by isolationists
World On Fire’s Peter Bowker: I won’t have WWII rewritten by isolationists
Netflix’s Top Boy shows the scorched earth of Brexit Britain
