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Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient
Music

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music's secret ingredient

How does Max Richter respond to criticism about his music’s simplicity?
Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Rachel and her sister Flo and their mother, who also stars in the show. Image: Ikin Yum
Theatre

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Documentary

Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'
Interview

David Bradley: 'It was great to be in Game of Thrones. People from all over the world hate me!'

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 
Books

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Bugged Out Weekender is back: 'We've witnessed more than one epoch-defining musical moment'
The dancefloor at Bugged Out Weekender in 2000.
Music

Bugged Out Weekender is back: 'We've witnessed more than one epoch-defining musical moment'

Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'
Letter To My Younger Self

Moby: 'Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels'

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Books

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going
Music

I quit my job and gave myself a year to get my band signed. This is how it's going

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Top 5

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot

What Man On The Run director Morgan Neville learned from spending hours with Paul McCartney
Film

What Man On The Run director Morgan Neville learned from spending hours with Paul McCartney

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
Photography

Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'

Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey
Film

Sirāt film review: a hypnotic, apocalyptic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey

LGBTQ+ History Month: Is Bridgerton finally ready for queer romance?
Bridgerton

LGBTQ+ History Month: Is Bridgerton finally ready for queer romance?

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Review

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships

Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year
Artwork for Dirty Business new Channel 4 drama
TV

Why Channel 4 water pollution scandal show Dirty Business is the campaigning TV drama of the year

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Fiction

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures

Mumford & Sons: 'I’m thrilled our music is being used for anti-ICE protest videos’
Interview

Mumford & Sons: 'I’m thrilled our music is being used for anti-ICE protest videos’

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 
Books

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'
Letter To My Younger Self

The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: 'I fell into telly'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy
Robin Ince

At Keele University, it's good to see people still kicking against Thatcher's legacy

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote
Guy Martin
Democracy

How TV presenter and motorbike racer Guy Martin ignited the debate on whether Brits should vote

Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward
Fiction

Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward

10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains
Music

10 years on from David Bowie's death, my cosmic link to him remains

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