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Lily Isaacs
Dame Sheila Hancock: ‘There is a marvellousness about humans. And a curiosity’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Sheila Hancock: ‘There is a marvellousness about humans. And a curiosity’
Lily Isaacs
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘We need to help the next generation be better than we are’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘We need to help  the next generation  be better than we are’
Hayley Myers
Fatima Bhutto: ‘For me books are a necessity not a luxury’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Fatima Bhutto: ‘For me books are a necessity not a luxury’
Tanya Gold
Mark Jenkin: ‘Cornwall isn’t a backwater full of ice-cream sellers’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Mark Jenkin: ‘Cornwall isn’t a backwater full of ice-cream sellers’
Lily Isaacs
Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’
Eva Wiseman
Jessie Cave on her journey from Harry Potter to OnlyFans

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Jessie Cave on her journey from Harry Potter to OnlyFans
Marine Saint
Ava Pickett: ‘I’m going to be writing period dramas for a very long time’

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Ava Pickett: ‘I’m going to be writing period dramas for a very long time’
Rowan Moore
Eyal Weizman: ‘It is my duty to work for the liberation of Gaza’

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Eyal Weizman: ‘It is my duty to work for the liberation of Gaza’
Rich Pelley
Hugh Skinner on musicals, mischief and the Little Mermaid

Thu 23 Apr 2026

Hugh Skinner on musicals, mischief and the Little Mermaid
Tanya Gold
Luella Bartley: ‘I’ve been very lucky – and very unlucky’

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Luella Bartley: ‘I’ve been very lucky – and very unlucky’
Kathryn Bromwich
An hour with… artist Sienna Murdoch

Sun 19 Apr 2026

An hour with… artist Sienna Murdoch
Killian Fox
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis: ‘London’s Well Walk theatre is a little piece of magic’

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis: ‘London’s Well Walk theatre is a little piece of magic’
Seán O’Hagan
The true confessions of Will Self

Sat 18 Apr 2026

The true confessions of Will Self
Stephen Armstrong
Sam Riley: ‘My dad put £100 on me to be the next James Bond’

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Sam Riley: ‘My dad put £100 on me to be the next James Bond’
Olivia Ovenden
The woman who thinks violence is in our genes

Thu 16 Apr 2026

The woman who thinks violence is in our genes
Miles Ellingham
At home with Slavoj Žižek

Fri 10 Apr 2026

At home with Slavoj Žižek
Vanessa Thorpe
Playwright Suzie Miller: ‘Everything I write has a touch of my lived life’

Fri 10 Apr 2026

Playwright Suzie Miller: ‘Everything I write has a touch of my lived life’
Anthony Cummins
Jay McInerney: ‘It was impossible to have an affair during Covid! I thought that was fun’

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Jay McInerney: ‘It was impossible to have an affair during Covid! I thought that was fun’
Anthony Cummins
Jay McInerney: ‘It’s just a terrible time to be anywhere in the US’

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Jay McInerney: ‘It’s just a terrible time to be anywhere in the US’
Kathryn Bromwich
An hour with… Mawaan Rizwan

Thu 9 Apr 2026

An hour with… Mawaan Rizwan
Hayley Myers
An Hour With... Sally Abé

Sun 5 Apr 2026

An Hour With... Sally Abé
Xavier Greenwood
The comfort of talking to strangers on a bench

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The comfort of talking to strangers on a bench
Miles Ellingham
Inside the Jeff Koons bubble

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Inside the Jeff Koons bubble
Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward: ‘Listening to psychopaths is a very soothing experience for me’

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Catriona Ward: ‘Listening to psychopaths is a very soothing experience for me’
Francisco Garcia
Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Jon Lee Anderson: ‘America’s treatment of Afghanistan was morally bankrupt’
Tim Adams
James Graham: ‘I just thought, my god, this story has to get made’

Wed 1 Apr 2026

James Graham: ‘I just thought, my god, this story has to get made’
Anthony Cummins
Gwendoline Riley: ‘My writing is pure instinct’

Wed 1 Apr 2026

Gwendoline Riley: ‘My writing is pure instinct’
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Shirin Ebadi: Iranian regime told me ‘killing you would be easy’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Shirin Ebadi: Iranian regime told me ‘killing you would be easy’
Melissa Denes
Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’
Kathryn Bromwich
An hour with… Issy Wood

Sun 22 Mar 2026

An hour with… Issy Wood
Tim Lewis
Aidan Turner is calling the shots

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Aidan Turner is calling the shots
Miranda Sawyer
Kneecap: ‘Nobody actually thinks we’re terrorists. It’s a carnival of distraction’

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Kneecap: ‘Nobody actually thinks we’re terrorists. It’s a carnival of distraction’
Killian Fox
‘I woke up and there was a centipede in my bed’

Sat 21 Mar 2026

‘I woke up and there was a centipede in my bed’
Barbara Ellen
Rachel Reid: Why I wrote Heated Rivalry

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Rachel Reid: Why I wrote Heated Rivalry
Sarah Crompton
Melissa Hamilton: ‘Timothée Chalamet should check himself’

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Melissa Hamilton: ‘Timothée Chalamet should check himself’
Michaela Makusha
An Hour With... Shazad Latif

Sun 15 Mar 2026

An Hour With... Shazad Latif
Tom Lamont
Tom Lamont: ‘13 was when I realised that I’m good, not great, at certain things’

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Tom Lamont: ‘13 was when I realised that I’m good, not great, at certain things’
Kadish Morris
Tarell Alvin McCraney: ‘We’re forgetting the lessons of stories like Choir Boy’

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Tarell Alvin McCraney: ‘We’re forgetting the lessons of stories like Choir Boy’
Katy Hessel
Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’
Andrew Anthony
Melvyn Bragg: ‘There are too many people against the BBC now’

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Melvyn Bragg: ‘There are too many people against the BBC now’
George Upton
An hour with… Thom Browne

Fri 6 Mar 2026

An hour with… Thom Browne
Maggie Shipstead
Maggie Shipstead: ‘Rage and fear are always jostling for real estate in my brain’

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Maggie Shipstead: ‘Rage and fear are always jostling for real estate in my brain’
Anna Leszkiewicz
Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘The ICE crackdown is a violation of the law – and of human decency’

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘The ICE crackdown is a violation of the law – and of human decency’
Miranda Sawyer
Sara Cox: ‘No Matter What made me cry every time I read it’

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Sara Cox: ‘No Matter What made me cry every time I read it’
Erica Wagner
‘I’m trying to reclaim the word Zionist’

Fri 27 Feb 2026

‘I’m trying to reclaim the word Zionist’
Victoria Moss
An hour with… Sam McKnight, hairdresser to the stars

Sun 22 Feb 2026

An hour with… Sam McKnight, hairdresser to the stars
Eva Wiseman
‘I enjoy grotesque femininity’: the subversive fashion of Simone Rocha

Sun 22 Feb 2026

‘I enjoy grotesque femininity’: the subversive fashion of Simone Rocha
Rowan Moore
Jayden Ali: ‘I know what it’s like to be at the margin and the centre’

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Jayden Ali: ‘I know what it’s like to be at the margin and the centre’
Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss: ‘How can I make the book I am writing make more sense?’

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Sarah Moss: ‘How can I make the book I am writing make more sense?’
Killian Fox
Óliver Laxe: ‘The film is alive inside me. It’s intense’

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Óliver Laxe: ‘The film is alive inside me. It’s intense’
Andrew Anthony
Eric Schlosser: ‘We’re still living in Fast Food Nation’

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Eric Schlosser: ‘We’re still living in Fast Food Nation’
Megan Nolan
Megan Nolan: ‘My experience of comedians is that they all have cocaine addictions’

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Megan Nolan: ‘My experience of comedians is that they all have cocaine addictions’
David Barnett
‘I wasn’t playing a role on The Traitors. That was just me’

Fri 13 Feb 2026

‘I wasn’t playing a role on The Traitors. That was just me’
Erica Wagner
Michael Imperioli: ‘To make a living in this business is miraculous’

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Michael Imperioli: ‘To make a living in this business is miraculous’
Chris Power
Mathias Énard: ‘I write with a bastard tongue’

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Mathias Énard: ‘I write with a bastard tongue’
Lamorna Ash
Emma Corrin plays by their own rules

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Emma Corrin plays by their own rules
Lisa Wright
Simon Amstell: ‘Nothing in my life felt better than hearing people laugh’

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Simon Amstell: ‘Nothing in my life felt better than hearing people laugh’
Chris Power
Siddhartha Mukherjee: ‘This disease is intrinsically linked to panic and fear’

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Siddhartha Mukherjee: ‘This disease is intrinsically linked to panic and fear’
Craig McLean
The eternal life of Jeff Buckley

Thu 29 Jan 2026

The eternal life of Jeff Buckley
Olivia Ovenden
Will Arnett: ‘I know everything about Bradley Cooper’

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Will Arnett: ‘I know everything about Bradley Cooper’
Miranda Sawyer
Peaches: ‘I want to show my body even more now it’s older’

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Peaches: ‘I want to show my body even more now it’s older’
Andrew Anthony
‘I’ve committed some very unpleasant deeds’

Thu 22 Jan 2026

‘I’ve committed some very unpleasant deeds’
Jude Rogers
Lucinda Williams: ‘It’s hard to see but there still is a way out’

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Lucinda Williams: ‘It’s hard to see but there still is a way out’
Seán O’Hagan
Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Richard Linklater’s love letter to the New Wave
Killian Fox
Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’
Tim Adams
‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’
Seán O’Hagan
The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call
Guy Lodge
Nia DaCosta: ‘I’m drawn to different worlds. I go where I feel the passion’

Tue 6 Jan 2026

Nia DaCosta: ‘I’m drawn to different worlds. I go where I feel the passion’
Lamorna Ash
Duran Lantink: fashion’s new radical

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Duran Lantink: fashion’s new radical
Megan Nolan
Lawrence Schlossman: ‘I’ve always been able to laugh at myself’

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Lawrence Schlossman: ‘I’ve always been able to laugh at myself’
Stephen Armstrong
Jason Williamson: ‘We are in conflict all the time. We’re supposed to be’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Jason Williamson: ‘We are in conflict all the time. We’re supposed to be’
Rosalind Jana
Dilara Findikoglu: ‘I’m in my peace era’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

Dilara Findikoglu: ‘I’m in my peace era’
Killian Fox
Femi Koleoso: ‘This is the solution to almost every social justice issue we have’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Femi Koleoso: ‘This is the solution to almost every social justice issue we have’
Killian Fox
Thea Sharrock: ‘One Battle After Another is an instant classic’

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Thea Sharrock: ‘One Battle After Another is an instant classic’
Anna Leszkiewicz
Patricia Lockwood: ‘We’re due a return of weird literature’

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Patricia Lockwood: ‘We’re due a return of weird literature’
Andrew Anthony
Stellan Skarsgård on family, fatherhood and Sentimental Value

Wed 17 Dec 2025

Stellan Skarsgård on family, fatherhood and Sentimental Value
Hayley Myers
Make Me A Offer: meet the TikTok veterans

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Make Me A Offer: meet the TikTok veterans
Anna Leszkiewicz
How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner

Fri 12 Dec 2025

How Chloe Zhao turned Hamnet into an award-winner
Andrew Anthony
Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’
Jude Rogers
Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’

Mon 8 Dec 2025

Timothy Spall: ‘The great thing about life now is that I really know I’m living it’
Stephen Armstrong
Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’
Olivia Ovenden
Noah Baumbach wants one more shot

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Noah Baumbach wants one more shot
Andrew Anthony
Sir Magdi Yacoub: ‘Princess Diana would visit children on my ward’

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Sir Magdi Yacoub: ‘Princess Diana would visit children on my ward’
Killian Fox
Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Arinzè Kene: ‘The film My Father’s Shadow had me in tears’
Tim Lewis
An hour with… Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Fri 28 Nov 2025

An hour with… Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Andrew Hankinson
Graham Linehan won’t shut up

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Graham Linehan won’t shut up
Killian Fox
Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Maggi Hambling: ‘I was warned to drink only one but I had three and a half’
Jude Rogers
Clive Owen: ‘The best career move is just to be good’

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Clive Owen: ‘The best career move is just to be good’
Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing
Hayley Myers
Giorgio Locatelli on his ‘benign dictatorship’ and partying past

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Giorgio Locatelli on his ‘benign dictatorship’ and partying past
Killian Fox
Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’
Olivia Ovenden
‘My philosophy is, go for it! Squeeze the pips until they squeak’

Fri 14 Nov 2025

‘My philosophy is, go for it! Squeeze the pips until they squeak’
Olivia Ovenden
Nicôle Lecky: ‘It’s weird when workmen ask what the awards are for’

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Nicôle Lecky: ‘It’s weird when workmen ask what the awards are for’
Killian Fox
Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’
Jude Rogers
Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’
Mina Holland
Alison Roman is cooking: the New York food writer turning turmoil into triumph

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Alison Roman is cooking: the New York food writer turning turmoil into triumph
Rowan Moore
How Madelon Vriesendorp reimagined the modern city

Wed 5 Nov 2025

How Madelon Vriesendorp reimagined the modern city
Philippe Sands
Inside the mind of Serbia’s ‘Madam War Criminal’

Wed 5 Nov 2025

Inside the mind of Serbia’s ‘Madam War Criminal’
Ben Bloom
Meet Megan Kealy, Britain’s best gymnast you’ve never heard of

Tue 4 Nov 2025

Meet Megan Kealy, Britain’s best gymnast you’ve never heard of

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