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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’

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