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Lily Isaacs
Virginia Evans: ‘It’s bizarre how we let older women disappear’

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Virginia Evans: ‘It’s bizarre how we let older women disappear’
Lamorna Ash
Danielle Littleford: finding my place in the world

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Danielle Littleford: finding my place in the world
Hayley Myers
I’ll dance by myself, or with my people, or with dogs’: Thaddea Graham

Tue 9 Jun 2026

I’ll dance by myself, or with my people, or with dogs’: Thaddea Graham
Vanessa Thorpe
Indira Varma: ‘My adrenal glands are on full throttle’

Tue 9 Jun 2026

Indira Varma: ‘My adrenal glands are on full throttle’
Megan Nolan
Ebon Moss-Bachrach on the end of The Bear

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Ebon Moss-Bachrach on the end of The Bear
Tim Adams
Sathnam Sanghera: ‘I didn’t know any other George Michael fans. I think it was a weird form of rebellion’

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Sathnam Sanghera: ‘I didn’t know any other George Michael fans. I think it was a weird form of rebellion’
Andrew Anthony
Turi King: ‘The Knox case shows there was a misunderstanding about what DNA can tell you’

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Turi King: ‘The Knox case shows there was a misunderstanding about what DNA can tell you’
Rich Pelley
‘I’m on day 304 of a French streak’: Chiwetel Ejiofor on Michael Jackson, jazz and Duolingo

Tue 2 Jun 2026

‘I’m on day 304 of a French streak’: Chiwetel Ejiofor on Michael Jackson, jazz and Duolingo
Tanya Gold
Stephen Grosz: ‘Love is the discovery of reality’

Fri 29 May 2026

Stephen Grosz: ‘Love is the discovery of reality’
Hayley Myers
‘I always have time to read’: Pandora Sykes on bonkbusters, childhood and dodging Pilates

Thu 28 May 2026

‘I always have time to read’: Pandora Sykes on bonkbusters, childhood and dodging Pilates
Tom Gatti
Rufus Wainwright: ‘Judy Garland was a beautiful alien’

Wed 27 May 2026

Rufus Wainwright: ‘Judy Garland was a beautiful alien’
Isabel Waidner
Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’

Mon 25 May 2026

Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’
‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI

Sun 24 May 2026

‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI
Alex O’Connell
Maggie O’Farrell: ‘You don’t choose to be a writer for an easy path’

Sun 24 May 2026

Maggie O’Farrell: ‘You don’t choose to be a writer for an easy path’
Megan Nolan
Debbie Harry looks back on ‘what the hell I’ve been doing all these years’

Thu 21 May 2026

Debbie Harry looks back on ‘what the hell I’ve been doing all these years’
Vanessa Thorpe
Alan Cumming: ‘I can’t believe it’s my job to run this theatre’

Wed 20 May 2026

Alan Cumming: ‘I can’t believe it’s my job to run this theatre’
Hayley Maitland
The blooming celebrity of florist Hamish Powell

Sat 16 May 2026

The blooming celebrity of florist Hamish Powell
Killian Fox
Clarke Peters: ‘The seniors in the world have a lot to offer’

Wed 13 May 2026

Clarke Peters: ‘The seniors in the world have a lot to offer’
Hayley Myers
Julia Sarr-Jamois: ‘I’ve been coming to Italo for a long time’

Sat 9 May 2026

Julia Sarr-Jamois: ‘I’ve been coming to Italo for a long time’
Miles Ellingham
How to become a tech bro

Fri 8 May 2026

How to become a tech bro
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Josh Silver: ‘Chem sex was a place I could get lost – it was like a fantasy’

Fri 8 May 2026

Josh Silver: ‘Chem sex was a place I could get lost – it was like a fantasy’
Rich Pelley
‘Fans like me to swear at them’: Peter Capaldi on crying, Caravaggio and musical cousins

Thu 7 May 2026

‘Fans like me to swear at them’: Peter Capaldi on crying, Caravaggio and musical cousins
Stephanie Merritt
Melissa Harrison: ‘We have oversimplified the power of nature’

Thu 7 May 2026

Melissa Harrison: ‘We have oversimplified the power of nature’
Eva Wiseman
Nicole Farhi’s house of memories

Mon 4 May 2026

Nicole Farhi’s house of memories
Rory Smith
The man who broke the two-hour marathon barrier – and still finished second

Sun 3 May 2026

The man who broke the two-hour marathon barrier – and still finished second
Eva Wiseman
Megan Stalter: ‘I believe in Jesus and I’m gay – people find that confusing’

Sat 2 May 2026

Megan Stalter: ‘I believe in Jesus and I’m gay – people find that confusing’
Russell T Davies: ‘I didn’t think coming out would still be a big deal’

Fri 1 May 2026

Russell T Davies: ‘I didn’t think coming out would still be a big deal’
Stephen Armstrong
Alan Moore: ‘The comics industry is poisonous’

Fri 1 May 2026

Alan Moore: ‘The comics industry is poisonous’
Seán O’Hagan
The ‘banal brutality’ of the Magdalene Laundries

Fri 1 May 2026

The ‘banal brutality’ of the Magdalene Laundries
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’
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
Lily Isaacs
Dame Emma Thompson: ‘I find the young a source of fire and inspiration’

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Dame Emma Thompson: ‘I find the young a source of fire and inspiration’
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’
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’
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

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