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Rich Pelley
‘We idolise the past, but have to live in the present’: Bob Odenkirk on learning from the best

Tue 19 May 2026

‘We idolise the past, but have to live in the present’: Bob Odenkirk on learning from the best
Hayley Myers
Adeel Akhtar on calm, coffee and chords

Thu 14 May 2026

Adeel Akhtar on calm, coffee and chords
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’
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’
Erica Wagner
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
Kathryn Bromwich
‘If I hear a song I like I start dancing’: Lisa Kudrow on Friends and finding time to meditate

Thu 30 Apr 2026

‘If I hear a song I like I start dancing’: Lisa Kudrow on Friends and finding time to meditate
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
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
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
Xavier Greenwood
The comfort of talking to strangers on a bench

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The comfort of talking to strangers on a bench
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’
Sarah Crompton
Linda Tolhurst’s tales from the National Theatre stage door

Wed 1 Apr 2026

Linda Tolhurst’s tales from the National Theatre stage door
Joel Golby
An Hour With… Anson Boon

Sun 29 Mar 2026

An Hour With… Anson Boon
Rosalind Jana
Fashion East: meet the industry’s most influential duo

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Fashion East: meet the industry’s most influential duo
Melissa Denes
Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Zoë Hitzig: ‘AI is gambling with people’s minds’
Erica Wagner
Rebecca Solnit: ‘The runaway car has to hit a wall one of these days’

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Rebecca Solnit: ‘The runaway car has to hit a wall one of these days’
Xavier Greenwood
Why JP Brammer stopped dishing out advice

Wed 25 Mar 2026

Why JP Brammer stopped dishing out advice
Kathryn Bromwich
An hour with… Issy Wood

Sun 22 Mar 2026

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

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Aidan Turner is calling the shots

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