Linton Kwesi Johnson: “The police declared war on black youth”
The “father of dub poetry” on political verse, institutional racism and growing up as a member of the “rebel generation”.
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq’s James Bluemel: “The invasion caused mass chaos”
The director of the acclaimed series on Britain’s blindness to the consequences of war.
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Jeanette Winterson wants more life
The writer has stayed vital through constant movement and insisting on “living in the world as it is, not as…
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Ann Goldstein: “Translation is all about attention to detail”
The editor and translator who brought Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet into English on language and the importance of reading widely.
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Frank Turner: “Stop asking musicians about politics”
The punk rock singer on indie venues in crisis, his transgender father and songs inspired by Keir Starmer.
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“It was a caprice of the algorithm”: Louis Theroux on becoming a Gen Z icon
An old documentary clip of the 52-year-old broadcaster rapping made him an unexpected TikTok sensation.
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“The BBC won’t survive another Tory government”: Nish Kumar on the British comedy culture wars
The comedian reflects on becoming public enemy number one in Britain’s battle over what it can and cannot joke about.
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Jean-Michel Blais: “Tourette’s is like electricity, so I divert it into playing piano”
The composer is helping scientists understand why his tics disappear on stage – and waging war on a "boring" modern…
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