Brian Cox: “Starmer? I just can’t take the man!”
The actor on being a “white dinosaur”, his problem with humanity, and why he wouldn’t play Trump.
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Discover our latest interviews with notable personalities across various fields. Step into the minds of influential figures and gain unique perspectives.
Geoff Dyer’s English journey
The writer on family, class and life lessons from a decade in America.
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Mark Hoppus Q&A: “Enjoy every second and rage against the dying of the light”
The musician on London’s history, music before the internet, and European showers.
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Mike Berners-Lee: “Being a billionaire can make people go nuts”
The environmentalist on the politics of climate in an age of deceit.
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Jasmin Vardimon: dance is a universal language
The choreographer on the arts, education and why Alice in Wonderland is an immigration story.
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Adjoa Andoh Q&A: “Life is a miracle – don’t waste it on not being yourself”
The actor on Pippi Longstocking and being painted by Lucian Freud.
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Robert Macfarlane: “Come and meet this incredible tree”
The bestselling writer asks: can a forest think? Is a river alive?
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When David Tennant met Gordon Brown
“Drama is always political – it’s about human beings and how we interact with the world.”
Martin Freeman Q&A: “My childhood hero was Jesus as portrayed by Robert Powell”
The actor on Stevie Wonder and wishing he had the talent to have been a musician.
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Ross Douthat: “In the intelligentsia, it’s Catholicism or nothing”
The veteran conservative writer on Christianity and Maga.
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Larry Lamb Q&A: “Playing Mick Shipman has made me a better man”
The actor on pub memories and loving life.
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Melinda Gates Q&A: “A man with a gun is not as powerful as a girl with a book”
The philanthropist on her mother’s kindness and being a breast-pump pioneer.
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Graydon Carter Q&A: “My hero is Bugs Bunny: there’s no one cooler under pressure”
The veteran magazine editor on a golden age for culture, Canadian hockey stars and Sgt Bilko.
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Steve Rosenberg: the last man in Moscow
The BBC reporter talks courting Putin, playing piano with Gorbachev, and the rising tensions of a nation at war.
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Adriana Brownlee: “As soon as you think of records, it gets dangerous”
The mountaineer on climbing the world’s highest peaks.
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Adriana Marais Q&A: “As a child, I imagined myself as an Egyptian queen or a Viking”
The theoretical physicist on meeting Nelson Mandela and living in China for six months.
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Anas Sarwar: “Energy security is national security”
The leader of Scottish Labour is diverging from his party in Westminster when it comes to fossil fuels.
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Anne Sebba Q&A: “A spark of humanity is enough to ignite the will to live”
The author on Ernest Shackleton as maverick and a year in Rome in 1972.
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Mark Fairhurst: “I do not fear the law. I will accept the consequences”
The national chair of the Prison Officers’ Association on the next prison officers’ strike.
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