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I took a risk with a punchline at a gig in Rochdale – but it paid off
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Robin Ince got more than he bargained for during his day in Rochdale, from an invite to the mayor's parlour to paintings of prog rockers.
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Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller on the surprising thing about Martin Scorsese
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In her documentary series Mr Scorsese, Rebecca Miller uncovers the childhood memories and underdog spirit that inform the great film director.
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I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
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Lucy has been able to write her debut novel Beneath the Canopy, inspired by her experience of homelessness, with the help of Emmaus Salford.
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Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
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As a teenager, Lang Lang was obsessed with music. It paid off, but he'd tell his younger self to get to the gym now and then.
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‘It’s never been more urgent’: Inside the garden project empowering communities to grow their own food
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The Coronation Gardens project is turning car parks, schoolyards and more into thriving green spaces to fight food insecurity.
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Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
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Adam Buxton, Jens Lekman and a host of other sharp-witted writers are showing that comedy really does belong in music.
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For Those I Love: ‘I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened’
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The new album from For Those I Love, aka David Balfe, is trying to make sense of an Ireland grappling with a housing crisis, shame and more.
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What does Keir Starmer’s personality type tell us about him?
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Starmer has had to adapt significantly to the role of prime minister says personality expert and motivational speaker Paul McGee.
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What’s behind the enduring appeal of Paul Weller?
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Dan Jennings' book Paul Weller: Dancing Through the Fire – The Authorised Oral History asks what has made the Modfather endure.
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The hidden cost of going unseen and unheard
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Untreated vision and hearing problems trap people experiencing homelessness in cycles of poverty. This is what's being done to break them.
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Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
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The 1989 documentary John's Not Mad brought Tourette's syndrome into the spotlight. Now its star, John Davidson is telling his story.
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Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
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Penned Up, a new drama by Suffolk-based playwright Danusia Iwaszko, draws on her 17 years of teaching in men’s prisons.
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What we can learn about the joy of community from the 17th century Digger movement
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In search of the spirit of the original Diggers, Victoria Melody joined a re-enactment group. But she found it in local communities.
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Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
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This year's CEO Sleepout campaign is called 'At Your Doorstep'. The charity's CEO wants it to act as a wake-up call.
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Cillian Murphy: ‘There’s this massive imbalance where the most important people can’t afford a house’
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Cillian Murphy and author Max Porter have teamed up again for an adaptation of Porter's 2023 book Shy which offers a new perspective.
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‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
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Riot Women is an excoriating howl of defiance written by Sally Wainwright for and on behalf of women in their middle years.
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Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
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Five literary dystopias to get lost in and remind yourself that however bad things seem, they could get even worse.
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Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
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Reversing Right to Buy would be expensive, but it would provide immediate results and would pay dividends over time.
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Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
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Gripping crime novels set on the mean streets of the Midlands, selected by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor.
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Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture: ‘Are you for real?!’
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Pokémon Legends Z-A has sparked conversation on social media over anti-homeless benches in the Nintendo game's Lumiose City.
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