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‘Frailty and terrible rage’: Linda Bassett on Call the Midwife, her crap-free CV and selling ice creams at Olivier’s Old Vic

Best known as Nurse Phyllis in the TV hit, the actor is a peerless interpreter of Caryl Churchill and is starring in Alexander Zeldin’s ‘Shakespearean’ play about dementia. She looks back on a career of unconventional choices

The Guardian - UK · May 15

My big red carpet makeover: what I learned from the stylists to the stars

Stock up on wig tape, plunge your face in icy water, prepare your poses – and get ready for some really tricky interview questions

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Frieze Sculpture takes over Regent’s Park

Twenty-two international artists turn the English gardens into a dream-like landscape and remind us of our inextricable connection to the natural world

Wallpaper · Oct 11, 2024

‘I am not scary!’ A thrilling audience with super-charged soprano Angela Gheorghiu

She calls herself ‘the world’s most glamorous opera star’, and knew, from kindergarten, that her destiny was to be on stage. Can the Romanian diva possibly live up to her reputation? You bet …

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

‘I said: enough of the shame!’: how Johannes Radebe fought the bullies – and became a Strictly superstar

When he began performing, as a boy in South Africa, he was told he would never win. But Radebe overcame homophobia and homelessness to become a beloved dance pioneer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

‘Money runs our lives’: novelist Kiley Reid on education, excess and what makes us squirm

Following her bestselling debut Such a Fun Age, Reid has turned to campus life for her new book Come and Get It. She talks class, money and why becoming a mother has made her a better writer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

Why 140,000 pupils are ‘severely absent’ from school in England – and what we can do about it

Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

‘Less daunting’: inside the new education unit in north London supporting school refusers

The Royal Free hospital children’s school is running programmes at the renovated Konstam Centre in Camden

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

‘All my friends have moved’: how UK cities have been hollowed out by housing price rises

In central London, schools are closing as low and middle-income families are priced out. But some suburbs have more young people than they can afford. And the pattern is being repeated across the UK

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

How to choose festive fizz: from artisan to the best bargains

The sparkling wine all depends on what you want it for, personal taste and what you are willing to spend

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023