Interview

Seven decades after Ellis faced the hangman, author Louisa Treger argues that the attitudes behind her execution have not disappeared

He is back to thrill and torment us with Red Sheet. Just don’t ask him about Trump

The director and critic returns with more episodes of his new epic The Story of Documentary Film

The Love Me Tender star on method acting, motherhood and refusing to fit in

The painter-turned-director’s In the Hand of Dante has divided critics. Luckily, he thinks it’s a masterpiece

The restless author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is back with a new novel – and he still believes in America and the power of writing

The bass legend believes music is becoming a middle-class hobby

Biographer Sathnam Sanghera on our unresolved problems with the late singer

The inequality campaigner is certain that he’s right – but that may not be enough 

From Rwanda to Iraq, Sally Hayden has spent her career reporting from war zones. Her new book highlights extraordinary acts by ordinary people caught up in crisis

Gary Stewart was brilliant, briefly revered and doomed by drug addiction. Now a new biography finally gives him his due

Rollie Kahaani’s photos from populist rallies are grabbing attention

How did the future M People founder make Manchester dance? He says it’s all about the attitude

Paul Johnson, the former head of Britain’s most important economic think tank, spent years scrutinising the UK. In his new book, he reveals one of the biggest misconceptions people have about the country and how it works

The former Green Party leader says that the government wants to ignore the climate crisis and if Nigel Farage gets into power, Britain’s climate policy will become even worse

In a new book, the former SNP politician recalls the in-fighting, the vendettas and the back-stabbing in Scottish politics – and the time it literally made her sick

The comedian who filled Wembley and walked away talks about fame, his disappearing act and his excellent new book

The ‘charming, cool’ winner of best male newcomer at France’s Grammys wants his eclectic style to cross the channel

In his only UK interview for Father Mother Sister Brother, the director opens up about his films, his inspirations and why he hates rehearsals

Liam Byrne has written another note – this time on how the government can find its own story and stop Reform. Will No 10 listen?

The LBC host on how Brexit logic is making papers defend Trump on Iran – because ‘they’d rather look ridiculous than admit they’re wrong’

Raoul Peck, the director of Orwell: 2+2=5, on how the writer’s message is missed and misused – and what he would have thought of Trump and Gaza

Slovenia is obsessed with strapping on skis and flying into the void – and they’re expecting to be in the medals at the Winter Olympics

The Welsh illustrator is staring down the barrel of 90, but still raging about an ‘unimaginably awful’ president – and laughing about the Gonzo genius of his own partnership with Hunter S Thompson

Former Newsnight journalist Deborah Cohen’s new book explores how influencer culture and wellness marketing have created a boom market in dodgy health advice

Andy West, the man who inspired the hit new drama, on nature, change and the ‘terrible, dehumanising’ life behind bars

The star who began in children's theatre in a Norwegian forest is Oscar-bound with Sentimental Value

Being right or wrong is not as important as what you do in the service of those opinions and how far you are willing to go

She won’t talk politics, but her career speaks volumes - and it shows her city is a multicultural success

Wolfgang Flür, once part of the band’s classic line-up, on putting humanity into electronic music

Nava Golchini dreams of the day she can go home and perform. Gabbeh, her debut album as NAVA, turns hyperpop into protest

As geopolitical tensions rise, a new generation of artists is quietly rewriting the script