Michael Hodges

Alison Steadman in Hold the Sunset

Alison Steadman: The Archers is not a "middle-class bubble" – it deals with people’s real worries

Lesley Sharp: “I didn’t want to be classified as a northern actress”

Sir Billy Connolly: "I’m the least patriotic man in the world"

Top of the Shop: Tom Kerridge invites Britain’s best preservers, picklers and cheese-makers to do battle

Civilisations presenter Mary Beard: "I'm really glad I didn't do TV until I was 50"

Not Going Out creator Lee Mack: "Everyone told me British sitcom was dead"

Against the Law: Lord Montagu kept a vital recording of the trial that led to gay equality – his son explains why

Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa in Black Panther

Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman on Black Panther: Movies like this have the power to changes the world

Death in Paradise star Ardal O’Hanlon: “I’m terrified of the creatures”

Why Stanley Spencer tore apart his family for a lesbian muse

Susanna Reid on Piers Morgan: “I know we have a combative relationship on air, but we are genuine friends”

Jodie Foster: “My greatest strength is what's in my head"

Tom Jones on his love of pubs, PBS and Death in Paradise

Steve Coogan on why Alan Partridge is part of his DNA

Jamie Oliver's top five Christmas cooking tips

Retire? I have considered it... Jamie Oliver reveals what knocked him back in 2017 – and what keeps him going

Shirley Ballas: “Craig is a doll. I just love him, I’d like to marry him”

Simon Callow: Live fast, live well – just don’t live too long

Paul Hollywood

Bake Off star Paul Hollywood on fame, fortune – and why he feels "under siege"

What it’s like to live like a monk for a day

Just how well can comedian-turned-arts-presenter Frank Skinner actually paint?

Fiona Bruce on the BBC pay gap – and why she’s not as posh as you’d think

Jamie Oliver: dyslexia was the making of me

Sex, some drugs and rock ’n’ roll: DJ Johnnie Walker on how he became a rebel on pirate station Radio Caroline

Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright on being “overlooked” because she’s a woman

Love, Nina: confessions of a nanny in London's literary set

Barry Norman’s daughter on the film critic’s home life vs Hollywood – and their first trip to the cinema together

Jonathan Agnew on Test Match Special and his "leg over" meltdown

Henry Blofeld: why now is the right time to leave Test Match Special

Hilary Mantel: "The royals are seen as show business, they are treated trashily”