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‘I need to slow down’: James McAvoy on family, faith – and painful truths
For the first 20 years of his meteoric career, James McAvoy hardly stopped for breath. But as the final part of His Dark Materials comes to our screens, he tells Craig McLean it’s time to ease up

Craig McLean

11, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM

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Tea with Ozzy Osbourne: ‘I’ve sung that song for 55 years. I’m not going to forget the words’
When he stole the show at the Commonwealth Games, fans were delighted to see the Prince of Darkness back. Here, Ozzy Osbourne pours out his soul about overcoming illness, coming home – and why he owes it all to Sharon

Craig McLean

28, Aug, 2022 @7:00 AM

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Neneh Cherry: ‘I love being a grandma’
The singer, 54, on her breakthrough, her breakdown, and the guy who stole her Grammy

Craig McLean

26, Jan, 2019 @2:00 PM

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Kelly Macdonald: ‘People were still drunk on the Trainspotting set’
The actor, 41, tells Craig McLean about cowboy boots, childbearing, self-sufficiency and being bullied at school

for not swearing

Craig McLean

24, Sep, 2017 @1:00 PM

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Beth Ditto: ‘We got too comfortable, but everyone’s awake now’
Bold, outspoken and punkily positive, Beth Ditto is going solo with her first album since leaving Gossip. She talks to Craig McLean about Trump, tolerance and reasons to be cheerful

Craig McLean

28, May, 2017 @6:00 AM

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Peter Andre: ‘I don’t think doing 10 reality series was too much’
The singer, 42, on sticking out like a sore thumb, the importance of family and music being his friend

Craig McLean

14, Nov, 2015 @2:00 PM

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Michelle Mone: ‘My party trick is measuring people’s boobs with my eyes’
The entrepreneur, 43, on fear of failure, working too hard and tracking down the world’s best breast enhancers

Craig McLean

07, Mar, 2015 @2:00 PM

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Domhnall Gleeson: ‘I’m done talking about Star Wars’
Luckily, the rising young star of Frank, Anna Karenina and About Time has plenty to say about his other new sci-fi movie, the gripping AI thriller Ex Machina

Craig McLean

10, Jan, 2015 @6:00 AM

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Will Young: Why I love Magritte

'Magritte was smart on the outside, rebellious on the inside – and that's kind of like me', says Will Young

Interview by Craig McLean

30, Apr, 2014 @6:00 AM

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Jake Bugg: 'You never forget where you're from'

At only 19, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg is a phenomenon. He's topped the charts with his inner-city blues, dated Cara Delevingne, and even found himself compared to Bob Dylan. Craig McLean spends a week on tour with the Nottingham lad as he meets his passionate fans – and avoids the police

Craig McLean

03, Nov, 2013 @9:00 AM

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James McAvoy: 'There will be people who walk out of the cinema I'm sure'

James McAvoy plays a drug-fuelled cop in Filth – a film so shocking it almost didn't get released. He tells Craig McLean about a gruelling year

Craig McLean

22, Sep, 2013 @8:00 AM

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Franz Ferdinand: 'We'd become the opposite of what we wanted to be'

It's been 10 years since Franz Ferdinand's rise to fame, two since the group were rumoured to have split, yet their new album is tipped as the sound of the summer. Craig McLean asks the group how it all went so right, then wrong, then right again

Craig McLean

18, Aug, 2013 @5:03 AM

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