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He shook up Star Wars as its first black stormtrooper and hasn’t looked back since. The English actor on facing down bullies and not being nicey-nice

As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her a survivor

If you’ve got acrophobia, paranoia, fear of flying, PTSD, even depression, software could soon be the solution

Why has Jane Campion switched to the small screen after making some really strong films?

The filmmaker has been a thorn in the establishment’s side since ‘Cathy Come Home’ and ‘Kes’. At 80, he’s made his angriest film yet

Dustin Hoffman on the films he turned down and his directorial debut

Minister must be feeling the pain after a tough week for the party, but he does not show it

Vanessa Redgrave on ageing, religion, human rights and the notorious Oscars speech that stalled her Hollywood career

Former British premier Gordon Brown on why it’s so important for him to campaign for the No vote in the Scottish independence referendum