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Media Headliner: Nick Milligan faces up to regulatory threat to Sky

The media industry is waiting to see how the sales boss responds to prospective changes in the TV ad market. Sadly, there aren't that many big beasts left in TV…

Nick Milligan | Source: Campaign | Author: Jeremy Lee

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The Anti-Snobbery of 'Downton Abbey'

The creator of the hit television series on class and comfort in our increasingly uncertain times. Julian Fellowes, the creator and writer of "Downton Abbey," doesn't…

Julian Fellowes | Source: Wall Street Journal | Author: Raymond Zhong

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Idris Elba is wired for sound

He’s the Hackney boy who made it big in Hollywood, starring in Prometheus and Thor and hand-picked to play Nelson Mandela. But what Idris Elba wants more…

Idris Elba | Source: ES | Author: Dan Jones

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Bill Gates: I have no use for money. This is God’s work

Having already given away $28bn, Bill Gates intends to eradicate polio, with the same drive he brought to Microsoft. William Henry “Bill” Gates is a…

Bill Gates | Source: Daily Telegraph | Author: Neil Tweedie

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Alexander Lebedev: 'Russia is a different country now – I have not lost hope of justice'

A fracas with a fellow Russian tycoon more than a year ago will see the father of…

Alexander Lebedev | Source: The Independent | Author: Shaun Walker

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FrontRow: Khaled Hosseini may 22nd 2013

The Kite Runner novelist Khaled Hosseini, A.S. Byatt's Cultural Exchange, Michael Landy's kinetic sculptures and Andrew Collins' top 10 of… Read more

Source: BBC Radio 4, Front Row | Author: Mark Lawson

FrontRow: Dan Brown; Eddie Braben remembered 21 MAY 2013

Dan Brown discusses his new novel Inferno; we remember the comedy writer Eddie Braben who has died aged 82; Ed… Read more

Source: BBC Radio 4, Front Row | Author: Mark Lawson

John Cooper Clarke, poet – portrait of the artist

'Johnny Depp owes me – he pinched my whole look in Edward Scissorhands'How did you get into writing poetry?At primary… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Michael Mancienne flourishes in Mighty Mouse's Hamburg footsteps

Chelsea's frustrated talent is playing a lead role on the stage where another Englishman, Kevin Keegan, remains a legendIt is… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Phil Neville pitches for the vacant Everton manager's job

Defender has told Everton chairman Bill Kenwright that he is keen to take David Moyes's place at Goodison ParkThe special… Read more

Source: The Guardian

VictoriaD: Len McCluskey 23 Apr 2013

The leader of Britain's biggest union Unite speaks to 5 live listeners about the possibility of a general strike, defends… Read more

Source: BBC Radio 5 Live | Author: Victoria Derbyshire

Young, early, emerging: Daniel Brodie, associate producer, Royal Court

The young producer talks funding, family, Vicky Featherstone and the odds on a female artistic director at the National TheatreWhat… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Leslie Thomas: a voice for the dead

Witnessing blatant police cruelty convinced the award-winning lawyer to make deaths in custody his life's workLeslie Thomas has worked on… Read more

Source: The Guardian

For Those In Peril - Cannes 2013 video interview

Paul Wright tells Henry Barnes about his first feature, For Those In Peril, which is in the Critics' Week strand… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Jürgen Klopp rallies neutrals to support 'special' Borussia Dortmund

Manager talks hunting, shooting and hugging before the Champions League final at Wembley against Bayern MunichAn hour after the first… Read more

Source: The Guardian

FrontRow: The Big Wedding; James Salter: David Walliams

The Big Wedding reviewed; author James Salter speaks to Mark Lawson; why television is obsessed with the Tudors and David… Read more

Source: BBC Radio 4, Front Row | Author: Mark Lawson

Guardian Books podcast: Rick Gekoski on First Editions, Second Thoughts

How much was Julian Barnes paid for his novel Metroland - and what was its original title? Which author congratulated… Read more

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Mark Cousins: the kids stay in the picture

Critic and director Mark Cousins is receiving rave reviews at Cannes for his inspirational film about cinema and childhood. He tells… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Flavia Cacace: 'The more you win, the more you charge'

Fame and Fortune: The Strictly Come Dancing star says the show has let her double her fees, but she is… Read more

Source: Sunday Telegraph

Marketing to women: why painting it pink doesn't work (and never did)

Jane Cunningham, author of a new book advising companies how to market to women, talks about why some get it… Read more

Source: The Guardian

How to design your ideal life

Danish entrepreneur Martin Bjergegaard says that to succeed and be happy it's not necessary to work extra-long hours that don't… Read more

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Vevo boss Nic Jones: 'We're at the pointy end of labels' activities'

What the majors want from the video hub, what he learned from MySpace – and why mobile is more than… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Gill Hornby: 'We all go slighty bonkers when our children are little'

The debut novelist on Jane Austen, female cliques, and living up to her famous brother and husbandGill Hornby has spent… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history?

In the second part of his special report, Chris McGreal meets President Paul Kagame in Kigali – and finds him… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Heli director Amat Escalante - video interview

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Pam Hogg: this much I know

The designer and musician on breaking the law, crying, and never disclosing her ageI never felt I had my mother's… Read more

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Lionel Shriver: 'Almost no one has a normal relationship with food'

Lionel Shriver's new novel is intensely concerned with food, family and obesity. Over lunch, she talks about its semi-autobiographical roots,… Read more

Source: The Guardian

Simon Hopkinson: I drank Sarson's vinegar from the bottle from a young age

The food writer and cook on life as an apprentice, his dad's cooking and his collection of mixersMy earliest memory… Read more

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Gary Hume: 'I couldn't hold down a job. That's why I became an artist'

A fully paid-up member of the rowdy YBA generation in the 90s, the artist made his name with his household… Read more

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Bruno Loubet and the way of the vegetable

The French chef's new restaurant isn't vegetarian – but it does give veg more than equal billing• Try Bruno Loubet's… Read more

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Tom Croft keen to make impact for Lions after speedy recovery

Leicester flanker never dreamed of going on tour to Australia after breaking his neck against Harlequins in April 2012At the… Read more

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Paralympic gold medallist Oliveira motivated by Pistorius blade row

Alan Oliveira spurred on by London Paralympics dispute with Oscar Pistorius but Brazilian insists it is now forgottenAlan Oliveira speaks… Read more

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Maggie's cancer care centre, Newcastle – review

Ted Cullinan, the veteran architect behind a new Maggie's centre in Newcastle, talks about his lifelong love of building and… Read more

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