George Monbiot on the definition of neoliberalism

What Shakespeare and today's soap opera writers have in common

Shakespeare as a 16th Century housewife's favourite

Billy Bragg on the importance of the BBC

Salman Rushdie on the private act of writing a book

Lionel Shriver: Why Donald Trump wouldn’t work as a fictional character

Billy Bragg: 'Cynicism is the real enemy of all of us who want to make the world a better place'

Jonathan Dimbleby on breaking the Enigma code - and nearly losing the war

Stephen Frears on Muhammad Ali

Writer Debbie Horsfield on the financial challenges of making a series like Poldark

Jeanette Winterson explains why she chose The Winter’s Tale as her Shakespeare ‘cover version’

Sam Mendes on the James Bond franchise

Thomas Keneally on the girl in red in Schindler's List