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<p>Harriet Walter stars as one of Britain’s most controversial politicians in a new docuseries </p>

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Harriet Walter: I shifted to seeing Margaret Thatcher as a human being

The star of new docudrama ‘Brian and Maggie’ sits down with Helen Coffey to talk modern politics, playing ‘horrible’ women, and why the roots of misogyny are set to dictate what we see on screen for a while yet

<p>Across seven seasons we follow the misadventures of Don Draper – grifter, womaniser and creative genius of the Madison Avenue advertising world – as he navigates the Sixties</p>

in focus

Mad Men: How can a Sixties-based show feel its most relevant in 2025?

<p>Jacob Alon: ‘I always felt that being a musician wasn’t possible for someone like me’</p>

Singer Jacob Alon: ‘A cardiologist wanted to make an example of me’

<p>Michelle Yeoh: ‘Going on stage, having to do interviews... it doesn’t get easier, to be honest’ </p>

The saturday interview

Michelle Yeoh: ‘Looking back, I go, “What the hell was I thinking?”’

Features & Reviews

<p>Got some time to spare? The Independent counts down 11 of the best films with running times over three hours </p>

the countdown

11 epically long films that won’t waste your time, ranked

<p>Charlotte has proven herself as a brutal Traitor</p>

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Why The Traitors is still the best British reality TV show on air

<p>‘The past still lives on.’ Pictured: Luca Marinelli as Benito Mussolini </p>

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How a groundbreaking Mussolini drama examines the birth of fascism

<p>Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón in ‘Emilia Pérez’ </p>

state of the arts

The 2025 Oscar nominations are regression masquerading as progress

Premium

<p>Gabriel Basso in ‘The Night Agent’ season two</p>

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The Night Agent is tailor-made to break the Netflix season two curse

<p>Central Cee in artwork for his debut album, ‘Can’t Rush Greatness'</p>

Central Cee makes a bold statement on his long-awaited debut album

<p>FKA twigs in artwork for her single ‘Perfect Stranger’ </p>

On Eusexua, FKA twigs reaches for new, oddity-embracing shapes

<p>Oscar frontrunner: Adrien Brody in ‘The Brutalist’</p>

Oscar frontrunner The Brutalist is a colossal cinematic achievement

<p>Behind Liu: a ghost haunts Rebekah and her family in Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’</p>

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence radically subverts haunted house cliches

<p>Send it back: Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in ‘Back in Action’</p>

Comment

Back in Action on Netflix is a new low for Hollywood creativity

<p>James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, whose debut album turns 20 this week </p>

playback

LCD Soundsystem and the album that changed music

<p>Lily Allen has said that she checked herself into a clinic because she was spiralling </p>

In focus

Inside Lily Allen’s search for happiness – and why she deserves better

Premium

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘I always think I’m so chill, but my kids have told me that I’m laser-focused, too. So bloody hell, I must be then’ </p>

the saturday interview

Marianne Jean-Baptiste on her Bafta-nominated reunion with Mike Leigh: ‘He loves strong women’

<p>‘Babygirl is very confronting. It’s a bit provocative. And if you’re uncomfortable with it, maybe it speaks to what you’re potentially going through in terms of repression’</p>

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Babygirl’s Harris Dickinson: ‘Being desired is not something I’ve been particularly used to’

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Rising Stars

<p>‘As an actor, I always want to emote and go big, and for this I had to restrain myself a lot’ </p>

Interview

Queer’s Drew Starkey on Daniel Craig: ‘We were so comfortable with our love scenes’

<p>Ella Lily Hyland: ‘It was one of those jobs where you could be really unserious’ </p>

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Ella Lily Hyland on Black Doves and fight scenes with Keira Knightley

<p>Sophie Thatcher: ‘I’m sick of looking at myself on screen looking scared’ </p>

Interview

Heretic’s Sophie Thatcher on Hugh Grant: ‘There is no sugar-coating with him’

<p>‘I’m clinically nostalgic’ </p>

Interview

My Old Ass star Maisy Stella: ‘Justin Bieber had to approve my scene’

Independent TV

Paul McCartney urges government crackdown on AI copyright

Ariana Grande responds to the ‘holding space’ meme

<p>Megyn Kelly asserted that cisgender women should not be battling blazes in Los Angeles and criticized the fire chief for being an ‘obese lesbian’</p>

Megyn Kelly rants against trans Emilia Perez star after Oscars nod

<p>Katie Price shares health update after undergoing lung checks over vaping concerns.</p>

Katie Price shares update after undergoing lung checks

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King Charles' longtime charity celebrates new name and U.S. expansion at New York gala

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Big Battlefield 6 playtests are back with EA desperate to avoid past failures

Big Battlefield 6 playtests are back with EA desperate to avoid past failures

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Heidi Montag thanks fans for 'miracle' after her house burnt down in LA wildfires

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Assassin's Creed Shadows was delayed a second time for an astonishing reason

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Elon Musk slammed after dragging Taylor Swift into 'Nazi salute' controversy

science-tech

Baffling discovery about the universe expanding defies our understanding of physics

science-tech

Baffling discovery about the universe expanding defies our understanding of physics

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'Shove it up your a**': Some US Capitol rioters reject Donald Trump's pardons

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Elon Musk's estranged daughter responds to 'Nazi salute' accusations with scathing post

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