Unmissable culture of 2017
Robert Carlyle: 'I took out two teeth and suddenly Begbie came back to life'
A ghost in kiss curls: how Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun share a mask
Jackie: behind the creation of JFK, America's once and future king
Get ready, here I come: 20 talents set to take 2017 by storm
Great exhibitions: 2017's best art, photography, architecture and design
Laughing gear: the best live comedy to start 2017
Lift-off: the must-see dance shows of 2017
Future sounds: the best pop and rock of 2017
Watch this! The must-see TV shows of 2017
Centre stage: the best theatre of 2017
Forty films to kick off 2017 in UK cinemas
Nintendo flips Switch: will new console make 2017 a winning year?
All life is here: the must-see classical performances of 2017
Shock, dread and yakuza: games not to miss in 2017
Manwatching: a secret female playwright's liberating look at sex
The author of a hit show about desire explains why she’s staying anonymous – and why her play is only performed by male comedians
Stephin Merritt on his musical memoir: 'People who could be insulted, I cleared with them first'
The prolific Magnetic Fields songwriter has just unveiled his latest epic work – a track for each year of his life. He talks about how he sorted through the ‘mess’ of his past
Joanna Scanlan: 'I'm a sexual being. I feel I'm attractive to men – including my husband'
As Paul Abbott’s all-female cop comedy No Offence returns, its star talks putdowns, poetry – and why sexuality should stop being associated with youth
