Beauty, the Beast and Books!

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Beauty, the Beast and the magic of books weave a unique spell in Disney’s new live-action fairytale. This week, Emma Watson and Dan Stevens tell The Big Issue about their life-long passion for libraries – and why they’re backing our #WhyBooksMatter literacy campaign.

·        Also this week: Harry Hill reflects on the golden piece of advice he was given by Bruce Forsyth on surviving in showbiz and why his new ITV hit Alien Fun Capsule makes a good case for saving the human race.

·        In his Letter To My Younger Self, actor Ralf Little discusses how The Royle Family changed his life, swapping medical school for a TV gamble, and his worry that he might never be a dad.

·        We meet Angus Carnie, who has come up with his own solution to Britain's housing crisis that is literally rubbish. Yes, he built a one-bedroom cabin in Dundee from waste destined for landfill.

· Columnist Damian Barr outs Disney. Where are all the positive gay characters, he asks?

And much more besides as usual!

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