Interviews
Comedian Stevie Martin talks online success and her return to the stage
Comedian Stevie Martin on live versus online comedy, filming her new show in Margate, and the “weird dream” experience of being on Taskmaster
Interviews
Strange Tourist gets the inside track on the best and most interesting creative people and culture in Thanet and East Kent.
Interviews
Pie Factory Music’s fight to save the building it calls home
As youth service Pie Factory Music fights funding cuts and plans to sell its Ramsgate HQ, CEO Zoë Carassik explains why “young people deserve better”
Interviews
The Dinosaur That Pooped illustrator: ‘Trust what comes out of the pencil’
Garry Parsons, the illustrator who brought The Dinosaur That Pooped to life, on draw-along workshops and nailing the colour of poop
Interviews
'Old dried up prunes' take the stage in a playful protest against ageism
Ahead of POW Thanet, dance company Moving Memory’s Sian Stevenson talks mixing the personal with the political and the joy of “old dried up prunes”
Interviews
POW Thanet's Decade of Dissent a reflection of festival's past says CEO Rosanagh Fuller
POW Thanet CEO Rosanagh Fuller on harnessing the power of dissent and creativity in the fight for equality for women, girls and non-binary people
Interviews
Hazen Vaughan, Great British Bake Off: 'You don’t see the chaos. People are stressed'
Much like a rolex that cuts like a pillowy sponge, so much of the Great British Bake Off is an illusion, as contestant Hazel Vaughan reveals
News
Thanet’s independent music venues “hanging in there” as others shut their doors
Ramsgate Music Hall’s André Dack and Sammy Clarke of Margate’s Where Else on the existential threat facing hundreds of independent music venues in the UK
Interviews
Photographer Mike Goldwater captures the 'spirit' and 'beauty' of Thanet in new book
Photojournalist Mike Goldwater on turning his lens on home in his new book Island
Interviews
Ramsgate Space: ‘It’s painful to see the high street of a town you love so much struggle to survive’
A town centre revitalisation project has big plans for Ramsgate, aiming to turn its downtrodden high street into a main artery reflective of the town’s best bits
Interviews
Margate Film Festival: ‘We want to be a beacon for bold, boundary-pushing cinema’
After a two year hiatus, Margate Film Festival returns with its most ambitious programme yet. We find out how it all came together and what the future holds
Interviews
Los Bitchos: ‘Every part is crucial. It's like an orchestra’
Ahead of their upcoming show at Margate Lido, instrumental band Los Bitchos discuss the development of their sound on new album Talkie Talkie
Kids & Family
Tamara Macfarlane on improving diversity in children’s books
Author and bookseller Tamara Macfarlane discusses her mission to reduce inequality in children’s books, how things are improving and what more needs to be done