“i thought i’d be the next day’s chip paper!”

Gareth Malone opens up about touring, family and how he keeps cheery in difficult times

As he kicks off a new nationwide tour, Gareth Malone reflects on the legacy of The Choir , his impending 50th birthday and the new wellness rituals keeping him in shape

GARETH MALONE GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HIS HOME

He may have been the life of the party at the height of his music career but, these days, Martin Kemp prefers his home comforts. “I always used to look at myself as an anecdote vampire. I would go out

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.

After years spent raising her two sons as a single mum, TV and radio presenter Kirsty Gallacher says she’s finally found her “safe space” in partner Darren Clayton. The 49-year-old, who describes thei