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Can You Make a Creative Job Pay?

The creative industries add around £124 billion to the UK economy according to government figures, but for actors, painters, or even influencers, making it pay can seem impossible.The actor Christopher Biggins joins the programme to share how he's managed to work in the arts for ...  Show more

Mortgages, Silver Marriages and Warren Buffett

This week the Bank of England cut interest rates to the lowest level for more than two years. The decision to cut Bank Rate to 3.75% came after new figures also showed inflation had slowed, falling to 3.2% in the year to November. What will that mean for mortgages in 2026?Financi ...  Show more

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