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How O Brother, Where Art Thou? got inspired – then upstaged – by its own soundtrack

For their freewheeling comedy – back in cinemas this week – the Coen Brothers sought creative help from super-producer T-Bone Burnett, whose music for the film sparked a folk revival upon its release and launched the careers of many of its contributors. It may be the film’s greatest legacy, writes Xan Brooks

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Happy Valley’s Siobhan Finneran: ‘We’re all a bit of a mess, blundering our way through stuff’

After the whirlwind success of ‘Happy Valley’, Siobhan Finneran is stepping up to a long-overdue leading role in an ITV police thriller. She talks to Katie Rosseinsky about delving into the secretive world of witness protection, why Sally Wainwright’s work struck such a chord, and juggling hard-hitting drama with comedy

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