This Week's Issue

August 30 - September 5, 2010

Issue 800

New Oprah?

Alesha Dixon has set her mind on being Britain’s answer to Oprah Winfrey. And, as the former Mis-teeq star tells The Big Issue, she always gets what she wants

Gallic flair 

French film icon Jean ‘Léon’ Reno talks candidly about how his relationship with director Luc Besson is finished and why Nicolas Sarkozy is good for France

Big cover up

Six famous artists and designers have been chosen to create book covers for a classic novel. It’s a bit of all write

Crest of a wave

Why Islay is at the centre of Scotland’s energy revolution with its tidal power and offshore wind potential