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Continuing our series of looking back at some of our favourite episodes, here’s the Evening Standard’s Jimi Famurewa talking to Professor Green about mental health, food banks and ‘tone deaf’ influencers in Dubai.

Stephen Manderson, aka Professor Green, is a big advocate for opening up the conversation around mental health, having presented documentaries on everything from suicide to child poverty.

Speaking from his London home, the rapper spoke about working from home and juggling two new businesses Aguulp, a supplement company, and Giz n Greens, a pizza business that he set up with his close friend and chef Gizzi Erskine during the pandemic.

It’s from February 2021.

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As another year largely dominated by the pandemic draws to a close, we take a look back at some of the highlights of the year from the world of art and culture.

The Evening Standard’s Arts Editor Nancy Durrant takes us back through some of the things that have helped us through the past twelve months, and proved to us that not even a pandemic can stop our arts and culture flourishing.

Nancy reviews some of the best films, TV shows and theatre performances, while previewing some of the things we can look forward to in 2022.

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There are some positive signs that the rise in cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant is slowing in London.

For the sixth day in a row, cases have been between 20,491, and 26,608, with the lowest of those numbers recorded on Tuesday.

But the number of coronavirus patients in the city’s hospitals has jumped by 830, or 77 per cent, since the start of the month to over 1,900.

The Evening Standard’s Political Editor Nicholas Cecil discusses what a potential slowing of cases could mean for London, and how current measures are stacking up against the virus.

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As the number of people in the UK prescribed antidepressants continues to rise, a review of the drugs has led to brand new guidance for the doctors who prescribe them.

University College London and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have worked together on the review, looking into the role of antidepressants and how to help patients stop using them.

They have recommended that doctors should prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time, and also argued that long-term use for many is probably inappropriate.

Mark Horowitz is a clinical research fellow in psychiatry from University College London who worked on the review.

He discusses their recommendations for doctors, how patients should stop using the drugs, and the evidence around serotonin levels.

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From today, a new treatment for vulnerable patients at greater risk of Covid-19 is being offered at London hospitals.

The drug, called Sotrovimab, has been manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, which says it appears to work against the Omicron variant, and can cut the risk of hospitalisation or death by almost 80 per cent.

Medicine Development Lead for the drug Dr Amanda Peppercorn explains how the drug works, how effective it is against Omicron, and why it is so significant in the fight against Covid-19.

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The classic musical Cabaret has returned to the London stage starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne.

The hit musical, famously made into a film starring Liza Minnelli as the cabaret singer Sally, was inspired by the novels of English writer Christopher Isherwood based on his own experiences in the German capital as the Nazis rose to power.

Redmayne plays The Emcee alongside Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles in the show set in the fictional cabaret venue the Kit Kat Club.

The Evening Standard’s Chief Theatre Critic Nick Curtis joins The Leader podcast to discuss why he’s garlanded the West End musical revival with a rare five-star review.

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School days…spare a thought for 21st Century teenagers thrown into the lion’s den of social media, often poorly prepped to deal with bullies, trolls and the dreaded cancel culture.

Until now - because Sutton High School in London is piloting debate classes for girls from 11 years old that focus on internet culture, to help them confidently express their opinions and encourage discussion. And it all starts with pizza toppings.

We speak to school head Beth Dawson about her innovative course that’s already in demand from neighbouring schools.

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