Emilia Fox
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I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
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Hot Legs by Rod Stewart: I’m going to be cremated.
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Dan Stevens
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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
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Townes Van Zandt’s To Live Is To Fly.
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Sanctus from Fauré's Requiem.
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View profile →Now. I am father to Albert, seven, and Esme, six. I’ve never experienced happiness as complete as caring for them.
I think I’ve only really experienced it on a parental level, and it feels like the rhythm of nature.
During my severe clinical depression in 2016. I was at Piccadilly station in Manchester and a train was coming.
To my children, because their mum and dad’s relationship failed, and I know that has caused them great sadness.
Falling off the stage in the third preview of Macbeth at the RSC.
A little more spiritual enlightenment.
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