When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Benjamin Zephaniah said elsewhere, not written here
In 1985, in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, sitting on the veranda with my grandmother, people-watching, and listening to poetry and local gossip.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

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Edmund Hillary Mountaineer and explorer; first ascent of Everest, 1953
Those years from 1953 to 1975 were extremely happy years for me. I did many adventurous activities. I got deeply involved in these aid programs for the people of the Himalayas. I had a nice family, we took our family into the out-of-doors, we camped and we swam and we clambered around the hills. For me, it was a very full and a very happy existence.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview source ↗
Vinnie Jones English professional footballer and actor
In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗
Michael Morpurgo British children's writer
When I was a young father and teaching at a local primary school in Kent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2011 source ↗

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