When were you happiest?

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Recorded Harry Enfield said elsewhere, not written here
An eight-hour walk along the north Cornwall coast with my eldest children - aged eight and 10. Whoever has eight hours of solid conversation with their children? I loved every minute.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2009 source ↗

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Prue Leith South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer
In my 40s: I had two children young enough to think their parents wonderful, my business was booming, I was happily married and living in the Cotswolds with a veg garden and ponies in the paddock. Who could not be happy?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗

Adam Kay British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
In the one photo I’ve seen where my smile looks convincing – I’m four years old, so I’m guessing then. But I just won a Bafta and that felt amazing, too. So, roughly every 40 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗

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