Cressida Cowell
British writer
Watching my children play together for hours when they were very young.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗
When were you happiest?
Question
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The first time I played a complete song on the guitar. It was A Day In The Life, by the Beatles.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2013 source ↗
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View all 576 →The 60s at the University of California at Santa Barbara weren’t bad.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2011 source ↗
Tim Minchin
Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian
Maybe when my wife Sarah and I were walking back to our hotel in Covent Garden, London, through the snow after the Olivier awards when Matilda won all the stuff. Hold on, I’m meant to say the birth of my children, aren’t I?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2020 source ↗
Fern Britton
English television presenter and author
I am always happiest tucked up at home with my family.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2009 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2013 source ↗
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