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 Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗
Probably last night, when I went into my sons’ bedroom and kissed them on their smelly heads.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
In the sea, somewhere hot. Looking back at people I love on the beach.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗
Sunday mornings with my parents when I visited from college.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗
I am relieved to say that I find it hard to answer such a question, because if I could it would suggest that my life has become dreary and empty.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 February 2008 source ↗
Doing the spacewalk to fix a solar panel at the furthest edge of the ISS. You have no idea if you are going to get a chance to do a spacewalk when you go into space. I was fortunate. There’s a real juxtaposition between floating, completely serene and calm, looking down at Earth and the universe, and being aware that you are in this hostile environment.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗
Running out of options.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗
Shyness. It really held me back when I was younger, and I wish it hadn’t. I do a better job of not being so shy these days.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗
Abi Morgan, Abigail Breslin, Adam Kay, Adeel Akhtar, Adrian Dunbar, Adrian Edmondson
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