Peter Capaldi: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Peter Capaldi said elsewhere, not written here

Death is always close.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 June 2021 source ↗

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Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

Have you seen my documentaries?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

We used to have one of those gat guns that shot pellets. My friend pretty much had the thing at point-blank range to my temple. It popped out and completed its trajectory about a millimetre from my head.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Chris Hoy British track cyclist, 1994–2013

The London terror attack on 7/7 in 2005. I was in London the day before for the Olympic bid. When we won I thought, “I should stay over – it will be a great party tonight.” But I decided to go back to Manchester for training. Bombs went off on what would have been my route to the station.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2018 source ↗

Robert Carlyle Scottish actor