Jane Asher
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Fine dining when it goes wrong.
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In the last couple of years, Britain.
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Gloria Steinem
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Seeing the future die, from Bobby Kennedy to dear friends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗
Julie Andrews
English actress, singer and author
Losing my singing voice. I had to have an operation and unfortunately it was not successful. I’ve not been able to sing since.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2019 source ↗
Rachel Whiteread
English artist
Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
As the man who never died.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
I learned how to play The Wind Cries Mary guitar solo.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
Describing the plot of Roma.
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