Simon Mayo: What has been your biggest disappointment?

What has been your biggest disappointment?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Simon Mayo said elsewhere, not written here

Feeling as though I had to leave Radio 2 to get my life back on track. I had every intention of being David Jacobs or Brian Matthew and going on until I was 127, but it didn’t turn out like that.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2020 source ↗

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Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

In the last couple of years, Britain.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

Toyah Willcox English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter

The world doesn’t reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2019 source ↗

Monty Don English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer

At the time, losing our business, home and all our possessions in 1991 after the failure of our jewellery company. But if that had not happened then other good things would not have happened, either.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 May 2018 source ↗

Julie Andrews English actress, singer and author