Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actress
Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
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Julia Stiles
American actress
When The Saints Go Marching In, by a New Orleans second line band.
Tom Kerridge
Chef and restaurateur
Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. I’m a big sports fan and Italia 90 was such a massive part of my life when I’d just turned 17. That tune just builds and builds. I can imagine a massive coffin disappearing down while he’s singing. What better way to go?
Robert Carlyle
Scottish actor
Something by Nick Drake.
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View profile →My brother: I never meant to kill your pet frog. I thought I was doing a good deed cleaning the mossy tank with bleach. Can I also say sorry to the frog?
Now is pretty good; at home, the stove is burning and I’ve cleared the inbox enough to feel that I can relax.
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