Anita Rani
British broadcaster and journalist
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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Anger at people's agenda to control others.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2014 source ↗
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Susan Calman
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Looking at conspiracy theories about JFK on the internet.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 November 2018 source ↗
Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
Nothing, really. But without little sleeping pills, I’d go crazy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2020 source ↗
Chaka Khan
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The fact that I’m a vampire.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2024 source ↗
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View profile →One of my daughter's. She wrote a song for me called Strong Like You, and she played it at the opening of my last play, Mother Courage. Every mother there cried.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2014 source ↗
When the acting is going really well – when I am flying.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 May 2014 source ↗
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