Mel Giedroyc: What do you consider your greatest achievement?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Originally asked

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

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

Recorded Mel Giedroyc said elsewhere, not written here

If you think that you have one, then you’re a bit of a prat, aren’t you?

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

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Mo Farah British track and field athlete

Being dad to my kids and having a family.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 April 2019 source ↗

Marina Abramović Performance artist

That performance art has become a part of mainstream art.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗

Fatima Bhutto Pakistani writer

Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 February 2021 source ↗

Kathy Lette Australian-British author

Raising two children. If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, then you deserve a medal.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗