Richard Bacon
English television and radio presenter
Reading Joe Biden’s son’s tribute to his late brother, Beau, at his funeral.
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Money & investment
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
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Simon Bird
English actor and comedian
My sister's wedding. Probably a bit of grit in my eye or something. Let's not make a big deal out of it.
Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.
I cry all the time in front of the telly. I was doing Gogglebox with Julian Clary recently and I cried watching The Piano.
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View profile →A 1955 Jaguar XK120. It was not in very good condition and, little by little, I brought it back to its former splendour.
In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
Selling stolen mangoes to pay for a cinema ticket, aged eight.
As someone who made a difference.
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