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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
Trying to think of a recipe I’ve forgotten. I keep a notebook by my bed now.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗
Things I said in interviews.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 October 2021 source ↗
Everything: I worry about whether the window frames need replacing, did I answer that email, how long my face is going to hold up, world peace, poverty…
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 September 2021 source ↗
The sound of nightingales, but it is the most lovely sound. If someone said it was an elf playing a flute, I would believe them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗
A drunk woman who threw epic dinner parties.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
My Auntie Jane. She took me in, aged 10, and, after my mother died, healed my broken heart by filling our dining room with food and people. Still cooking at the grand old age of 89. My icon.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2026 source ↗
Abigail Breslin, Adam Clayton, Adam Lambert, Adam Peaty, Adjoa Andoh, Aidan Gillen
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