Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 June 2021 source ↗
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What is the worst job you have done?
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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
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Malorie Blackman
British writer
What A Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2013 source ↗
Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
Sinatra's The Best Is Yet To Come.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
Liz Jones
British journalist
Heartbeats, by Jose González.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
Thinking about the next day.
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Working in a betting office on Grand National day. I was 17 and my hair was scrunched like Mick Hucknall’s.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
Karl Lagerfeld.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
With my family in Wales.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
When I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. It was horrendous.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
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