Joan Bakewell: What song would you like played at your funeral?

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Recorded Joan Bakewell said elsewhere, not written here

A hymn called The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Cynthia Nixon American actress and politician

I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

Jean Paul Gaultier French fashion designer

David Bowie's Fashion.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2014 source ↗

Anna Friel English actress

Weird Fishes by Radiohead.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2019 source ↗

Patrisse Khan-Cullors American artist and activist

A Donny Hathaway song called Be Real Black For Me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 March 2018 source ↗

Wondering if I've turned the gas off.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

My student days at Cambridge.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

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