I’d have reported the tutor who asked me to read an essay to him sitting on the toilet as he lay soaping himself in the bath.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I might have carried on doing The Voice.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2020 source ↗
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My password. [In 2014, Brown Findlay’s iCloud account was hacked.]
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗
I would do more weightlifting than aerobics. Strong is better than skinny.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 October 2025 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2020 source ↗
My house by the sea to the sound of ropes pinging against boat masts and gulls on the roof. Instant coffee, white toast and watching The Wright Stuff in bed. It’s my last day! If I haven’t done it yet I don’t want to cram it all in now.
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A positive panic attack.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2020 source ↗
Travelling on a tour bus.
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