Robert Peston: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Robert Peston said elsewhere, not written here

A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

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Alison Moyet English singer

A television. I don’t care for things. When I moved, I downsized and threw away most of my possessions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗

Billy Porter American actor and singer

I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2021 source ↗

Kim Gordon American musician and artist

A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2020 source ↗

Olivia Williams British actress

An electric car.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2022 source ↗

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Being driven across the Atlas Mountains in a snowstorm 25 years ago, by a local taxi driver who plainly put a lower premium on the advantages of living than me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗