John Prescott: 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

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded John Prescott said elsewhere, not written here

Perfume for the wife, and the Jaguars. They were always secondhand. I have had every kind except the E-Type.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 April 2018 source ↗

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Kiell Smith-Bynoe

An office in the garden.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Martin Sheen American actor

Shares in The Way, which turned out to be the best movie I have done. Written and directed by my son Emilio, it’s a father-son story about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗

Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist

My creative freedom. I was the creative director of a large fashion brand when I packed it all in to pursue my writing.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗

Michelle Dockery British actress

A very nice holiday.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2020 source ↗