Robert Bathurst: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Robert Bathurst said elsewhere, not written here

Wimbledon champion. I won the title frequently when playing against a pebbledash wall at home in Ireland.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

Julian Lloyd Webber British cellist and conductor

A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗

Steve Pemberton British actor and comedian

What I am now, but with a better singing voice.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 May 2019 source ↗

Gareth Bale Welsh footballer

I just wanted to fulfil my potential.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

A Yorkshire cricketer, but I wasn’t good enough.

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

When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Rats scurrying in the roof. I won the last war but it’s only a matter of time.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 June 2020 source ↗

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