Simon Le Bon
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Another radio hit.
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If war stopped.
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Daryl McCormack
Irish actor
Less phone use.
My mum looks after our kids all the time, but on the very few weeks she takes time off, doing it all is a big juggle. My mum is a combination of Mary Poppins and Angela Davis, so I’d clone her.
Rick Stein
English chef
To have my wife, Sarah, living in England permanently.
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View profile →I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
I'm a great admirer of Tony Benn -he's one of the few politicians who speaks his mind.
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
The birth of my first child, July 4 2002.
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