Robert Bathurst: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Recorded Robert Bathurst said elsewhere, not written here

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

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

Others on this question

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗

Paapa Essiedu British actor

A really bad habit of eating sweets before I go to sleep.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2023 source ↗

Courteney Cox American actress and producer

Worrying about not being able to go back to sleep.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2019 source ↗

Guy Pearce Australian actor

If I’ve spent money that I shouldn’t have or treated someone badly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 January 2025 source ↗

Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.

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

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

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

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