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A caravan. I was brought up going on caravan holidays – but we quickly realised that a double-axle caravan was too much of a commitment and sold it.
A saxophone for £8,000.
A Cessna Golden Eagle eight-seater aircraft. I flew it across the Atlantic both ways and did two US tours and two European tours in it. I finally sold it and got a job as an airline pilot in which I was paid to fly, rather than the other way round.
I went overboard on the money I invested in the production of Allegiance. It did not return, but it was fulfilling that I was able to tell a story that’s dear.
I’ve been to two postmortems in real life, and spent the last 14 years talking about death at work – so, pretty close.
In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
A cellist, inspired by my mum and dad’s friendship with Jacqueline du Pré, and seeing a documentary about her.
Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
Romesh Ranganathan, Martin Compston, Edward Fox, Nicola Walker, Alison Steadman, Michael Ball
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