How close have you come to death?

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

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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Recorded John Waters said elsewhere, not written here
Just thinking about unsafe sex.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

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Rick Astley Singer, songwriter and radio presenter
In the 1990s in New Jersey, being driven to a radio station early one morning. Our driver fell asleep and we were on the other side of a dual carriageway with cars coming at us. We all screamed and banged on the seat, and he woke up and pulled the car back across.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 October 2018 source ↗
Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer
Ten years ago, I went to visit my dad in Australia. I walked to the edge of a cliff and looked over and tripped. I righted myself but my head was over the edge. No one saw it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗
Emilia Fox English actress and presenter
I’ve been to two postmortems in real life, and spent the last 14 years talking about death at work – so, pretty close.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
Andi Oliver British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer
I broke both my legs in a hit-and run accident when I was 26.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

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