Richard Bacon: When were you happiest?

When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Richard Bacon said elsewhere, not written here

About twice a week I think I’m having the best day of my life. When was I happiest? Er, Tuesday.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

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Dermot O'Leary British-Irish television presenter

On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2014 source ↗

Val McDermid Scottish crime novel writer

I am happiest right now. Things are going really well – my professional life, my personal life, my family life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2020 source ↗

Johnny Flynn British actor and musician

When I was about eight, by a river waiting for my dad to finish fishing, eating a Mars bar, drinking a can of Coke and listening to Beat It by Michael Jackson on my Walkman. I remember feeling I couldn’t be happier.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 April 2022 source ↗

Angela Griffin British actress and television presenter

During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2022 source ↗