Nicholas Parsons: What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?

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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?

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Nicholas Parsons

English actor, straight man and presenter

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If there was a miracle pill that helped you to feel physically the same as you are mentally.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

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Absence of lower back pain.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2014 source ↗

Andi Oliver British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer

I could be kinder to myself.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 December 2021 source ↗

Corinne Bailey Rae

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.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

Busta Rhymes American rapper

To be in a position to empower my entire family with generational wealth.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2020 source ↗

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My wife says the Minute Waltz.

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.

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