Joanna Scanlan: What most recently made you cry?

What most recently made you cry?

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

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

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Recorded Joanna Scanlan said elsewhere, not written here

The plastics episode of Blue Planet.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

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Tony Ross British writer of children's books

When I discovered my cat was blind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2013 source ↗

Nadiya Hussain British television chef, baker and author

Last week, when I dropped a mug on my foot.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2016 source ↗

Douglas Booth

Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 February 2025 source ↗

Ralph Ineson English actor and narrator

On New Year’s day I was so hungover my hair actually hurt. I lay on the sofa with my daughter and we watched The Muppets for two hours and I cried with laughter.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2018 source ↗

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Question What do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work

Having someone to love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self

An actor or a nun.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

At the BBC, in the old days, a piece of paper was sent to various households for them to report on what they’d watched that week. In my early 20s, I collated the data. It was deeply boring.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗