Jared Harris: How close have you come to dying?

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

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On the interstate. Anyone who has driven in the United States will know that you are always very close to death – it is like the wild west on the freeways.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2025 source ↗

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Sue Perkins British actress, singer, writer and comedian

Anna dared me to jump off a cliff in Menorca on holiday a couple of years ago. I did. I fell 30m through the air, hit the water at an odd angle and shattered my coccyx.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 October 2018 source ↗

Julian Clary English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter

A gig in Chatham.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2022 source ↗

Philippa Perry Psychotherapist and author

I’m closer today than I was yesterday.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 June 2021 source ↗

Monty Don English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer

Despite a stroke, cancer as a child and various dramas with chainsaws and tractors, the closest was probably when I choked on a lamb chop 25 years ago. Sarah performed the Heimlich manoeuvre and the lamb shot out.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 May 2018 source ↗