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Singing Abide With Me at the funeral of Bruce Reynolds [ringleader of the Great Train Robbery], March 2013.
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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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Marc Almond
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Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.
Rory Kinnear
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Last week I saw a moorhen feeding her chicks, and became overwhelmed by the miracle of parenthood and maternal sacrifice. And I hadn’t even been drinking.
Martin Sheen
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After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.
Scott Mills
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When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
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