Billy Ocean: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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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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Billy Ocean

British singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My parents, because growing up you think you know more than they do.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

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Alison Steadman British actress

I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

Kelsey Grammer American actor

My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗

David Ajala

To a resistant materials teacher at secondary school called Mr Noel. He had a comb-over and whenever he turned his back to write on the blackboard, we would roll up bits of paper and launch them at his head. Once, I hit him. I remember him turning around and looking crestfallen.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗

Anne Enright Novelist and short-story writer

I was not great with my mother-in-law, who was a very gentle woman. I thought she would be an uninvited part of my life for ever, but she died early and I wished I had been more open and patient.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2024 source ↗