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Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗
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Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
Terry O'Neill
British photographer
I cry about 10 times a week. I’m a real softy.
Sadie Frost
English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
In the last year, when I realised that I didn’t want to be in the relationship that I was in.
Craig David
British singer
Watching the 2015 movie Aloha.
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View profile →I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
A cellist, inspired by my mum and dad’s friendship with Jacqueline du Pré, and seeing a documentary about her.
A birthday present I hoped would mean a lot to the person. I had their family history researched and a book made.
I’ve been to two postmortems in real life, and spent the last 14 years talking about death at work – so, pretty close.
Dawn French, because I am sitting next to her and she says if I don’t say her, she will hurt me.
In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was.
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