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Finding a cure for cystic fibrosis – it would change the life of my niece.
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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?Originally asked
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Madhur Jaffrey
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If only I could drive. I have tried learning. I almost demolished James Ivory’s house in America. That was scary; I never drove again.
Stephen Dillane
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A sense of purpose.
An unhackable, simple-to-remember password that works for everything.
Katherine Parkinson
English actor
A driving licence.
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As a good friend.
When I was very little, I thought it might be possible to be an angel.
When I was 14 I went up for Juliet with Zeffirelli and I was hugely disappointed that I didn’t get that.
Work-wise, joining the National Theatre when I was 21.
Last night, having dinner with my husband, John, my son, Jonathan, and his girlfriend, Maude.
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