Watching the Festival of Remembrance last autumn.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
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What most recently made you cry?
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I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗
In despair, because of my wife’s illness.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗
In 2001, when my eldest son died.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗
I cry a lot at films; my mother and I were champion criers at Meet Me in St Louis.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 June 2026 source ↗
At the election of Joe Biden, thinking we were out of the woods. Wrong.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗
I cry all the time in front of the telly. I was doing Gogglebox with Julian Clary recently and I cried watching The Piano.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗
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