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Letter To My Younger Self

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’

Television gave him the education his school could not, but David Olusoga’s mother was the driving force of his historical ambitions

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
Letter to my Younger Self

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

Poetry was an escape growing up, and he couldn’t wait to leave home, so why did he end up writing so much about his family?

Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard
Letter to my Younger Self

Music icon Eddy Grant opens up on disappointing his dad, heart issues and Little Richard

He was going to be a doctor, but the ‘honourable profession’ of being a music icon with a string of classic hits got in the way

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Letter to my Younger Self

Beverley Knight: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’

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Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’
Letter to my Younger Self

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics’
Letter to my Younger Self

Dawn Butler: ’Nobody looked like me in politics’

Professor Alice Roberts: ‘I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way’
Letter to my Younger Self

Professor Alice Roberts: ‘I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way’

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’
Letter to my Younger Self

Joan Jett: ‘How dare you tell me what I can and can’t do?’

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’

Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’
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Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
Letter to my Younger Self

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity
Letter to my younger self

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’
Letter to my Younger Self

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
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Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’

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Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’
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Adjoa Andoh: ‘The generosity of other Black actresses was amazing’

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’
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Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’

Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’
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Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’
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Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’