Letter To My Younger Self
Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”

Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”
Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: “It was difficult when I first came to England”

Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: “It was difficult when I first came to England”
Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’

Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’
Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London

Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London
Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal

Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal
Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”

Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”
Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’

Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’
Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago

Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago

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Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”

Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”
Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”

Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”
Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth

Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth
How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland

How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland
Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”

Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”
Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”

Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”
Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”

Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”
David Tennant: “I was told acting was a daft idea. You won’t make a living”

David Tennant: “I was told acting was a daft idea. You won’t make a living”
Juliet Stevenson: “I finally feel confident about myself”

Juliet Stevenson: “I finally feel confident about myself”
Billie Jean King: “We are going backwards with Trump as President”

Billie Jean King: “We are going backwards with Trump as President”
Val McDermid: “There were no lesbians in Fife in the 1960s”

Val McDermid: “There were no lesbians in Fife in the 1960s”
Jess Phillips: “I found early motherhood horrendous”

Jess Phillips: “I found early motherhood horrendous”
Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”

Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”
Steven Van Zandt: “We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll”

Steven Van Zandt: “We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll”
Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”

Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”
Adam Hills: “The bullies at my school weren’t disablist”

Adam Hills: “The bullies at my school weren’t disablist”
Benny Andersson: “I have no idea why Abba’s music is still so popular”

Benny Andersson: “I have no idea why Abba’s music is still so popular”
Knowing Me, Knowing EU: ABBA’s Benny Andersson reveals his Brexit sorrow

Knowing Me, Knowing EU: ABBA’s Benny Andersson reveals his Brexit sorrow
Adam Hills: “There’s something not right about single-sex schools”

Adam Hills: “There’s something not right about single-sex schools”
Shane Richie: “I shouldn’t have done those Daz adverts”

Shane Richie: “I shouldn’t have done those Daz adverts”
Nile Rodgers: “I’m going through the toughest period of my life right now”

Nile Rodgers: “I’m going through the toughest period of my life right now”
Tim Peake: “Asking a girl out is more frightening than going into space”

Tim Peake: “Asking a girl out is more frightening than going into space”
Susan Calman: “On stage I’m the person I wish I could be in real life”
