Letter To My Younger Self
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Pioneering surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub is still working at 90 – and has no plans to retire
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern: 'Door-knocking for politics is easier than door-knocking for God'
Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Artist Oliver Jeffers: 'I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried'
Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Kae Tempest: 'Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy'
Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'
Dermot O'Leary: 'I was bricking it when I started The X Factor'
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: 'I didn't feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t'
Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
Lang Lang: 'People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career'
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
Charlotte Church: 'The press desperately tried to make me a figure of sin'
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Bad Seed Warren Ellis: 'Painful things make you a better version of yourself'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Composer John Rutter: 'If there are people you love, for goodness' sake tell them'
Adam Buxton: 'Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it's so hard, especially if it's your parents'
Adam Buxton: 'Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it's so hard, especially if it's your parents'
Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'
Huey Morgan: 'My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I'm still here'
David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'
David Mitchell: 'I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill'
Ronan Keating: 'We're all scarred by what we went through in the 90s'
Ronan Keating: 'We're all scarred by what we went through in the 90s'
Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'
Belinda Carlisle: 'I never felt like I was good enough or that I was worthy'
Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
Leona Lewis: 'I would tell young Leona, I see your pain and I feel you – but you'll be OK'
The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
The One Show's Alex Jones: 'I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift'
Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Mark Gatiss: 'All my childhood dreams came true. There's nothing left except James Bond'
Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Eric Idle: 'George Harrison mortgaged his house so Monty Python could make Life of Brian'
Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Formula One legend Damon Hill: 'I'd love to be able to have one more chat with my dad'
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Cricket legend James Anderson: 'It doesn't get better than winning the Ashes in Australia'
Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Cynthia Erivo: 'The moment I came out as queer, that's when everything made sense'
Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Ex-England star Alex Scott: 'I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: 'My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco'
Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'
