Letter To My Younger Self
Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'
Rory Stewart: 'I assumed I'd die a heroic death in my early 30s'
As a youth he tested his limits in search of greatness and fretted about selling out. He’s since learnt it’s not all about him
Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'
Children's author Malorie Blackman: 'As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors'
Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'
Rowan Williams: 'The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem'
Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don't think there was any malice'
Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don't think there was any malice'
CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
Furiosa star Tom Burke: 'It stung when someone said I didn't have a face for TV'
Furiosa star Tom Burke: 'It stung when someone said I didn't have a face for TV'
Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'
Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
Liz Carr: 'I was told all the time I wouldn't live to be old – and I believed it'
Liz Carr: 'I was told all the time I wouldn't live to be old – and I believed it'
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self 'wanted to die'
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self 'wanted to die'
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: 'You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing'
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: 'You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing'
Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
Helen Lederer: 'There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken'
Helen Lederer: 'There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken'
Nish Kumar: 'My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11'
Nish Kumar: 'My experience of being a brown man in Britain shifted after 9/11'
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: 'Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus'
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar: 'Drama school felt like running away and joining the circus'
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: 'The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality'
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: 'The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality'
Kool & the Gang's Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Kool & the Gang's Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal
Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley on communism, punk and how music saved him from a stint in borstal
Angela Griffin: 'For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King'
