Letter To My Younger Self

Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid
Music

Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid

Paul Whitehouse: 'I want to stick around to do what I enjoy'
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TV

Paul Whitehouse: 'I want to stick around to do what I enjoy'

Jarvis Cocker: 'We’re all just getting through it the best we can'
Jarvis Cocker Jeanette Lee
Music

Jarvis Cocker: 'We’re all just getting through it the best we can'

Jason Isaacs: 'I manage to find simple happiness in simple things'
Music

Jason Isaacs: 'I manage to find simple happiness in simple things'

Caitlin Moran: "I’ve always had really gigantic dreams"
Film

Caitlin Moran: "I’ve always had really gigantic dreams"

Vinnie Jones: "Winners get stronger and losers get weaker"
Vinnie Jones
Film

Vinnie Jones: "Winners get stronger and losers get weaker"

Tanni Grey-Thompson: "We need to teach how to register to vote in schools"
Politics

Tanni Grey-Thompson: "We need to teach how to register to vote in schools"

Mica Paris: "I proved you can be in this business and not be a car crash"
Music

Mica Paris: "I proved you can be in this business and not be a car crash"

Caitlin Moran: 'When it comes to love, art is a very bad advisor'
TV

Caitlin Moran: 'When it comes to love, art is a very bad advisor'

Vinnie Jones still speaks to his wife Tanya a year after her death
Vinnie Jones
Film

Vinnie Jones still speaks to his wife Tanya a year after her death

Steven Berkoff: "I began to hate authority… and that has never left me"
TV

Steven Berkoff: "I began to hate authority… and that has never left me"

Martin Kemp: "When I was on stage, I was playing the role of the pin-up"
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TV

Martin Kemp: "When I was on stage, I was playing the role of the pin-up"

Simon Armitage: Eighties Britain was a grimy and violent place
Books

Simon Armitage: Eighties Britain was a grimy and violent place

Huey Lewis: 'The power of love is family'
Music

Huey Lewis: 'The power of love is family'

Vera Lynn: 'I remember the sense of community – everyone did their bit'
Vera Lynn
Music

Vera Lynn: 'I remember the sense of community – everyone did their bit'

Judy Collins: I didn't write songs until after I met Leonard Cohen.
Music

Judy Collins: I didn't write songs until after I met Leonard Cohen.

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Cherie Blair: 'I thought I'd be the first woman prime minister'
Cherie Blair has said she suffered from imposter syndrome when trying to make it in the male-dominated world of law
News

Cherie Blair: 'I thought I'd be the first woman prime minister'

Jay Rayner: 'Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man'
Jay Rayner
Books

Jay Rayner: 'Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man'

Julia Donaldson: 'I didn't want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress'
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Books

Julia Donaldson: 'I didn't want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress'

Gregory Porter: "I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting"
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Music

Gregory Porter: "I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting"

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