Letter To My Younger Self

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

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

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

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote 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

Social Bite's Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe 'made friends' with George Clooney
Josh Littlejohn in a blue shirt
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'
Beverley Knight, UK soul singer
Letter to my Younger Self

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

Nina Sosanya: 'I never wanted to be part of the popular gang'
Nina Sosanya
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'
Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament for Brent Central
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'
Alice Roberts
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?'
US rock'n'roll great Joan Jett
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'
Fara Williams remains England Women's top scorer with 40 goals in 177 games
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'
Midge Ure in a black shirt against a white background
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: 'Music kept me away from gangs'

Chris Packham: 'My younger self would be my biggest critic'
Chris Packham
Punk and birds

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'
Deborah Meaden
Letter to my Younger Self

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

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'
Peter Crouch at Anfield
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: 'Being tall was my superpower'

Andrew Ridgeley 'was never envious' of Wham! friend George Michael's success
Wham! in 1984: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
pop

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
Children of Windrush
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'
Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE.
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
Shirley Collins
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'
Martin Amis at the The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, in October 2010.
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Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'