Letter To My Younger Self
Keith Brymer Jones: 'I get emotional about pottery'
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Keith Brymer Jones: 'I get emotional about pottery'
Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'
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Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'
The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
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The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
Gaz Coombes: 'When it all took off with Supergrass, that was a lot to deal with'
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Gaz Coombes: 'When it all took off with Supergrass, that was a lot to deal with'
Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022
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Peter Dinklage, Kenneth Branagh, Sharon Horgan: The best of Letter To My Younger Self 2022
David Jason: 'I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved'
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David Jason: 'I find it difficult to believe that Del Boy is so beloved'
Mark Bonnar: 'The big change for me was Line of Duty'
![Mark Bonnar](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1541-YS_eyevine02939964.jpg?w=768)
Mark Bonnar: 'The big change for me was Line of Duty'
Wilko Johnson: 'I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive'
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Wilko Johnson: 'I believed I was going to die – then started to feel alive'
Doreen Lawrence: 'I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died'
![Baroness Doreen Lawrence](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1540_YS_shutterstock_editorial_12910649g.jpg?w=768)
Doreen Lawrence: 'I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died'
Pattie Boyd: 'I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous'
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Pattie Boyd: 'I was with The Beatles and everything was fabulous'
Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'
![Happy Mondays dancer Bez](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1538-YS-BEZ_E8KB29.jpg?w=768)
Bez: 'I'm balancing on a blade's edge but it doesn't worry me'
Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
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Pattie Boyd reveals final moments with ex-husband George Harrison
Lorraine Kelly: 'Who's gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?'
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Lorraine Kelly: 'Who's gonna tell Bette Davis to put her fag out?'
The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women
![Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1537_LTMYS-HP_hero.jpg?w=768)
The Big Issue publishes new Letter to My Younger Self book, this time featuring inspirational women
Why 'inspirational women' was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book
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Why 'inspirational women' was an obvious theme for our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'
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Steven Pinker: 'I'm a lucky person, my life has gone pretty well'
7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book
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7 lessons from inspirational women: Wisdom from the new Letter To My Younger Self book
Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
![Paul Heaton](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1535-YS-paul-heaton-hero-cr-Alex-Lake.jpg?w=768)
Paul Heaton: 'If you told me I was going to become famous I'd have said: pull the other leg'
Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'
![Dan Walker portrait](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1534-YS-dan-walker-hero-shutterstock_12974132az.jpg?w=768)
Dan Walker: 'My 16-year-old self would never believe Alan Shearer would one day know his name'
Pixies frontman Black Francis: 'I tend to be somewhat isolationist'
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