Letter To My Younger Self
Geoffrey Robertson QC: “The Daily Mail said I was known as the Rottweiler”

Geoffrey Robertson QC: “The Daily Mail said I was known as the Rottweiler”
Henry Blofeld: “My life would be an innings of desperate uncertainty”

Henry Blofeld: “My life would be an innings of desperate uncertainty”
Ben Elton: “I was never able to say goodbye to Rik Mayall”

Ben Elton: “I was never able to say goodbye to Rik Mayall”
“The damage is done”: Dame Stephanie Shirley on Trump’s immigration policies

“The damage is done”: Dame Stephanie Shirley on Trump’s immigration policies
Windrush child Don Letts: “Our parents were getting screwed”

Windrush child Don Letts: “Our parents were getting screwed”
Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”

Cressida Cowell: “I always felt I could never measure up to my dad”
Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: “It was difficult when I first came to England”

Ska legend Jimmy Cliff: “It was difficult when I first came to England”
Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’

Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’
Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal

Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal
Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”

Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”
Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’

Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’
Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago

Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago
Dougray Scott was told he’d never make it as an actor

Dougray Scott was told he’d never make it as an actor
Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”

Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”
Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”

Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”
Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth

Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth
Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”

Dita Von Teese: “We have to stand up for beauty and sensuality and eroticism”
Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”

Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”
Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”

Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”
David Tennant: “I was told acting was a daft idea. You won’t make a living”
