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Letter To My Younger Self

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’
Letter to my younger self

Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Letter To My Younger Self

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements
Letter to my younger self

Al Murray on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’
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Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’
Letter to my younger self

Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B: ‘As a kid, I was always in Finsbury Park. Now I’ve got a statue there’

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall
Letter to my younger self

Adrian Edmondson on family, fatherhood and break-up with late comedy legend Rik Mayall

TV historian David Olusoga: ‘My family were driven from our home by the National Front’
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
Letter to my Younger Self

Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
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’
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’
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’
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’
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?’
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’
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’
Letter to my Younger Self

Midge Ure: ‘Music kept me away from gangs’

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Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
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’
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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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
Letter to my younger self

Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity