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Letter To My Younger Self

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’

Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’
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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’
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’

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

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
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
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’
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Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’
Letter to my Younger Self

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’
Letter to my Younger Self

Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’

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Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’
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Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’

Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’
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Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’

Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’
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Jon Richardson: ‘My first gig was terrifying’

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
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Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’