Letter To My Younger Self
Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’

Happy Days icon Henry Winkler: ‘The Fonz gave me opportunity – but then he took opportunity away’
Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host

Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he’s always been a chat show host
Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’

BBC Strictly’s Angela Rippon: ‘I’m showing that actually, people of a certain age can still exercise’
Richard Hawley: ‘Thatcher defined my youth. She gave us something to fight against’

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’

Author and activist Naomi Klein: ‘My mother becoming disabled changed how I saw the world’
Al Murray: ‘Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord’

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’

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

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’

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

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

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

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: ‘My young black skin was politicised the day I was born’
Professor Alice Roberts: ‘I got sidetracked into academia in a delightful way’

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?’

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’
