Letter To My Younger Self
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 on boarding school, Pub Landlord and his mysterious grandfather’s wartime movements

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’

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
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’
Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’

Nina Sosanya: ‘I never wanted to be part of the popular gang’
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’

Fara Williams: ‘I was living in hostels for seven years – football saved me’
Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

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
