Letter To My Younger Self
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’
Chris Packham: ‘My younger self would be my biggest critic’

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’

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
Children of Windrush: Mica Paris, Jay Blades, Lenny Henry and more reflect on heritage and identity

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’

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’

Gina Yashere: ‘I was terrified some unscrupulous people would try to out me’
Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’

Suranne Jones: ‘I’d love to tell mum about my son’
Noel Gallagher: ‘I met David Bowie and have no recollection of it’

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’

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’

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’

Clive Anderson: ‘I think it’s good not to be a sycophant’
Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It wasn’t easy for the Windrush generation’
