Michael Palin Q&A: “When was I happiest? On stage with Monty Python”
The comedian on HMS Erebus and life as an octogenarian.
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Robert Icke Q&A: “Shakespeare is apparently infinite”
The award-winning playwright on the nobility of teachers and the masterpiece that is The Sopranos.
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Mackenzie Crook Q&A: “I’ve often been happy but happiest is yet to come”
The actor on Nirvana, people who hate dogs, and the magic of Dickens.
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Anne-Marie Duff Q&A: “We have to keep going towards each other”
The actor on The Wombles, Fifties London and being hopelessly hopeful.
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Emily Watson Q&A: “Happiness is something that comes and goes in waves”
The actor on the Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch and being a master of time-wasting.
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Andrew Roberts Q&A: “I did enjoy watching the moon landings”
The historian and author on the inaccuracy of the latest Napoleon film, gout pills, and the joy of writing.
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Rachel Kushner Q&A: “Don’t ugly yourself in the face of ugliness”
The novelist on the innocence of the 1970s, cherishing life as it is, and Roxy Music.
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Kate Summerscale Q&A: “Best piece of advice? ‘It won’t seem so bad in the morning’”
The author on crushing on Steve McGarrett and learning to find joy in the things she tries to avoid.
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