Sandi Toksvig: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.

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Sandi Toksvig

Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

As having done my best.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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He knew where life was to be found.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗

Daryl McCormack Irish actor

For being joyful.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 February 2023 source ↗

Rosie Jones British comedian and actress

As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗

Philippa Perry Psychotherapist and author

It’s probably a bit of an ask, but I’d like my latest book to stay in print. For ever.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 June 2021 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Last Tuesday at 10 past three.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I’ve had a surprising number of near-death experiences: I was nearly blown up by a landmine in Sudan; I was stranded on the Zambezi river at night; I was bucked off a rodeo horse in Arizona and had to be airlifted to hospital; and, worst of all, I once ate a Pot Noodle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Like driving a Ford Mustang with the top down across the Golden Gate Bridge while the sun is setting and you have a dinner reservation in Sausalito.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

Working on an assembly line in a plastics factory.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

My five-litre Ford Mustang.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

Question What thought won't let you sleep? Daily life

Bloody radiator keeps banging. I think it needs air releasing but I don’t have a bleeding key.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 March 2018 source ↗

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