Jeremy Deller
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Jüngling (1917) by Erich Heckel.
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A table that used to belong to David Bowie: it was £13,000.
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Big Narstie
British entertainer
Passion projects. I built the world’s first CBD steam room, opened the first Jamaican restaurant in Tenerife, I’m about to open a bar. Because I come from poverty, I want to make sure my children have a better start than I did.
Monty Don
English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer
A tractor, 12 years ago. Bright yellow and still brilliant.
Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
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When I was doing A-levels, I worked in a factory that made homework diaries, which was fine until they banned talking and the radio.
A breakfast show that starts at noon.
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