Edwina Currie: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Edwina Currie

Former British politician, broadcaster and writer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I am happy now.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗

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Doris Day American actress and singer

My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 1995 source ↗

Kerry Godliman

In the sea, somewhere hot. Looking back at people I love on the beach.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Rebecca Front English actress, writer and comedian

Last night, having dinner with the family round the kitchen table.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2015 source ↗

Nicholas Parsons English actor, straight man and presenter

When my children Suzy and Justin were small: I loved watching them grow up, helping and encouraging them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

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Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

As health minister, I brought in breast and cervical cancer screening. And in 1994 I called the first debate on gay rights for a quarter-century and we got the age of consent down to 18. There are pubs in Brighton where I still can’t pay for a drink.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2017 source ↗