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How close have you come to dying?

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

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Laurence Fox English actor and activist
A motorbike crash. I broke my shoulder and ribs and was so scared I didn’t ride for two years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2019 source ↗
Courtney Pine British jazz musician
We were doing a tour in Japan and as our plane landed, it rose again, out of the blue. About 10 years later there was this programme about 10 of the nearest misses, and it was my flight. There was another plane on the runway and we nearly landed on top of it. I didn’t know until 10 years later.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
Sarah Millican English comedian
My sister saved me from drowning. I shouted at her because she pulled me out of the pool and hurt my arm.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2018 source ↗

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