Vicky McClure
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Definitely a Carpenters track.
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Mozart’s clarinet concerto from the Out Of Africa soundtrack.
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Steph McGovern
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For Good, from the bit in Wicked the Musical where the two witches go their separate ways. The lyrics are about people coming to your life for a reason, who might not stay very long, but there’s a reason they’ve played a part in your life. I well up thinking about it.
Imelda Staunton
English actress and singer
I like to live in the moment.
Jason Byrne
Irish comedian
The James Bond theme tune Nobody Does It Better.
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Living in Bangor, County Down, because my mum was still alive. She died when I was six.
The double marathon on the last day of my 27 marathons in 27 days.
The UK voting for us to stay in Europe on 23 June.
Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
Jo Brand. She’s a fighter, she’s successful, she’s a straight talker; she cares about people.
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