Graham Norton: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

What accomplishment matters most to you?

Originally asked

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

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Graham Norton

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Now that I’m at this end of my career, I’m gobsmacked that I’ve managed to cling on for as long as I have.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 April 2026 source ↗

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Jim Kerr Scottish singer and songwriter

That’s easy. I’ve consistently punched above my weight.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗

Bryn Terfel Welsh bass-baritone singer

I loved my 1 minute 40 seconds singing at the coronation of King Charles. I was the most nervous I’ve been.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗

Ice-T American rapper and actor

The transition from streetlife to the legitimate world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗

Nicholson Baker Contemporary American novelist and writer

In 1999, the British Library auctioned off some of its newspaper holdings. My wife and I formed a non-profit and saved more than 20 tons of these irreplaceable bound newspapers, including the last intact run of Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2020 source ↗