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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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Keren Woodward
The last few years. There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you really don’t care about stuff that used to bother you.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗
Andy Serkis English actor
When my wife Lorraine and I got together in 1990. We were in a play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester when we suddenly realised we were falling in love.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 July 2017 source ↗
Archie Panjabi British actress
When I got a doctorate from my alma mater, Brunel. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2018 source ↗

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