Bradley Wiggins: What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? — FLAPSS

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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?

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Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

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This isn’t a complaint, but obscurity would be nice. You can’t have a bad day in public because everyone’s got phones.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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Adrian Scarborough British actor

John Boyega’s vital organs. If I couldn’t have them all, then just his heart.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗

Every time I go on a plane I feel awful about it. So for me, and everyone in the world, being able to board an electric plane would be really cool.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗

A dog, though my husband would prefer a cat.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗

Sandy Powell British costume designer

A daily massage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 September 2019 source ↗

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Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

I’ve never had a job.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

I had quite a chequered childhood. I had a knife put to my throat once when I was a kid, which was very scary.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

As an honest person who did his best.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I bought a pink leader’s jersey from the 1953 Tour of Italy which belonged to Swiss rider Hugo Koblet. I spent £45,000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Never going back to the Tour de France and trying to win again.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Loss of control.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2019 source ↗

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