Mark Radcliffe: How would you want people to remember you? — FLAPSS

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How would you want people to remember you?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.

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Mark Radcliffe

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

As someone who made people laugh, introduced them to good music and wasn’t too much of a pain in the arse.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

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Mohamed ElBaradei Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, 1997-2009; Nobel Peace Prize 2005

My sister-in-law and I are working towards the same goal, through different paths: the security of the human family.

Recorded Nobel Peace Prize lecture, Oslo, Nobel Prize, 10 December 2005 source ↗

Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

As a well-balanced and functioning thin man.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

Daphne Guinness British socialite

As a force for good and a champion of the underdog.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗

As a man who tried to respect everyone, treating them with a smile and with due regard, despite the limitations of being human.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

A sense of what’s right, a few quid and some nice paintings.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Heights, something happening to my children and Manchester United getting good again (I’m a Man City fan).

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Question What accomplishment matters most to you? Craft & work

Having three great daughters, having been on the radio for nearly 50 years and not being dead.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Question What do you believe happens when we die? Death & what remains

A nice long rest.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

The Radio 1 breakfast show was an embarrassing moment that lasted for nine months.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

This was said about me in a Radio 1 focus group: “I don’t pay my licence fee to hear scummy northerners.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

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