Rory Bremner: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Rory Bremner

Scottish comedian

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Losing out to Nancy Dell'Olio in round three of Strictly.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Jaime Winstone English actress

England losing the World Cup.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 source ↗

Losing the 1992 general election.

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

Liam Gallagher English singer-songwriter

Oasis splitting up.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2017 source ↗

Richard Hammond English journalist, television presenter, and author

Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2009 source ↗

At John Fortune's funeral. They played Flanders and Swann's Slow Train ("We won't be meeting again") and my heart broke.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗

Making Bremner, Bird And Fortune: fulfilled at work, happy at home with two young children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2014 source ↗

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