James Norton: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded James Norton said elsewhere, not written here

A Rose Wylie painting.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

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Romesh Ranganathan English actor and comedian

The arcade game, Guitar Hero. I’ve got the full unit in my house. It’s so sad.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗

Bruce Dickinson English heavy metal singer

A Cessna Golden Eagle eight-seater aircraft. I flew it across the Atlantic both ways and did two US tours and two European tours in it. I finally sold it and got a job as an airline pilot in which I was paid to fly, rather than the other way round.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2024 source ↗

Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

The concept of New Labour.

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