Jon Snow: How close have you come to death?

The question

How close have you come to death?

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

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Jon Snow

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When interviewing Idi Amin of Uganda in 1975, he shouted: “We have ways of dealing with people like you.”

The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2024 source ↗

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Reggie Yates British actor and media personality

Have you seen my documentaries?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗

Beverley Knight Singer and stage actor

On a flight to Newcastle, when we had terrible storms. The plane dropped quickly and the oxygen masks fell down. We had to land in Manchester.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗

Michael Stipe American singer

Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Elaine Paige English singer and actress

One night in Cats, I missed my footing and nearly plunged more than 30ft. As if by magic, the stage manager’s hand appeared and winched me from certain death.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗