Phoebe Dynevor: What thought won't let you sleep? — FLAPSS

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What thought won't let you sleep?

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Phoebe Dynevor

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So many things. Every headline in the newspaper, global warming … the list goes on.

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

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Edward Fox British actor

If you have a nice drink before going to bed, you don’t stay awake at night. I like almost anything in a bottle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2017 source ↗

Sam Neill New Zealand actor

Worrying about insomnia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2016 source ↗

Gareth Bale Welsh footballer

I sleep very well. Nothing keeps you awake when you know within yourself how much you care, how much you give, and that you always try your best. And that’s true for me, whether it’s on the pitch, on the international stage leading the line for my country, or at home.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 August 2021 source ↗

Miriam Margolyes

Facebook and the need to pee.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2025 source ↗

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

Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in Shoreditch, London.

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

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Silly, loving and, as an Aries, passionate.

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

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.

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

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My mum [the actor, Sally Dynevor] in so many ways. She is the real definition of a superwoman to me.

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

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

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 ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

That everything happens for a reason.

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

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