Clive Myrie
British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Surviving this world.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I cook a mean dal.
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I’d be born a man and have a wife to run the house.
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