Joan Bakewell: What thought won't let you sleep?

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Joan Bakewell

English journalist, television presenter and politician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Wondering if I've turned the gas off.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Olivia Williams British actress

All the things I ought to have done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 April 2022 source ↗

Joely Richardson British actress

Fear of the future.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗

George Michael English singer-songwriter

My dogs demanding my undivided attention.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗

David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality

Terror of the next day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

My student days at Cambridge.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

A hymn called The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

Not being on Morecambe & Wise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

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