Benjamin Zephaniah: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Benjamin Zephaniah

British poet and author

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Not having children.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

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Russell Howard British comedian and presenter

Seeing Bob Dylan live.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗

Katherine Parkinson English actor

Not getting into MI5.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2020 source ↗

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

Never getting back to a size 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

The years I lost trying to fix my second marriage.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗

In 1985, in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, sitting on the veranda with my grandmother, people-watching, and listening to poetry and local gossip.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗

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