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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Clare Balding

English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
This may sound nauseating, but I am a very happy person. I love my work, I love my life and I'm told by those who know/love me that it's a bit like living with Tigger. Bloody annoying, I should think.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗

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Stephen Merchant English comedian and actor
Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗
Tina Fey
Anywhere, during the 2 to 24 hours after a successful joke.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗
Philip Treacy Irish-born haute couture milliner
As a child growing up in Ireland, on a beautiful day playing on what was known as a cock of hay (or haystack).
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

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