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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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Joan Jett American singer, songwriter and guitarist
My teenage years in the Runaways: I was still naive enough to think good things about the world and life and people, and I was having fun playing rock’n’roll around the world, living the dream.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 November 2020 source ↗
Richard Wilson Scottish actor and theatre director
In my early 20s. I did my national service late, in Singapore. It was liberating to be in a new culture.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2016 source ↗

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