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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Simon Mayo
English radio presenter and author
Feeling as though I had to leave Radio 2 to get my life back on track. I had every intention of being David Jacobs or Brian Matthew and going on until I was 127, but it didn’t turn out like that.
Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
The Guardian’s review of my book.
Jo Nesbø
Norwegian writer and musician
Tottenham this season.
Not being able to start my own company
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