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

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

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Lauren Laverne English radio DJ, and television presenter
There are different flavours of happy, but I think my favourite is the quiet contentment when several generations of family are sitting together watching a crowd-pleaser like Harry Potter on the telly.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 February 2022 source ↗
Anna Paquin New Zealand actress
I don’t think there’s a single moment. Every day that you wake up and your family is healthy and OK is a daily gratitude and happiness for me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗
Robert Peston British journalist
With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

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