Kerry Godliman: What thought won't let you sleep? — FLAPSS

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What thought won't let you sleep?

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Kerry Godliman

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The perimenopause.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

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Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Other people’s suffering.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

Harriet Walter English actress

Everything. I’ve one of those brains that doesn’t quieten down.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

Emma Barnett British broadcaster and journalist

Our son. And ideas for Woman’s Hour, or businesses to start.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2021 source ↗

Bertie Carvel British actor

Things I said in interviews.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 October 2021 source ↗

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Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Curious, suggestible, silly.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

This country’s enchantment with privately educated, self-serving liars.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Comparing themselves to other people.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

Farting in front of Colin Firth.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Question What do you believe happens when we die? Death & what remains

I don’t think we’re meant to know.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I’d drink less alcohol in the 90s.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

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