Roger Allam
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Picking tiny bits of glass out of long grass for Haringey council, 45 years ago.
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Shooting hosiery on top of an iceberg and getting my backside stuck to it.
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Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
I worked in a petrol station on the A1 one summer. I enjoyed it except when I was on latrine duty.
A holiday job as a chambermaid at the Scratchwood Travelodge on the M1. The state some people leave their rooms in was a revelation.
Shucking oysters one summer in Nice.
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An electric-yellow mohair rug.
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As a little bit naughty and a lot nice.
Not becoming a ballerina.
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