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The poet on fear of a dog called Spot, love for a cat called Corvetta and the value of ‘well-pondered’ risk
The Wire and Treme actor and director on memories of Manhattan and a horse named Storm
The vice-chancellor of the Royal College of Art on his mentor Professor James McFarlane, Andy Warhol’s ‘Cow’ and what drives him on
The author of ‘Little’ and ‘The Iremonger Trilogy’ on fairy tales, mudlarking and writer’s block
The prizewinning author of ‘The Startup Wife’ and ‘A Golden Age’ on selfishness, suffering and her Peloton
The chef and restaurateur on her love of food, saving the planet and one spectacular dishwater soup
The actor and comedian on fine food, running marathons and why Ireland is his happy place
‘I always wanted to be standing up in front of people,’ says the actor
The singer-songwriter on curiosity, Genoa CFC and the false sense of relevance that social media gives us
‘I covet Jimmy Page’s 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar’
‘I do not think in terms of one big achievement. There have been lots of small ones and lots of small failures, too’
‘If I go too long without making something, I start to collapse in on myself,’ says the singer-songwriter
Q&A with the Tour de France winner on the value of adversity, being humble and fancying himself
Q&A with the creator of the Tom Gates series, on deadlines, democracy and dyslexia
Q&A with the co-founder and chef on soy-braised pork, edible art and the joy of clay pot cooking
Q&A with the ‘Bridgerton’ actor on childhood dreams, rooting for the underdog and her strong work ethic
Q&A with actor on good luck, kitchen happiness and having children later in life
Q&A with the actor on starting working life in a builder’s yard, climate change and stuff vs experiences
The writer on working with a baroque orchestra, the environment and her murder mysteries
Q&A with the producer and rapper on his family, collecting art and freeing creatives
Q&A with the actor and producer on time machines, rudeness and filming topless
Q&A with the astronaut on gender equality, being on board the Space Station and being in a microgravity environment
Q&A with the writer on his wife of 56 years, Cabernet Sauvignon and wanting an aircraft carrier
Q&A with the biologist and writer on his grandfather’s pharmacy, the mystery of the afterlife and owning an apple orchard
Q&A with the singer and songwriter on a life-changing mentor, daily runs and lost shoes
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