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Q&A with the author on au pairing in France, her work with young people and the importance of legacies
The fashion designer on climate change, treasured moments and dreaming big
The managing director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund on laughter, lost time and the concept of Half-Earth
Q&A with the doctor and writer on a machine that could suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and a lost hiking fleece
Nirvana’s former drummer on his secret ambition, his tattoo choices and Harry Potter
The singer and songwriter on healthy debate, the thrill of a multimillion-selling album and why she’d like to write a Bond theme
The Bafta-nominated actress on luck, luxury and her red poodle Buster
The Grammy-winning composer and conductor on computer music, long baths and the importance of luck
The nurse academic on campaigning for her profession, social justice and her long-lost Ford Fiesta
The children’s author and illustrator on growing up in Northern Ireland, selfishness and doing what you love
Q&A with the actor on rowing the length of Britain and why he’s lost faith in politics
The Booker-nominated author on growing up across Africa, hating the film industry and being scared of her next book
Q&A with the chef on kitchen disasters, struggling to perfect pastry and why she’s no fan of coriander
Q&A with the actor and writer on life as a political commitment and her daughter’s birthday parties
Q&A with the musician on roller skating at 68 and why he’s at his happiest in a cinema
Q&A with the actor and poet on her role in ‘His Dark Materials’, her time at drama school and the afterlife
Q&A with the artist on why he has no mentor and is happy everywhere
Q&A with the president of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Q&A with the platinum-selling performer on the need to be political
Q&A with the performer on wanting to be a dustbin man and why a coffee machine is his greatest extravagance
Q&A with the opera singer on never giving up, positive people and being herself
Q&A with the chef and broadcaster on garlic, knives and forgetting when something is in the oven
Q&A with the writer on changing people’s minds through fiction and why a treadmill desk is her saving grace
Q&A with the cellist on winning BBC Young Musician and campaigning for equality in opportunity
Q&A with the singer-songwriter on her love of vintage clothing and overcoming shyness
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