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What's your earliest memory? |
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I can remember a pink baby bath full of water on the floor of our upstairs flat. My sister had just been bathed. I wanted to know what would happen when I turned it over, so I did |
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What's your favourite TV show? |
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I'm addicted to well-made American serial dramas like Northern Exposure and Twin Peaks. Now I watch The West Wing, 24, Six Feet Under and The Sopranos - and I have a soft spot for LA Law |
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What’s your drug of choice? |
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A very well rolled Partagas number 4 (a cigar) once in a while |
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Who do you admire most?
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An old friend of mine and very able journalist called Ian Brodie. My heroes are journalists who can see things clearly. eg, David Blair on The Telegraph and Thomas Friedman on the New York Times |
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What would the title of your autobiography be? |
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Almost There. At school I was involved in a test to the death with another boy for the dux medal. Half a point separated us at the end. I was the one who came second |
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What's your idea of living hell? |
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Being locked in a barber's shop in Millwall and forced to watch a continuous replay of Millwall v Wimbledon FC |
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