Over the years I’ve interviewed many characters and celebrities – entertainment stars, sportsmen and women, writers, entrepreneurs, politicians, admirable people, interesting people, funny people. Here’s a collection of a few of my favourites. Clicking on the names takes you directly to the article, sometimes at another website, sometimes within this blog. More will follow as I retrieve them from my files.
Actor Timothy Spall
Actor and comedian Brian Conley
Author Colin Dexter
Author, playwright and raconteur Sir John Mortimer
Author and artist Roma Tearne
Bodley’s Librarian Sarah Thomas
Chef and Restaurateur Antony Worrall Thompson
Entertainer Julian Clary
Entertainer Val Doonican
Entrepreneur, Chairman and Chief Executive of Prodrive, non-executive chairman of Aston Martin David Richards
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley
Film-maker and author Hannah Rothschild
Four-times Olympic Gold Rower Sir Matthew Pinsent
Four-times Olympic Gold Yachtsman Ben Ainslie
Historian Dan Snow
Interior Designer Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Master of the Rolls Sir Anthony Clarke
Olympic Gold Yachtswoman Sarah Ayton
Politician, former MP and Mayor of London Boris Johnson
Politician, The last Governor of Hong Kong, the University of Oxford Chancellor Chris Patten
Politician and House of Commons Speaker John Bercow
Racehorse Trainer Nicky Henderson
Round-the-World Yachtsman Mike Perham
Round-the-World Yachtswoman Dee Caffari
Television presenter Fern Britton
Sandra Kessell 