Published in Great Britain in 2016 by
Canongate Books Ltd, 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TE
This digital edition first published in 2016 by Canongate Books
Copyright © Richard Reed, 2016
Portraits © Samuel Kerr, 2016
The moral right of the author has been asserted
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eISBN 978 1 78211 923 4
ISBN 978 17 8211 924 1
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Falkirk, Stirlingshire
To Chicken and Sausage
CONTENTS
In the Bubble with President Clinton
The Erotic Intelligence of Esther Perel
The Two Voices of Annie Lennox
Shami Chakrabarti: All Together Now
Martha Lane Fox, Fairy Godmother 2.0
Sandi Toksvig, Seriously Funny
The Lesser Spotted Sir David Attenborough
Getting Stocious With Dame Judi Dench
Squaddie Banter with Corporal Andy Reid
Sir Richard Branson, Island Man
Katie Piper, Super Role Model
Mike Bloomberg, New York’s Finest
The Unconventional Diana Athill
Andy Murray, Drought Breaker
Dr Maki Mandela’s Shoes
At One with The Dalai Lama
Inside the Wire with Lt Col Lucy Giles
Anthony Bourdain, Lean, Mean Grilling Machine
Doing Time with Alexander McLean
Edna O’Brien, Champion of the Word
The Indefinable Nitin Sawhney
The Essence of Jo Malone
Bear Grylls, Born Survivor
The Education of Dambisa Moyo
Having Words with Clare Balding
Nancy Hollander, Jiu-Jitsu Lawyer
Jude’s Law
Pillow Talk with Joan Bakewell
Ahmed ‘Kathy’ Kathrada and Denis Goldberg, Freedom Fighters
Lily Ebert, Auschwitz Survivor
The Heart-Breaking Genius of Richard Curtis
Jude Kelly for Everyone
Michael McIntyre, Yes Man
Noella Coursaris Musunka, Model Citizen
Up All Night with Indra Nooyi
Face Time with Ueli Steck
Margaret Atwood, Agony Aunt
The New Tony Blair
La Familia of Ruthie Rogers
Jony Ive Just Says No
Parental Guidance with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Lord Waheed Alli, Champion of Gentlemen
Olivia Colman Cleans Up
The Enduring James Rhodes
The Fearless Right Reverend Libby Lane
Alain de Botton, Ghost Hunter
Ruby Wax’s Funny Mind
In the Dark with Shep Gordon
The Teenage Brains of Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Winning with Lawrence Dallaglio
Margaret Busby, Daughter of Africa
James Corden, Man of the World
Nicola Sturgeon, The Brave
Breakfast with Bill Gates
Peace Talks with Patrisse Khan-Cullors
David Eagleman’s Vast Ignorance
Gloves off with Laila Ali
The Contrary Nature of Niklas Zennström
No Secrets with Caitlyn Jenner
Index
Behind the Book