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Sir David Jason turned 80 this year and spent lockdown writing his new book A Del of a Life: Lessons I鈥檝e Learned which describes how, despite beginning his career as an electrician, he went on to play some of the UK's best-loved characters including Granville, Pa Larkin, Detective Inspector Jack Frost, Danger Mouse and, of course, Derek Trotter. He explains to Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi how he achieved the title of Britain鈥檚 4th most hard working actor.

Journalist and television presenter Steph McGovern鈥痠s currently hosting鈥疭teph's Packed Lunch鈥痮n Channel 4, but before that she worked for the 麻豆社 as the main business presenter for鈥槎股� Breakfast. She describes herself as a hustler, persuading the 麻豆社 to take her on after doing work experience and becoming Robert Peston鈥檚 producer before moving in front of the camera.

Paul Stone (aka 鈥楳y Dog Sighs鈥�) gave up his teaching job to pursue his dream of being an artist. Rejected by every gallery he approached, he returned to his former career resigned to the fact that his dream would never become a reality. His desire to make art never left, and so inspired by graffiti artists (but not wanting to get in trouble with the law), he began secretly painting on discarded items of rubbish and leaving them for people to find.

Wendy Mason-Smith was 19 years old when her father decided to sell his newsagent in Hayle, Cornwall and hand build a catamaran to sail his family to Australia. Despite having very little sailing experience and being known for his terrible DIY skills, Wendy, her two younger siblings and parents, set off in the summer of 1976.

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