This much I know

‘I’m wired to feel shame very easily’

The comedian and composer on love logic, coping with criticism, and why he won't cut his hair

Guenther Steiner: ‘Racing was a lot more dangerous in the 1970s’

The motorsport engineer and former team manager on family, feelings, and F1

Michael Morpurgo: ‘I don’t read much – that surprises people’

The author and playwright, 81, on the book that changed his life, enduring love and how he rediscovered singing

‘Making fresh pasta from scratch is like therapy for me’

The chef talks about chomping too loudly and his happy childhood in the pub

‘Never trust anyone who puts the milk in second’

The actor on losing his parents, finding his husband and putting the milk in first

‘I’ve always been interested in the fetishistic – the rare and the unusual’

The “Queen of Burlesque” on childhood, her wedding day and why she wants to move to Britain

Prue Leith, restaurateur, 85

The chef talks about her Shakespearean mother, getting a buzz out of business, good experiences with adoption and the fourth plinth at Tragalgar Square

David Suchet: ‘I turn 80 next year but I don’t want to act my age’

Actor David Suchet on Poirot, approaching 80, and the secret to a long, happy marriage

This much I know: Harriet Harman, politician, 74