Robert Peston: ‘We’ve lost the social upward mobility we had in the past’
ITV’s political broadcaster talks about his OCD, embarrassing love letters and being the first from his school to go to Oxford University
ITV’s political broadcaster talks about his OCD, embarrassing love letters and being the first from his school to go to Oxford University
The Wetherspoons founder talks about his childhood spent on the move and the surprising inspiration behind the name of his chain of pubs
Reminiscing on her heady days of adolescence, the legendary ceramicist shares her dispatches from Sixties girls-only Oxford
The philosopher, educationalist and founder of the New College of the Humanities shares the story of his African childhood
The author and socialite, 91, remembers debs, doodlebugs and dinner parties
The lead singer of Elbow on dealing with bullies, acting as agony aunt to friends and joining his first band
Author, presenter and Telegraph agony uncle Richard Madeley on being an easy target for bullies – and a life-changing job offer
The journalist, broadcaster and former politician shares his memories of Harrow County School for Boys
For the former England cricket captain, school was all about playing sport – and hiding in one of Canterbury’s many pubs
The historian and broadcaster, 49, discusses alien haircuts, intense friendships and 'trying to pass for normal' at school
February 14 is so often a day of novelty chocolates and panic-bought flowers but, sometimes, the stars align for a moment of inspiration
The best-selling author, 82, had a challenging start in life, but his teachers inspired him to run – and write
The Archbishop of York recalls his days of truancy and the revelations of school life in Essex before he found faith as a teenager.
The shadow chancellor on how she discovered chess and inequality at a south-east London comprehensive
The novelist, 67, discusses how Rugby School nurtured his skill for words – but fell short of teaching him about life
After welcoming King Charles into The Repair Shop, the presenter explains how his time at a tough London comprehensive shaped him