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If you knew then, what you know now... what would you tell yourself?

Kirsty Young takes her guests back to meet their younger selves and asks the question: if you knew then, what you know now... what would you tell yourself?

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Young Again: 9. Sir Grayson Perry

9. Sir Grayson Perry

BBC Radio 4 - Young Again, 9. Sir Grayson Perry

Artist Grayson Perry and the advice he would give his younger self.

Kirsty Young talks to the artist Grayson Perry about what he’s learned from his life so far.

Kirsty Young talks to the artist Sir Grayson Perry about what he’s learned from his life so far. Once cross-dressing punk rebel, now ennobled member of the British establishment, Grayson Perry’s extraordinary life has given him plenty of material to inspire his art. He reflects on how his traumatic childhood resulted in him retreating into a rich fantasy world and considers whether he would have been given the freedom to explore it artistically had he been starting out today. 

If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them? In Young Again Kirsty takes her guests back to the pivotal moments in their lives. Reflecting on what they wish they’d known at the time, and what they’ve learned along the way, she discovers the honest – and surprising – advice they’d give their younger selves. 

Producer: Laura Northedge 
Content Editor: Richard Hooper 
Executive Editor: Alice Feinstein 
Senior Technical Producer: Duncan Hannant 
Presenter: Kirsty Young 

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