LESLEY-ANN JONES
WRITER, COMMENTATOR AND CULTURAL HISTORIAN
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
I have interviewed personalities from a diverse range of disciplines, including:
BROADCASTING
Roger Scott
Tommy Vance
Andy Peebles
Tony Blackburn
Emperor Rosko
Michael Aspel
Graham Dene
Paul Gambaccini
Bob Harris
Jo Whiley
Sir Terry Wogan
Antoine de Caunes
Lord Melvyn Bragg
SPORT
Frank Warren
Frank Bruno
Don King
Roger Black
Damon Hill
Monica Seles
Hassiba Boulmerka
Kris Akabusi
Steve Backley
Sir Bobby Charlton
Jack Charlton
Stan Bowles
Osvaldo Ardiles
Ricardo Villa
Terry Venables
Sir Ian Botham
Barry McGuigan
POLITICS
Tony Blair
Gary Hart, former US Senator
Alessandra Mussolini
Moana Pozzi
Ross Perot, former independent US Presidential candidate
ROYALTY
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
PUBLISHING
Jackie Collins
Julia Phillips
Lady Colin Campbell
Wendy Holden
Tasmina Perry
ART
Salvador Dalí
John Miller
MEDICINE
John Thompson (teen who lost both arms in North Dakota farm accident)
Professor Michael Malim, FRS FMedSci
Dr Cosmo Hallstrom MD FRCP FRCPsych
Professor Edward G. Hughes, Obstetrics/Gynaecology Ontario
Professor Wendy Reid FRCOG
WILDLIFE
Jonathan Scott zoologist
Sandy Evans, marine biologist, sub-Saharan horticulturalist, Tanzania ranch conservancy
BUSINESS
Sir Richard Branson
Harvey Goldsmith
STAGE & SCREEN
Sir Anthony Hopkins
George Burns
Kirk Douglas
Michael Douglas
Lauren Bacall
Bruce Willis
Raquel Welch
Michelle Pfeiffer
Elizabeth Taylor
Mel Gibson
Nigel Hawthorne
Jim Carrey
Robert de Niro
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Fassbender
Keanu Reeves
Sean Penn
Jane Seymour
Sandra Bernhard
Robin Williams
Felicity Kendal
Arnold Wesker
John Hurt
Lionel Bart
Jane Campion
Leslie Grantham
Mel Smith
Griff Rhys Jones
Trudie Styler
DANCE
Carlos Acosta
Sergei Polunin
Rupert Pennefather
Wayne Sleep
FASHION
Donna Karan
Antony Price
Twiggy
Naomi Campbell
Jerry Hall
Jean Paul Gaultier
Elizabeth & David Emanuel
FOOD
Gordon Ramsay
Marco Pierre White
Linda McCartney
Delia Smith
Nigella Lawson
MUSIC
Dame Vera Lynn
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra Jnr
Nancy Sinatra
The Rolling Stones
Wham!
Paul McCartney
David Bowie
Queen
Elton John
Status Quo
Kate Bush
Eurythmics
Whitney Houston
Police
Prince
Madonna
Rod Stewart
Duran Duran
Spandau Ballet
Blondie
Leo Sayer
Adam Faith
Grace Jones
Mike Batt
The Melody Makers
Mel & Kim
Robert Palmer
David Essex
Mariah Carey
Nils Lofgren
Janet Jackson
La Toya Jackson
Jermaine Jackson
Steve Harley
Cyndi Lauper
Joe Jackson
Bryan Ferry
The Who
Sir George Martin
The Searchers
Gerry Marsden
Jim Diamond
Toyah Wilcox
Stevie Nicks
Mick Fleetwood
Steve Levine
Kim Wilde
Boy George
Rick Wakeman
Tina Turner
Wet Wet Wet
Pat Benatar
Judie Tzuke
Simon Napier-Bell
Gloria Estefan
Bonnie Tyler
Sir Tim Rice
Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber
Sarah Brightman
Chris Wright
Belinda Carlisle
Alison Moyet
Liza Minnelli
Sir Bob Geldof
Dion di Mucci
Tony Visconti
Little Richard
Diana Ross
Billy Joel
Ozzy Osbourne
Meatloaf
Lulu
Phil Collins
Lionel Richie
John Waite
Gloria Jones
Julian Lennon
Rolan Bolan
The Bluebells
Paul Young
Howard Jones
Malcolm McLaren
UB40
Nik Kershaw
Limahl
Patsy Kensit/Eighth Wonder
Womack & Womack
Michael Hutchence/INXS
Eric Clapton
Steve Winwood
Julio Iglesias
Donny Osmond
Leee John/Imagination
Tom Petty
Jeff Lynne
Ian Anderson
Mick Hucknall
Kym Mazelle
The Adventures
Bananarama
Michael Schenker
Terry Hall/Fun Boy Three
Jerry Dammers
Pauline Black
Kirsty MacColl
Billy Idol
Jeff Beck
Vanilla Ice
Placido Domingo
Jose Carreras
Luciano Pavarotti
Don Henley
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate
The Crusaders
Heart
Mark Knopfler
Survivor
Paul Simon
