Three years after it ended, scandal surrounds the show, but its familiarity and formula provided a comfort blanket. I really hope they bring it back

He became a stand-in for the family I couldn’t see – a paternal character who comforted me amid the loneliness and uncertainty

I was shaken out of my musical apathy by the rapper, whose video channel shows him listening to others’ tracks for the first time

I’ve spent 12 months of the pandemic obsessively listening to the song Uwrongo, with its line: “This is not working, go home.” I’m very grateful to its singer

The Radio 1 presenter’s breakfast show offered me reasons to be cheerful in 2021 – playing therapist to my bleary-eyed lockdown blues

My admiration for the Gardeners’ World presenter took seed in lockdown and kept growing, thanks to his calming aura amid the mayhem

In The Killing, Lund’s incredible brain inspired me when mine felt like mushroom soup. She was a solace and an inspiration

On my way to have painful medical tests, I felt dejected. Then I saw a giant dollop of whipped cream with a cherry on top in Trafalgar Square

In Nora from Queens, Awkwafina’s adorable loser alter ego was inspiring. Faced with constant failure, she kept going, with wit and warmth

He is not a big name among dogfluencers, but whenever I felt stressed, something about this pekingese Instagram pup calmed me

I had plumbing problems and his radio show transported me from the faecal hellscape in my garden. It became the ideal soundtrack for my pandemic reality

I have finally admitted that my hair has gone for ever, and taken great comfort from the reigning king of baldness

I rewatched Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s monstrous and lovable creation after my mother died in lockdown. The show gave me space to live and grieve