BBC Radio Podcasts from This Cultural Life

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Film director and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson reveals her creative influences.

Antonio Pappano

Conductor and pianist Sir Antonio Pappano on his formative cultural influences.

Michael Palin

Actor, comedian, presenter and writer Sir Michael Palin reveals his creative influences.

Yorgos Lanthimos

Film-maker Yorgos Lanthimos discusses the influences on his work and his creative process.

Juliette Binoche

Actor Juliette Binoche reveals the formative influences that shaped her career.

Frank Auerbach

Artist Frank Auerbach talks about his life and some of the influences on his work.

Boy George

Singer-songwriter Boy George reveals his formative cultural influences.

Patricia Cornwell

Crime writer Patricia Cornwell reveals her formative creative influences and experiences.

Andrew Scott

Actor Andrew Scott reveals his most important creative influences and experiences.

Nigel Kennedy

Violinist Nigel Kennedy reveals his formative cultural influences and experiences.

Judi Dench

Dame Judi Dench on her pivotal moments performing Shakespeare on stage and screen.

Werner Herzog

German film-maker and writer Werner Herzog on his cultural inspirations.

Bernie Taupin

Lyricist Bernie Taupin on his formative influences and inspirations.

George the Poet

Spoken word artist George the Poet reveals his formative cultural influences.

Matthew Bourne

Choreographer Matthew Bourne on his cultural influences and inspirations.

Lucy Prebble

Playwright and screenwriter Lucy Prebble reveals her formative cultural influences.

Michael Rosen

Author and poet Michael Rosen reveals his formative creative influences and inspirations.

Angélique Kidjo

Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo reveals her formative cultural influences.

Edmund de Waal

Ceramic artist and author Edmund de Waal reveals his formative creative influences.

Leïla Slimani

Author Leïla Slimani reveals the influences and inspirations that have shaped her writing.

Sally Potter

Film-maker Sally Potter reveals the formative experiences that inspired her.

Stephen Fry

Actor, writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry reveals his cultural influences.

Ian McEwan

Novelist Ian McEwan reveals the formative influences that have shaped his writing.

Jeremy Deller

Artist Jeremy Deller discusses his career and creative influences with John Wilson.

Errollyn Wallen

Composer Errollyn Wallen reveals her formative influences and experiences.

Nicole Farhi

Fashion designer and sculptor Nicole Farhi on her creative influences and inspirations.

Nick Cave

Singer-songwriter and author Nick Cave shares his formative creative influences.

Gilbert & George

The artist duo Gilbert & George discuss their career and influences with John Wilson.

Baaba Maal

Senegalese singing star Baaba Maal on his formative influences.

Donna Leon

American crime writer Donna Leon talks about the influences that shaped her career.

Sally Wainwright

TV writer and director Sally Wainwright on her formative cultural influences.

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson reveals his cultural influences.

Martin Parr

Photographer Martin Parr on the formative influences that inspired his own creativity.

Margaret Atwood

Award-wining author Margaret Atwood reveals the experiences that shaped her writing.

Alejandro Iñárritu

Oscar-winning Mexican film-maker Alejandro Iñárritu reveals his cultural influences.

Rachel Whiteread

Artist Dame Rachel Whiteread reveals the influences behind some of her most famous works.

Eliza Carthy

Folk musician Eliza Carthy reveals her formative cultural influences.

Damien Chazelle

Oscar-winning film-maker Damien Chazelle discusses his career and cultural influences.

Stephen Hough

Pianist Sir Stephen Hough talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences.

Whoopi Goldberg

Actor Whoopi Goldberg reveals the most important influences that shaped her career.

Sam Mendes

Director Sam Mendes reveals the formative influences on his career in theatre and film.

Tim Minchin

Comedian, actor and composer Tim Minchin reveals his creative influences.

Florence Pugh

Actor Florence Pugh talks to John Wilson about her career and formative influences.

Shirin Neshat

Iranian artist Shirin Neshat reveals her creative influences and inspirations.

Ken Loach

Film-maker Ken Loach reveals his most important cultural influences and inspirations.

Es Devlin

Artist and set designer Es Devlin on the influences that have inspired her own creativity.

Glenda Jackson

Actor Glenda Jackson reveals the influences that inspired her work on stage and screen.

James Corden

James Corden reveals the most important people and cultural works that have inspired him.

Michael Morpurgo

Author, poet and playwright Michael Morpurgo reveals what inspired his own creativity.

Abdulrazak Gurnah

Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah on his cultural influences.

Nicola Benedetti

Violinist Nicola Benedetti reveals her most important cultural influences and experiences.

Norman Foster

Architect Norman Foster reveals his key cultural influences and experiences.

Kate Mosse

Writer Kate Mosse on her most important cultural influences and experiences.

Goldie

Musician, artist and DJ Goldie reveals his cultural turning points.

Eileen Atkins

Actor Eileen Atkins reveals her formative creative influences and experiences.

Jed Mercurio

TV writer Jed Mercurio reveals the influences that have shaped his creativity.

Jacqueline Wilson at Hay

Celebrated children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson reveals her cultural influences.

Armando Iannucci

Writer and director Armando Iannucci reveals his cultural influences.

Anoushka Shankar

Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar on her most significant cultural influences.

Jarvis Cocker

Singer-songwriter and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker reveals his cultural influences.

Penelope Lively

Author Penelope Lively discusses her formative creative influences and experiences.

Inua Ellams

Nigerian-born poet and playwright Inua Ellams on the cultural turning points of his life.

Hannah Gadsby

Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby reveals her cultural influences and creative process.

Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys reveals his most important cultural influences.

Ali Smith

Award-winning novelist Ali Smith on her formative creative influences and experiences.

Aaron Sorkin

Screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin on his formative influences and experiences.

Tamara Rojo

Spanish ballet star Tamara Rojo on her most formative cultural influences.

Brian Cox

Actor Brian Cox on the influences that have shaped his stage and screen career.

Maggi Hambling

Maggi Hambling reveals her formative cultural influences and experiences.

Joyce DiDonato

American opera star Joyce DiDonato reveals the cultural turning points of her life.

Akram Khan

Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan on the cultural turning points of his life.

Max Richter

German-born British composer Max Richter on his cultural and musical influences.

Nicole Kidman

Oscar winning actor Nicole Kidman discusses the experiences that shaped her creative life.

Sting

Sting reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his songwriting career.

Víkingur Ólafsson

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life.

Douglas Stuart

Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart reveals the turning points of his creative life

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Playwright and theatre director Kwame Kwei-Armah reveals his cultural turning points

Evelyn Glennie

The world's leading percussionist Evelyn Glennie on her key cultural influences.

Caitlin Moran

Author and columnist Caitlin Moran reveals some of the cultural milestones in her life.

Carlos Acosta

Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta reveals the cultural turning points in his life.

Mike Leigh

Film-maker Mike Leigh talks about the moments that have had an impact on his creativity.

Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin on some of the deeply personal aspects of her life that have shaped her art.

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney reveals the key moments and events that shaped his life as a songwriter.

Bernardine Evaristo

Author Bernardine Evaristo reveals her formative experiences and cultural influences.

Kenneth Branagh

Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh reveals his cultural influences and inspirations.

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