This Cultural Life

Conversations with leading artists and creatives in theatre, visual arts AI summary

BBC Radio 4 Visit website › Arts · EN · 169 episodes · latest 2026-10-15

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In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen

2026-10-15 · 43 min

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and academic Viet Thanh Nguyen talks to John Wilson about his formative influences and experiences. A child refugee, he moved to the United States with his family at the end of the Vietnam…
Liliane Lijn

2026-10-08 · 43 min

Pioneering artist Liliane Lijn talks to John Wilson about her formative cultural influences. A leading figure in the development of kinetic sculptures in the 1960s, she is renowned for her use of light and movement,…
Elif Shafak

2026-10-01 · 43 min

Bestselling Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak talks to John Wilson about her formative cultural influences. Renowned for epic stories that connect the past and the present, told from multiple perspectives, her novels…
Joel Meyerowitz

2026-09-24 · 43 min

American photographer Joel Meyerowitz talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and formative experiences. A pioneer of the artform, he first began capturing life on the streets of his native New York in the…
Ray Winstone

2026-09-17 · 43 min

Actor Ray Winstone talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences and inspirations. A schoolboy boxing champion, he built a reputation playing tough, working class characters after being cast in the…
Nicholas Hytner

2026-09-11 · 43 min

Theatre and film director Sir Nicholas Hytner talks to John Wilson about his formative cultural influences. Over a career spanning four decades, he has directed Shakespeare, contemporary drama and musicals, including…
Mitsuko Uchida

2026-09-03 · 44 min

One of the world’s greatest living pianists, Mitsuko Uchida, talks to John Wilson about her cultural influences and her career in music. Born in Japan, and a British citizen for over 25 years, she is renowned for her…
Sebastian Faulks

2026-08-27 · 43 min

Author Sebastian Faulks talks to John Wilson about his influences and formative cultural experiences. Faulks won huge acclaim for his First World War novel Birdsong, which – along with The Girl At the Lion D’or and…
Tania Bruguera

2026-07-09 · 43 min

Cuban performance and conceptual artist Tania Bruguera talks to John Wilson about her career and cultural influences. Her work explores freedom of speech, political oppression and social justice, often encouraging her…
Anish Kapoor

2026-07-02 · 43 min

The artist and sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor talks to John Wilson about his career and cultural influences. Renowned for his innovative, often monumental works, Kapoor gained international recognition in the late 1980s. He…

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Owner: BBC
Oldest episode in feed: 10/2021 · over 5 years
Typical length: 43 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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