This Cultural Life Episodes Episode guide
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Ali Smith
Award-winning novelist Ali Smith on her formative creative influences and experiences.
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Aaron Sorkin
Screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin on his formative influences and experiences.
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Tamara Rojo
Spanish ballet star Tamara Rojo on her most formative cultural influences.
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Brian Cox
Actor Brian Cox on the influences that have shaped his stage and screen career.
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Maggi Hambling
Maggi Hambling reveals her formative cultural influences and experiences.
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Joyce DiDonato
American opera star Joyce DiDonato reveals the cultural turning points of her life.
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Akram Khan
Dancer and choreographer Akram Khan on the cultural turning points of his life.
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Max Richter
German-born British composer Max Richter on his cultural and musical influences.
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Nicole Kidman
Oscar winning actor Nicole Kidman discusses the experiences that shaped her creative life.
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Sting
Sting reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his songwriting career.
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V铆kingur 脫lafsson
Icelandic pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life.
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Douglas Stuart
Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart reveals the turning points of his creative life
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Kwame Kwei-Armah
Playwright and theatre director Kwame Kwei-Armah reveals his cultural turning points
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Evelyn Glennie
The world's leading percussionist Evelyn Glennie on her key cultural influences.
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Caitlin Moran
Author and columnist Caitlin Moran reveals some of the cultural milestones in her life.
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Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta reveals the cultural turning points in his life.
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Mike Leigh
Film-maker Mike Leigh talks about the moments that have had an impact on his creativity.
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Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin on some of the deeply personal aspects of her life that have shaped her art.
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney reveals the key moments and events that shaped his life as a songwriter.
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Bernardine Evaristo
Author Bernardine Evaristo reveals her formative experiences and cultural influences.
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Kenneth Branagh
Actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh reveals his cultural influences and inspirations.
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Welcome to This Cultural Life
Leading cultural figures on key moments and works that fired their creative imagination.
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Watch This Cultural Life on 大象传媒 4 and on iPlayer
You can now watch selected This Cultural Life episodes on 大象传媒 4 and on iPlayer.
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Have You Heard George's Podcast?: Drama in Ghana Pt. 1
George revisits Ghana's freedom struggle through their first president - Kwame Nkrumah.