Running · 2021–

This Cultural Life

John Wilson speaks to leading figures from the worlds of art and culture to hear about the formative influences and inspirations that fired their creative imaginations.

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Season 1 · 8 episodes

S01 E01 · Kenneth Branagh2021-11-21
S01 E02 · Bernadine Evaristo2021-11-28
S01 E03 · Mike Leigh2021-12-05
S01 E04 · Tracey Emin2021-12-12
S01 E05 · Carlos Acosta2022-01-23
S01 E06 · Nicole Kidman2022-01-30
S01 E07 · Kwame Kwei-Armah2022-02-06
S01 E08 · Evelyn Glennie2022-02-13

Season 2 · 21 episodes

S02 E01 · Glenda Jackson2022-10-03
S02 E02 · Nicola Benedetti2022-10-10
S02 E03 · Tim Minchin2022-12-04
S02 E04 · Ken Loach2023-01-18
S02 E05 · Margaret Atwood2023-05-01
S02 E06 · Whoopi Goldberg2023-05-25
S02 E07 · Sally Wainwright2023-08-09
S02 E08 · Jeremy Deller2023-10-30
S02 E09 · Judi Dench: Shakespeare Special2023-11-05
S02 E10 · Boy George2024-05-03
S02 E11 · Michael Palin2024-05-05
S02 E12 · Juliette Binoche2024-06-01
S02 E13 · Peter Kosminsky2024-11-10
S02 E14 · Thelma Schoonmaker2024-11-28
S02 E15 · Nile Rodgers2025-02-28
S02 E16 · Salman Rushdie2025-03-25
S02 E17 · Abi Morgan2025-05-08
S02 E18 · Sheku Kanneh-Mason2025-06-22
S02 E19 · Gillian Anderson2025-10-02
S02 E20 · Pete Townshend2026-01-30
S02 E21 · Mark Ronson2026-02-28

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