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This Cultural Life Episodes

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    Goldie

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

  2. Eileen Atkins

    Actor Eileen Atkins reveals her formative creative influences and experiences.

  3. Jed Mercurio

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

  4. Jacqueline Wilson at Hay

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

  5. Armando Iannucci

    Writer and director Armando Iannucci reveals his cultural influences.

  6. Anoushka Shankar

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

  7. Jarvis Cocker

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

  8. Penelope Lively

    Author Penelope Lively discusses her formative creative influences and experiences.

  9. Inua Ellams

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

  10. Hannah Gadsby

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

  11. Neil Tennant

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

  12. Ali Smith

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

  13. Aaron Sorkin

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

  14. Tamara Rojo

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

  15. Brian Cox

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

  16. Maggi Hambling

    Maggi Hambling reveals her formative cultural influences and experiences.

  17. Joyce DiDonato

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

  18. Akram Khan

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

  19. Max Richter

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

  20. Nicole Kidman

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

  21. Sting

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

  22. V铆kingur 脫lafsson

    Icelandic pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson reveals the creative turning points of his life.

  23. Douglas Stuart

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

  24. Kwame Kwei-Armah

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

  25. Evelyn Glennie

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

  26. Caitlin Moran

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

  27. Carlos Acosta

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

  28. Mike Leigh

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

  29. Tracey Emin

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

  30. Paul McCartney

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

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