This Cultural Life

John Wilson

Booking Overview

An in-depth arts and culture interview show focused on the careers and influences of leading artists and creatives across visual arts, theatre, music, dance and film, with a single distinguished external guest in each episode. Suitable pitches include internationally exhibited artists, award-winning writers, filmmakers, musicians and other established creative practitioners with major bodies of work or significant cultural achievements; booking difficulty is high.

Metrics

Episodes: 161

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

John Wilson - British arts broadcaster and journalist known for presenting and interviewing leading figures across the cultural world.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established artists and creative professionals with internationally recognized work, major exhibitions or commissions, prestigious awards, senior cultural appointments, bestselling publications or significant film, theatre or broadcast credits.
Required Achievements:  
Major international exhibitions or public commissions, Prestigious artistic or literary awards, Bestselling or critically acclaimed books, Notable film, theatre or broadcast credits, Senior roles at leading cultural or academic institutions

Recent Guest Discussions

Tania Bruguera - Career, Cultural Influences, Freedom Of Speech, Political Oppression, Social Justice And Participatory Performance.

Anish Kapoor - Career, Cultural Influences, Monumental Sculpture, Public Art, Environmental Protest And Major 2026 Exhibitions.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Writing Career, Cultural Influences, Children's Literature, Screenwriting, Film Collaborations And The London Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Recent Topics

Visual Arts, Theatre, Film, Music, Dance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
This Cultural Life
:

Tania Bruguera

July 09, 2026

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 audiences to become active participants in her performances, blurring the boundaries between art and viewer. Bruguera has exhibited at international museums including MOMA and the Guggenheim in New York, and at Tate Modern, where she made a major work for annual Turbine Hall c...

Anish Kapoor

July 02, 2026

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 represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and won the Turner Prize the following year. His public artworks include Cloud Gate in Chicago, the Orbit sculpture next to the London Arena, commissioned to mark the 2012 Olympics, and the 110m-long structure of giant rings an...

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

June 25, 2026

The writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks to John Wilson about his cultural influences and career. He started out as a screenwriter on the television soaps Brookside and Coronation Street, before publishing his debut children's novel Millions in 2004. The book won the prestigious Carnegie Medal and a screenplay version was made into a film by Danny Boyle. He also wrote five films for the director Michael Winterbottom, including Welcome To Sarajevo and Twenty Four Hour Party People. In 2012, Frank...

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