This Cultural Life
Hosted by John Wilson · BBC Radio 4
4.8from 257 ratings
- 166
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 257
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About This Cultural Life
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.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 166 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ray Winstone
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Nicholas Hytner
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mitsuko Uchida
Inside a recent episode
Ray Winstone
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think it seems to me, I don't know whether this is correct, but in a lot of cultures, you know, especially in North London, they talk about football and birds. That's what guys do, you know, talk about football and girls, right? I think in the East, they talk about boxing and girls. Mm-hmm. Boxing for me was... My dad, he boxed. My grandfather boxed. Everyone around us, you know, uncles and that, they all boxed. It was expected. It was almost like you had to learn how to look after yourself. But I think the difference with boxing as a sport is it teaches you something else. It teaches you respect for your opponent. […]
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- Ray Winstone
- Nicholas Hytner
- Mitsuko Uchida
- Sebastian Faulks
- Tania Bruguera
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 83 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 174 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts This Cultural Life?
John Wilson host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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