Salman Rushdie

Sir Salman Rushdie on his formative creative influences and experiences.

• 43 mins

Simon McBurney

Actor, playwright and director Simon McBurney reveals his creative inspirations.

• 43 mins

Peter Blake

Artist Sir Peter Blake reveals the formative influences on his creativity and career.

• 42 mins

Lee Child

Best-selling crime novelist Lee Child on his formative cultural influences.

• 43 mins

Kiri Te Kanawa

Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa reveals the biggest influences on her cultural life.

• 43 mins

Marlon James

Booker prize-winning Jamaican author Marlon James reveals his cultural influences.

• 43 mins

Peter Kosminsky

Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky reveals the influences that shaped his career.

• 43 mins

Marina Abramović

Serbian conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramović on her cultural inspirations.

• 43 mins

Margaret Drabble

Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career.

• 43 mins

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers, composer, guitarist and founding member of Chic, on his cultural influences.

• 43 mins

Hanif Kureishi

Writer Hanif Kureishi reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his career.

• 43 mins

Julie Taymor

Director Julie Taymor talks to John Wilson about her formative creative influences.

• 43 mins

Bill Nighy

Actor Bill Nighy reveals some of the turning points in his career.

• 42 mins

Thelma Schoonmaker

Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the turning points of her career.

• 43 mins

Isabel Allende

Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity.

• 43 mins

James Ivory

Film director James Ivory on his most significant creative influences and experiences.

• 43 mins

Robert Harris

Writer Robert Harris reveals his cultural influences and experiences.

• 43 mins

Marin Alsop

Conductor Marin Alsop reveals the formative influences on her career.

• 43 mins

Cynthia Erivo

Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo reveals her formative creative influences.

• 43 mins

David Hare

Playwright, screenwriter and director Sir David Hare on his formative cultural influences.

• 43 mins

Theaster Gates

American artist Theaster Gates reveals his formative creative influences.

• 43 mins

Abi Morgan

Screenwriter and playwright Abi Morgan shares her creative influences.

• 43 mins

Maggie O'Farrell

Author Maggie O'Farrell reveals the influences that have shaped her writing.

• 43 mins

Simon Russell Beale

Actor Sir Simon Russell Beale reveals his cultural influences and inspirations.

• 43 mins

Wayne McGregor

Choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor reveals his creative inspirations.

• 43 mins