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Antonio Pappano
Conductor and pianist Sir Antonio Pappano on his formative cultural influences.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Film director and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson reveals her creative influences.
Antony Gormley
Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley reveals his formative creative influences and experiences.
Sebastião Salgado
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado reveals the formative experiences of his career
Anne Enright
Irish novelist Anne Enright reveals her creative influences.
John Adams
American composer John Adams reveals his influences and formative cultural experiences.
Lily Allen
Singer-songwriter and actor Lily Allen on her formative cultural influences.
Zadie Smith
Writer Zadie Smith reveals her formative cultural experiences and influences.
Neil Jordan
Oscar-winning film-maker and novelist Neil Jordan on his creative influences.
Judy Chicago
American artist Judy Chicago reveals the influences and experiences that shaped her work.
Salman Rushdie
Sir Salman Rushdie on his formative creative influences and experiences.
Simon McBurney
Actor, playwright and director Simon McBurney reveals his creative inspirations.
Peter Blake
Artist Sir Peter Blake reveals the formative influences on his creativity and career.
Lee Child
Best-selling crime novelist Lee Child on his formative cultural influences.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa reveals the biggest influences on her cultural life.
Marlon James
Booker prize-winning Jamaican author Marlon James reveals his cultural influences.
Peter Kosminsky
Director and screenwriter Peter Kosminsky reveals the influences that shaped his career.
Marina Abramović
Serbian conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramović on her cultural inspirations.
Margaret Drabble
Writer and critic Dame Margaret Drabble reveals the formative influences on her career.
Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers, composer, guitarist and founding member of Chic, on his cultural influences.
Hanif Kureishi
Writer Hanif Kureishi reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his career.
Julie Taymor
Director Julie Taymor talks to John Wilson about her formative creative influences.
Bill Nighy
Actor Bill Nighy reveals some of the turning points in his career.
Thelma Schoonmaker
Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker reveals the turning points of her career.
Isabel Allende
Chilean author Isabel Allende reveals some of the influences on her creativity.
James Ivory
Film director James Ivory on his most significant creative influences and experiences.
Robert Harris
Writer Robert Harris reveals his cultural influences and experiences.
Marin Alsop
Conductor Marin Alsop reveals the formative influences on her career.
Cynthia Erivo
Actor and singer Cynthia Erivo reveals her formative creative influences.
David Hare
Playwright, screenwriter and director Sir David Hare on his formative cultural influences.
Theaster Gates
American artist Theaster Gates reveals his formative creative influences.
