Is This Cultural Life coming back?
This Cultural Life (2021–present) on BBC Four
The answer: Between seasons — last episode February 28, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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2seasons
29episodes
About This Cultural Life
John Wilson speaks to leading figures from the worlds of art and culture to hear about the formative influences and inspirations that fired their creative imaginations.
This Cultural Life episode schedule
29 aired
Aired · 29
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2026 | S2·E21 | Mark Ronson |
| January 30, 2026 | S2·E20 | Pete Townshend |
| October 2, 2025 | S2·E19 | Gillian Anderson |
| June 22, 2025 | S2·E18 | Sheku Kanneh-Mason |
| May 8, 2025 | S2·E17 | Abi Morgan |
| March 25, 2025 | S2·E16 | Salman Rushdie |
| February 28, 2025 | S2·E15 | Nile Rodgers |
| November 28, 2024 | S2·E14 | Thelma Schoonmaker |
| November 10, 2024 | S2·E13 | Peter Kosminsky |
| June 1, 2024 | S2·E12 | Juliette Binoche |
| May 5, 2024 | S2·E11 | Michael Palin |
| May 3, 2024 | S2·E10 | Boy George |
| November 5, 2023 | S2·E9 | Judi Dench: Shakespeare Special |
| October 30, 2023 | S2·E8 | Jeremy Deller |
| August 9, 2023 | S2·E7 | Sally Wainwright |
| May 25, 2023 | S2·E6 | Whoopi Goldberg |
| May 1, 2023 | S2·E5 | Margaret Atwood |
| January 18, 2023 | S2·E4 | Ken Loach |
| December 4, 2022 | S2·E3 | Tim Minchin |
| October 10, 2022 | S2·E2 | Nicola Benedetti |
| October 3, 2022 | S2·E1 | Glenda Jackson |
| February 13, 2022 | S1·E8 | Evelyn Glennie |
| February 6, 2022 | S1·E7 | Kwame Kwei-Armah |
| January 30, 2022 | S1·E6 | Nicole Kidman |
| January 23, 2022 | S1·E5 | Carlos Acosta |
| December 12, 2021 | S1·E4 | Tracey Emin |
| December 5, 2021 | S1·E3 | Mike Leigh |
| November 28, 2021 | S1·E2 | Bernadine Evaristo |
| November 21, 2021 | S1·E1 | Kenneth Branagh |