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yes, do you need to...? take your jacket off. hello, im john wilson, welcome to this cultural life, the radio four podcast, in which i ask leading creative figures to reveal the key moments in their life, and the most important cultural works that fired their own artistic imagination. my guest is director, screenwriter and playwright mike leigh. hes known for gritty social dramas, including vera drake and secrets and lies. domestic comedies, like life is sweet and happy—go—lucky, a...

hello, im john wilson, welcome to this cultural life, the radio four podcast, in which i ask leading creative figures to reveal the key moments in their life, and the most important cultural works that fired their own artistic imagination. my guest is director, screenwriter and playwright mike leigh. hes known for gritty social dramas, including vera drake and secrets and lies. domestic comedies like life is sweet and happy—go—lucky, and historical stories, including mr turner and ...

Be a gross understatement. he thought it was the worst thing that could have happened. he assumed, you know, he would — he would have wanted me to be a doctor, or a lawyer or something. was there any chance that would have happened, though? no, none whatever. imean, from... you never had any interest in medicine? no. i mean, i knew from an early, you know, i used to go to — we havent talked about movies. i used to go to the pictures as often as they let you, and, you know, the local... there...

..to say he was horrified would be a gross understatement. he thought it was the worst thing that could have happened. he assumed, you know, he would have wanted me to be a doctor, or a lawyer or something. was there any chance that would have happened, though? no, none whatever. imean, from... you never had any interest in medicine? no. i mean, i knew from an early, you know, i used to go to — we havent talked about movies. i used to go to the pictures as often as they let you, and, you know,...

Was there any chance that would have happened, though? no, none whatever. imean, from... you never had any interest in medicine? no. i mean, i knew from an early, you know, i used to go to — we havent talked about movies. i used to go to the pictures as often as they let you, and, you know, the local... there were 14 local cinemas walking distance from our house. 14? 14. i mean, flea pits, a lot of them, really decaying ancient, horrible places. but they showed movies, and they showed — ofte...

I was on and announced that i wanted to apply to go to drama school... ..hewas... ..to say he was horrified would be a gross understatement. he thought it was the worst thing that could have happened. he assumed, you know, he would — he would have wanted me to be a doctor, or a lawyer or something. was there any chance that would have happened, though? no, none whatever. imean, from... you never had any interest in medicine? no. i mean, i knew from an early, you know, i used to go to — we ha...