Culture is how a society tells its own story, through music, film, books, comedy and art. This is London Real’s hub for those conversations. Brian Rose has sat down with comedy legends, hip hop pioneers, bestselling novelists, actors, photographers and screenwriting teachers to ask how creative work really gets made, what it costs the people who make it and why it still matters. It covers film, music, literature and journalism. Every full interview is free to watch.
From Monty Python co-founder John Cleese and Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk to comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, drum and bass pioneer Goldie, Fugees founder Wyclef Jean, Story author Robert McKee and actor Priyanka Chopra: how the people behind our culture create.
Many of London Real’s best music interviews are with the people who built whole genres. Afrika Bambaataa talked about the Bronx roots of hip hop, the Universal Zulu Nation and how Planet Rock was made. Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC explains his move from rap to comic books, and Wyclef Jean reflects on life after the Fugees. Goldie traces his early life and musical inspirations, Brian visits Fatboy Slim at his Brighton studio, and SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards described building a music platform on YouTube for the passion, not the money.
John Cleese argues that modern culture has stifled comedy and shifted what people are allowed to find funny. Eddie Izzard shares his creative wisdom and political views. Screenwriting teacher Robert McKee explains why moral conflict fascinates audiences and why story is equipment for living. Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte talked about growing up as Walt Jr, living with cerebral palsy and building your own big break, while Ashley Walters describes the road from So Solid Crew to Top Boy. For more, see the Film & Movies interviews.
Chuck Palahniuk returns to talk about acts of rebellion and his book Not Forever, But For Now. Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond tells a short history of everybody over 13,000 years, and Dan Carlin explains how he crafts Hardcore History. Photographer Oliviero Toscani, the man behind Benetton’s most provocative campaigns, argued that being unique matters more than being number one. Designer Timothy Oulton turned his father’s antiques shop into a global brand, and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, told her story of Auschwitz and survival. See also Literature and Journalism.
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Who has London Real interviewed about arts and culture? Brian Rose has interviewed John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Chuck Palahniuk, Goldie, Wyclef Jean, Fatboy Slim, Afrika Bambaataa, Darryl McDaniels, Robert McKee, Priyanka Chopra, Jared Diamond and Oliviero Toscani, among many others.
What does this page cover? It is the hub for all of London Real’s culture conversations: music, film and TV, comedy, books, art, design and photography. For more focused pages, see the Film & Movies, Music, Literature and Journalism interviews.
Is modern culture bad for creativity? The guests disagree. John Cleese argues that modern culture has narrowed what comedy can say, while Oliviero Toscani and Chuck Palahniuk make the case for provocation and rebellion, and Robert McKee says strong stories have always been built on moral conflict.
Are the full arts and culture episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
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