that finished at the age of ii. but i loved paintings and i loved being around art, so that was something that was very special to me. on this cultural life, i ask my guests to choose those influences and experiences that have inspired their own creativity. and you've chosen film club at school, and in particular seeing ken russell's film version of tommy, the rock opera by the who. why have you chosen this? well, i don't think i've ever recovered from watching tommy, frankly. i'm still blown away by it, even that experience. i remember it very clearly. because, at school, the school was a very academic, sports—focused school, and there wasn't much fun to be had, to be honest. and one of the teachers there was clearly a very subversive character, and hejust had a film club and he just showed the most outrageous films. so he was clearly trying to bend the minds of these young boys, basically, and do that in a good way. and one of the films