applause tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical. he grew up in western australia, started writing songs in his teens and made his name as a musical comedy performer at the 2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i m not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally? 0h, hugely, yeah.
applause tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical. he grew up in western australia, started writing songs in his teens and made his name as a musical comedy performer at the 2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i m not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally? 0h, hugely, yeah.
tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical. he grew up in western australia, started writing songs in his teens and made his name as a musical comedy performer at the 2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i m not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally? 0h, hugely, yeah.
applause tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical. he grew up in western australia, started writing songs in his teens and made his name as a musical comedy performer at the 2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i m not good at taking criticism. you still take it personally? 0h, hugely, yeah. i ll take myjacket off. yeah, you ll get warm.
voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. tim minchin, the cabaret star who wrote matilda the musical. he grew up in western australia, started writing songs in his teens and made his name as a musical comedy performer at the 2005 edinburgh festival. mrtim minchin! after a series of live solo albums, tim was commissioned to write a stage adaptation of the roald dahl book, matilda. the show went on to win olivier and tony awards and has now been turned into a film. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences and how, despite fame and acclaim, bad reviews still hurt. no, i m not good