The Essay Episodes Available now
Patrick McGuinness—Paradise Lost
5/5 Poet and critic Patrick McGuinness marks the 350th birthday of Milton's epic poem.
Colin Burrow—Paradise Lost
4/5 Colin Burrow on why Paradise Lost, 350 years old, is still the best poem in English.
Alice Goodman—Paradise Lost
3/5 Poet and priest Alice Goodman explores Milton's epic 350 years after it was published.
Adam Nicolson—Paradise Lost
2/5 Adam Nicolson on Milton's 3-D epic poem first published 350 years ago.
Sean O'Brien—Paradise Lost
1/5 Sean O'Brien on how bold Milton's Paradise Lost was, 350 years on from being published.
Amina Yaqin—The Culture of Partition
2/5 Amina Yaqin reflects on the 70-year legacy of partition as reflected in Pakistani culture.
John Siddique—The Culture of Partition
1/5 John Siddique reflects on the 70-year legacy of Partition as reflected in Indian culture.
Colquhoun and MacBryde: More Lasting than Life—The Love that Wrote Its Name
Louise Welsh on the relationship between artists Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde.
The Loves of Elizabeth Bishop—The Love that Wrote Its Name
Neel Mukherjee explores the two great loves of American poet Elizabeth Bishop's life.
WH Auden and Chester Kallman—The Love that Wrote Its Name
Gregory Woods on the tumultuous but enduring relationship of WH Auden and Chester Kallman.
