The Essay Episodes Available now
There Was No Them There (An Autobiography of Stella F Duffy)—The Love that Wrote Its Name
Writer Stella Duffy on growing up as a lesbian in New Zealand in the 1960s and 70s.
The Boys—The Love that Wrote Its Name
Simon Callow on Micheal MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards, founders of Dublin's Gate Theatre.
Dining with the Nightmare—New Generation Thinkers 2017
5/5 Daisy Hay on the role in the history of English Romanticism of publisher Joseph Johnson.
A Tale of Restoration Murder, Barbarous and Inhumane—New Generation Thinkers 2017
4/5 Tom Charlton explores press reporting, scandal and politics in the 17th century.
Resisting Tyranny—New Generation Thinkers 2017
3/5 Jonathan Healey on changing ways of resistance to state control and prevailing ideology.
A Focus on Fasting—New Generation Thinkers 2017
2/5 Christopher Kissane from the London School of Economics explores the history of fasting.
A Romanticist Reflects on Breastfeeding—New Generation Thinkers 2017
1/5 Corin Throsby explores attitudes towards breastfeeding.
Isaac Rosenberg's Dead Man's Dump—Minds at War: Series 4
5/5 Santanu Das explores the poetic world of Bristol-born Isaac Rosenberg.
Mata Hari's Final Performance—Minds at War: Series 4
4/5 Elif Shafak on the elaborate and provocative performances and photo shoots of Mata Hari.
Siegfried Sassoon's Letter to The Times—Minds at War: Series 4
3/5 Joanna Bourke on Siegfried Sassoon and his celebrated protest against the conflict.
