The Essay Episodes Available now
Boy Wonder—Being Orson
1/5 Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy.
Sid James—British Film Comedians
5/5 Famed for his laugh. A look at the roles of comic film actor, Sid James.
Tony Hancock—British Film Comedians
4/5 Simon Heffer celebrates much-loved British comic film actor, Tony Hancock.
Terry-Thomas—British Film Comedians
3/5 Simon Heffer considers the film career of comic actor Terry-Thomas.
Alastair Sim—British Film Comedians
2/5 A look at the varied roles of actor Alastair Sim.
Will Hay—British Film Comedians
A look at the career of Will Hay, best-known for his anti-authoritarian roles.
Lead Us Not into Temptation—On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
5/5 Poet and author Andrew Motion considers the penultimate lines of the Lord's Prayer.
Forgive Us Our Trespasses—On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
4/5 Michigan-based poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch considers a line from the Lord's Prayer.
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread—On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
3/5 Rabbi Julia Neuberger considers the middle section of the Lord's Prayer.
Thy Kingdom Come...—On Earth, as It Is in Heaven
2/5 Muslim academic Mona Siddiqui explores the second section of the Lord's Prayer.
