The Essay Episodes Available now
Poetry—They'll Never Believe It Happened
2/5 Michael Goldfarb looks at how artists have tried to memorialise what happened at Auschwitz
Dissociation—They'll Never Believe It Happened
1/5 Michael Goldfarb looks at how artists have tried to memorialise what happened at Auschwitz
Metal—EarthWorks
Rose Ferraby considers steel in the company of a cutler and a blacksmith in Sheffield.
Leather—EarthWorks
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby encounters Roman leatherwork at Vindolanda on Hadrian鈥檚 Wall.
Pottery—EarthWorks
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby rolls up her sleeves to experience the art of making pottery.
Wood—EarthWorks
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby traces the story of Seahenge in North Norfolk.
Stone—EarthWorks
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores rock art in Northumberland.
The living and the dead—Three hundred metres in Montparnasse
The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers.
Writers and spirituality—Three hundred metres in Montparnasse
The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality.
Composers, singers - and Chopin's piano—Three hundred metres in Montparnasse
The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers.
