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The Essay Episodes

    The Peasant FarmerAnglo-Saxon Portraits

    2/30 Portrait of the peasant farmers who have shaped the English landscape as we know it today.

    VortigernAnglo-Saxon Portraits

    1/30 Discussion on Vortigern, the king often blamed for inviting the first Anglo-Saxon invaders

    Felix Salmon on High-Frequency TradingAt the Speed of Thought

    5/5 Felix Salmon on high-frequency trading and its part in the current financial crisis.

    Paola Tubaro on Mobs and MobilesAt the Speed of Thought

    4/5 Paola Tubaro examines the 'dark side' of social media in relation to 2011's English riots.

    Claire Wardle on How News Travels Fast...At the Speed of Thought

    3/5 Claire Wardle on how news and Twitter feeds shape our response to events.

    Laurence Scott on Information vs. KnowledgeAt the Speed of Thought

    2/5 How instantly available information is affecting the way we consider knowledge and wisdom.

    Scott Lash on 'Liquid Modernity'At the Speed of Thought

    1/5 Exploring how digital technology is dramatically changing our daily normality.

    FourthA Sporting Lexicon

    5/5 Gillian Slovo considers the nobility of mising the podium and coming 'fourth' in sport.

    LuckA Sporting Lexicon

    4/5 Matthew Syed explores how 'luck' is a big factor in winning and losing in sport.

    GraceA Sporting Lexicon

    3/5 Geoff Dyer celebrates sporting competitors who have shown 'grace'.

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