The Essay Episodes Available now
Guile—A Sporting Lexicon
2/5 Writer Kamila Shamsie considers sportspeople who have always used 'guile'.
Challenge—A Sporting Lexicon
1/5 Writer Colin Thubron on how we have to 'challenge' to achieve in the sporting world.
Episode 5—Strange Justice
5/5 Lawyer Albie Sachs discusses issues about social and economic rights in South Africa.
Episode 4—Strange Justice
4/5 Lawyer Albie Sachs on cases involving religion in South Africa's courts.
Episode 3—Strange Justice
3/5 Lawyer Albie Sachs considers the issue of equality in the new South Africa.
Episode 2—Strange Justice
2/5 Albie Sachs reflects on his time as a justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court.
Episode 1—Strange Justice
1/5 South African lawyer Albie Sachs reflects on the momentous changes in his country.
Yong Li Lan—Shakespeare Around the Globe
5/5 Yong Li Lan describes how popular Shakespeare remains in China and south east Asia.
Aimara Resende—Shakespeare Around the Globe
4/5 Aimara Resende focuses on the power and influence of Shakespeare in Latin America.
Eldred Jones—Shakespeare Around the Globe
3/5 Eldred Jones explores the mutual attraction between Shakespeare and Africa.