The Essay Episodes Available now
Episode 1—The Music Appreciation Movement
1/4 Richard Witts on the origins of Music Appreciation, and the work of pioneer Percy Scholes.
Alexandra Harris on Country-House Dreams of Arcadia—Dark Arcadias
4/5 Literary critic Alexandra Harris explores the country-house dreams of the 20th century.
Robert Burns and Scottish Arcadia—Dark Arcadias
3/5 Literary critic Nigel Leask discusses Robert Burns and Arcadia.
Colin Burrow on Fantasies for Children—Dark Arcadias
1/5 Critic Colin Burrow discusses fantasies in the childrens' stories of Diana Wynne Jones.
Diane Samuels—InterRail Postcards
5/5 Playwright Diane Samuels recalls travelling to Vienna with a fellow Jewish school friend.
David Almond—InterRail Postcards
4/5 David Almond on the adventures and misfortunes he experienced travelling by InterRail.
Charlotte Mendelson—InterRail Postcards
3/5 Charlotte Mendelson recalls how travelling by InterRail in Europe transformed her life.
Roma Tearne—InterRail Postcards
2/5 Roma Tearne on InterRail travel and her interest in frontiers and national identity.
Adam Thorpe—InterRail Postcards
1/5 Adam Thorpe on the sense of arrival into adulthood which the InterRail pass signified.
Paper Money—It Talks
5/5 Dr Helen Wang discusses the development of paper money.
