The Essay Episodes Available now
Evie Wyld—Walking the Causeways
Five writers walk the beguiling routes of tidal causeways. Today, the Isle of Wight.
Patrick Gale—Walking the Causeways
Five writers walk the beguiling routes of tidal causeways. Today, St Michael鈥檚 Mount.
1000 Coils of Fear—Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves
Tom Smith reads Olivia Wenzel鈥檚 novel, which was longlisted for 2020's German Book Prize.
The Heir of Redclyffe—Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves
Clare Walker-Gore revisits Charlotte M Yonge's best-selling novel from 1853.
Tales from the Garbage Hills—Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves
Sarah Jilani reads Latife Tekin鈥檚 magical realist novel about 1960s Istanbul shanty towns.
Iola Leroy—Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves
Xine Yao reads the first novel by African American writer Frances EW Harper (1825-1911).
The Paradise Crater—Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves
Sarah Dillon tells us about the nuclear short story by atomic energy adviser Philip Wylie.
Shinichi Sawada—Art from the Outside
Psychologist Professor Victoria Tischler celebrates outsider art.
Minnie Evans—Art from the Outside
Psychologist Professor Victoria Tischler celebrates outsider art.
Mary Barnes—Art from the Outside
Psychologist Professor Victoria Tischler celebrates outsider art.
