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The Essay Episodes

    Know Thy SelfieMug Shots

    1/5 Polly Coles reads the first of her essays on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves.

    The Wells of DeeThe Frozen River

    5/5 A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

    Garbh ChoireThe Frozen River

    4/5 A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

    The SundialThe Frozen River

    3/5 A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

    Cairn ToulThe Frozen River

    2/5 A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

    First FlightThe Frozen River

    1/5 A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

    At Home with Peter BroderickFolk at Home

    15/20 Oregon-born, Galway-based Peter Broderick sings in praise of the blackberry.

    At Home with Falle NiokeFolk at Home

    14/20 Falle Nioke plays the music of his native Guinea from his current home in Margate.

    At Home with Lizabett RussoFolk at Home

    13/20 From her home in Edinburgh, Lizabett Russo reflects on her roots in Romania.

    At Home with Tenzin ChoegyalFolk at Home

    12/20 Brisbane-based Tenzin Choegyal powerfully recalls his Tibetan homeland in song.

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