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The Essay Episodes

    John Howard GriffinThinking Black

    2/5 Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society.

    Peter FryerThinking Black

    1/5 Colin Grant explores whether it鈥檚 appropriate for a white writer to write black history.

    Thangam DebbonaireFive Kinds of Beethoven

    5/5 Thangam Debbonaire MP shares what Beethoven means to her.

    Andrew BiswellFive Kinds of Beethoven

    4/5 Andrew Biswell explores the fascinating connection between Anthony Burgess and Beethoven.

    Nitin SawhneyFive Kinds of Beethoven

    3/5 Nitin Sawhney on the origins, evolution and nature of Beethoven鈥檚 genius.

    Sophie StoneFive Kinds of Beethoven

    2/5 Sophie Stone considers accessing music as a deaf person and what Beethoven means to her.

    Inua EllamsFive Kinds of Beethoven

    1/5 Inua Ellams, poet and playwright, shares what Beethoven means to him.

    MetacomMayflower Portraits

    5/5 David J Silverman explores the motivations of resistance leader Metacom

    Susanna White-WinslowMayflower Portraits

    4/5 Rebecca Fraser鈥檚 portrait of Susanna White-Whitlow, Mayflower passenger

    John AldenMayflower Portraits

    3/5 Michael Goldfarb on crew member turned colonist John Alden.

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