The Essay Episodes Available now
Wendy Erskine - Knock Knock, Who's There?—Beyond Borders
Writer Wendy Erskine takes us through doorways that open up portals into other worlds.
Stephen Sexton - The Tory Islanders—Beyond Borders
Poet Stephen Sexton talks about the margins between language and image.
Sinead Gleeson - Pain, Borders and Averting Our Gaze—Beyond Borders
Irish writer Sinead Gleeson talks about how pain, inequality and borders separate us.
The Women in the Cutting Room... and Elsewhere—Mise-en-scène
5/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène filmwork of female editors and directors.
The Ghost of the Time—Mise-en-scène
4/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène films about Vietnam and Woodstock.
The Summation—Mise-en-scène
3/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène filmwork of Derek Jarman.
The Meaning of Sam—Mise-en-scène
2/5 Michael Goldfarb explores the mise-en-scène filmwork of Sam Peckinpah.
Sidney Lumet and the Crisis of Liberalism—Mise-en-scène
1/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène films from the 1960s and 1970s.
Rame Head Chapel—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass
Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.
Trinity Theatre—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass
Writer Bridget Collins takes us backstage to Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells.