The Essay Episodes Available now
Comrades in Arms—Masculinity
3/5 Tom Smith on the East German Military's fascination with its soldiers' sexuality
Sword to Pen: Redcoat and the Rise of the Military Memoir—Masculinity
2/5 Emma Butcher on the publishing phenomenon that was the traumatised Napoleonic Redcoat
The Well-Groomed Georgian—Masculinity
1/5 Alun Withey on what made 18th-century men shave off centuries of manly growth.
Le Festival de Men—Music Monologues
5/5 A young woman looks for love at the first-ever Festival de Men.
Every Night—Music Monologues
4/5 A man with compulsive cravings finds unexpected solace when he meets a young woman.
Reluctant Spirit—Music Monologues
3/5 A young girl with a disability describes her relationship with her mother.
The Dead Dad Show—Music Monologues
2/5 A would-be comedian has a strange encounter on the train from London to Edinburgh.
Dodo—Music Monologues
1/5 An elderly woman finds herself trapped in a small aircraft heading for disaster.
Daniel Hahn—Hay Festival 2019
The Essay from Hay Festival 2019
Alys Conran—Hay Festival 2019
4/5 Alys Conran reflects on what it's like to read Robinson Crusoe as a novelist.
