The Essay Episodes Available now
Sight Seeing? Or Hear Listening—Hear Listening
Adventures travelling blind in both 21st and 19th centuries.
Why There are 300 Seconds in a Blind Minute—Hear Listening
Adventures travelling blind in both 21st and 19th centuries.
An Officer and a Swimming Pool: How I decided to Travel Blind—Hear Listening
Adventures travelling blind in both 21st and 19th centuries.
The Incredulity of St Thomas by Guercino—Behold the Man
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo contemplates doubting Thomas at the National Gallery.
The Crucifixion by the Master of Delft—Behold the Man
At the National Gallery, writer Sheila Hayman views a life-affirming Crucifixion scene.
Christ as the Man of Sorrows by Jacobello del Bonomo—Behold the Man
At the National Gallery, Muslim journalist Abdul-Rehman Malik discovers a brown Christ.
Christ Before Pilate by the Master of Cappenberg—Behold the Man
At the National Gallery, writer Kit de Waal reflects on Pilate’s dilemma.
Christ Crowned With Thorns by Dirk Bouts—Behold the Man
At the National Gallery, Sikh writer Sathnam Sanghera encounters the suffering Christ.
Where Do Human Rights Come From?—New Generation Thinkers 2019
Dafydd Mills Daniel looks at links between the UN, Richard III and Disney's Jiminy Cricket
The Ottoman Empire, Power and the Sea—New Generation Thinkers 2019
Michael Talbot tells stories of Turkish raiders, sea patrols and midwater borders.
