The Essay Episodes Available now
Alex Wheatle—Hay Festival 2019
3/5 Alex Wheatle reflects on Robinson Crusoe's themes of imperialism and slavery.
Horatio Clare—Hay Festival 2019
2/5 Horatio Clare explores the castaway myth.
Fiona Stafford—Hay Festival 2019
1/5 Reflections on Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel, Robinson Crusoe, from the 2019 Hay Festival.
Swimming the Avon—From the Source
5/5 Poet Elizabeth-Jane Burnett swims the River Avon in search of inspiration.
The Power of the Thames—From the Source
4/5 Helen Czerski shares a physicist's view of the River Thames
The Art of Zen Fly Fishing—From the Source
Once lead singer of The Undertones, Feargel Sharkey now gets his kicks from rod and line.
Medway Mudlarks—From the Source
2/5 Driftwood, a Victorian poison bottle and a sailor's lost boot. Potent inspiration for art.
Gaelic Waters—From the Source
Folk singer Julie Fowlis conjures kelpies, selkies and waterfall banshees from Gaelic song
The Art of Ending—On Holiday with Nietzsche
5/5 Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
A Wanderer above the Sea of Fog—On Holiday with Nietzsche
4/5 Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
