The Essay Episodes Available now
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Women's Rights—New Generation Thinkers
5/5 Joanna Cohen looks back at the manifesto which remodelled the Declaration of Independence.
John Gower, the Forgotten Medieval Poet—New Generation Thinkers
4/5 Curing lovesickness or learning alchemy's secrets. Seb Falk on Chaucer's friend John Gower
Sarah Scott and the Dream of a Female Utopia—New Generation Thinkers
3/5 Lucy Powell tells the story of a radical community of women set up in 1760s rural England.
The Forgotten German Princess—New Generation Thinkers
2/5 The tale of Mary Moders, a C17 bigamist and media sensation, is retold by John Gallagher.
Rehabilitating the Reverend John Trusler—New Generation Thinkers
1/5 Sophie Coulombeau challenges the way we look at failure in the story of a C18 entrepreneur
Forest Fire—Forests
What's the most creative force in the forest? Andrew C Scott believes that it's fire.
Scents of the Forest—Forests
Perfumer, Roja Dove, explains the power of the heady scents of the forest.
Outlaws of the Forest—Forests
Forests are the perfect place for outlaw artists to hide, says writer Will Ashon.
Forest Folk—Forests
Singer Nancy Kerr explains why forests provide such perfect metaphors in folk music.
Forests of the Imagination
Fiona Stafford asks why artists are drawn to the imaginative possibilities of the forest.
