The Essay Episodes Available now
Episode 3—One Bar Electric Memoir
Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work..
Episode 2—One Bar Electric Memoir
2/5 Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work.
Episode 1—One Bar Electric Memoir
1/5 Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work.
Inua Ellams on Terry Pratchett—The Book that Changed Me
5/5 The poet and playwright on the fantasy comedy 'Pyramids'.
Alastair Campbell on 'Madame Bovary'—The Book that Changed Me
4/5 Tony Blair's former spokesman on how Flaubert inspired his love of French culture.
Zarah Hussain on The Arabian Nights—The Book that Changed Me
3/5 The artist describes the inspiration of these legendary tales.
Henry Marsh on 'War and Peace'—The Book that Changed Me
2/5 Neurosurgeon and writer Henry Marsh on the influence of Tolstoy's epic novel.
Afua Hirsch on 'Wide Sargasso Sea'—The Book that Changed Me
1/5 How journalist and writer Hirsch changed her view of Jean Rhys's novel.
Paul Morley—Is Music a Civilising Force?
5/5 Paul Morley concludes the series of essays debating music as a civilising force.
Jameela Siddiqi—Is Music a Civilising Force?
4/5 Jameela Siddiqi explores the civilising force of music from an Indian perspective.
