The Essay Episodes Available now
Does Trusting People Need a Leap of Faith?—The Free Thinking Essay
3/10 Tom Simpson on a study of suspicion in a 1950s Italian village and community relations now
Art for Health's Sake—The Free Thinking Essay
2/10 Daisy Fancourt's research shows the arts can improve health so should we prescribe them?
Welling Up: Women and Water in the Middle Ages—The Free Thinking Essay
1/10 Hetta Howes looks at male fears + why Margery Kempe was criticised for crying and bleeding
Beyond the Crisis of Attention—Are You Paying Attention?
5/5 In her final essay, writer Madeleine Bunting asks whether we are in a crisis of attention.
Prayer and Snake Oil—Are You Paying Attention?
4/5 Writer Madeleine Bunting explores some key moments in the history of attention.
Escaping the Onslaught—Are You Paying Attention?
3/5 Writer Madeleine Bunting presents her third essay on attention in the digital age.
Multitaskers and Gorillas—Are You Paying Attention?
2/5 The writer Madeleine Bunting continues her exploration of how we pay attention.
A Worldwide Preoccupation—Are You Paying Attention?
1/5 The writer Madeleine Bunting explores why attention has become a major social concern.
The Last Wolf—New Ways through the Glens
5/5 Kenneth Steven sees the new routes opening the Highlands to tourists for the first time.
The Great Glen—New Ways through the Glens
4/5 Kenneth Steven looks at the project to build a canal through the heart of the Highlands.
