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The Essay Episodes

    The British Writer and the RefugeeFree Thinking 2017

    4/10 Katherine Cooper on the work by British writers to save colleagues in Europe during WWII.

    In the Shadows of BiafraFree Thinking 2017

    3/10 New Generation Thinker Louisa Egbunike explores the legacy of the Biafran war.

    Alexander the Great's Lost CityFree Thinking 2017

    2/10 The story of Alexander the Great's lost city, buried beneath Bagram air base, Afghanistan.

    Monks, Models and Medieval TimeFree Thinking 2017

    1/10 Seb Falk discusses the 14th-century monks who studied astronomy.

    Bette DavisFive Screen Goddesses

    Author and broadcaster Sarah Churchwell discusses the work of actress Bette Davis.

    Joan CrawfordFive Screen Goddesses

    Sarah Churchwell discusses her affection for the work of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford.

    Jean HarlowFive Screen Goddesses

    Sarah Churchwell discusses the original 'blonde bombshell', actress Jean Harlow.

    Barbara StanwyckFive Screen Goddesses

    Sarah Churchwell discusses the work of actress Barbara Stanwyck.

    Katharine HepburnFive Screen Goddesses

    Author Sarah Churchwell explains how actress Katharine Hepburn inspired her.

    Burgess and Language - Kevin JacksonBurgess at 100

    5/5 An essay by Kevin Jackson about writer Anthony Burgess.

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