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The Essay Episodes

    Burgess and Criticism - Rhoda KoenigBurgess at 100

    4/5 An essay by Rhoda Koenig about writer Anthony Burgess.

    Burgess and Populism/Class - Dr Simon RennieBurgess at 100

    3/5 An essay by Simon Rennie about writer Anthony Burgess.

    Burgess and the Malay Novels - Tash AwBurgess at 100

    2/5 An essay by Tash Aw about writer Anthony Burgess.

    Burgess and the Morality of Contemporary Culture - AL KennedyBurgess at 100

    1/5 An essay by AL Kennedy about writer Anthony Burgess.

    Episode 5The Other Auld Alliance

    5/5 Stuart Kelly addresses the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and his Scottish translator.

    Episode 4The Other Auld Alliance

    4/5 Stuart Kelly discusses Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka and German artist Joseph Beuys.

    Episode 3The Other Auld Alliance

    3/5 Stuart Kelly on the career of Willa Muir, who translated Kafka and other German writers.

    Episode 2The Other Auld Alliance

    2/5 Stuart Kelly discusses educationalists AS Neill and Kurt Hahn.

    Episode 1The Other Auld Alliance

    1/5 Stuart Kelly on the role that Prince Albert played in the invention of modern Scotland.

    Naomi AldermanStrange Beds

    5/5 Naomi Alderman describes a trip to the Arctic, where she spent much time confined to bed.

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