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The Essay Episodes

    Pistols at DawnGun Culture

    3/5 Historian John Gallagher examines the history and etiquette of duelling with pistols.

    Gotham's Gun BaronGun Culture

    2/5 Brian DeLay discusses Marcellus Hartley, the first important American arms dealer.

    Taking Aim - Renaissance-StyleGun Culture

    1/5 The origins of gunpowder-fired weapons on the battlefields and in Renaissance Italy.

    Billy LiarHeffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

    5/5 Simon Heffer explores Billy Liar, the 1963 British New Wave film starring Tom Courtenay.

    This Sporting LifeHeffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

    4/5 Simon Heffer examines the powerful 1963 film version of This Sporting Life.

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerHeffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

    3/5 Simon Heffer explores the 1962 film The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.

    Saturday Night and Sunday MorningHeffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

    2/5 How Alan Sillitoe's novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was made into a film.

    Room at the TopHeffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

    1/5 Simon Heffer re-examines the 1959 British New Wave film Room at the Top.

    ChalkCornerstones

    5/5 Alyson Hallett on being drawn to chalk landscapes and the large horse at Westbury in Wilts

    Fire RocksCornerstones

    4/5 Novelist Sarah Moss discusses basalt and dolerite, the fire rocks that underpin castles.

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