The Essay Episodes Available now
The Lucky and the Luckless - Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter—All My Presidents
3/5 Michael Goldfarb tells the story of American presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
The Evil that Men Do Lives After—All My Presidents
2/5 Michael Goldfarb recalls the lasting memories he has of American president Richard Nixon.
Ike and JFK—All My Presidents
1/5 Michael Goldfarb recalls his family's encounters with Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy.
288a Main Road—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel
1/5 Novelist Mark Haddon reflects on the house in Northamptonshire that was his childhood home
Queensferry Crossing, Scotland—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel
4/5 Dr Gavin Francis on the largest balanced cantilever bridge ever to be built.
Chesterfield's Crooked Spire, Derbyshire—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel
3/5 Poet Helen explains why Chesterfield's Crooked Spire Church has inspired her.
Impington College, Cambridge—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel
2/5 Painter Humphrey Ocean introduces Impington College, built by architect Walter Gropius.
Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of the prison where she worked.—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel
5/5 Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of the prison where she once worked.
Food: Are We What We Eat?—New Generation Thinkers
1/5 Christopher Kissane explores the role of food in past and present conflicts over identity.
The Rise and Fall of the Hairdresser—New Generation Thinkers
5/5 New Generation Thinker Seán Williams on the depiction of hairdressers in prints and prose
