The Essay Episodes Available now
Gwyneth Lewis on the Tale of Blodeuwedd—The Mabinogion Revisited
3/5 Gwyneth Lewis reflects on the tale of Blodeuwedd: a woman conjured entirely of flowers.
James Hawes—The Mabinogion Revisited
2/5 Author James Hawes discusses what the Mabinogion can teach us about storytelling.
An Introduction to the Mabinogion—The Mabinogion Revisited
1/5 Professor Sioned Davies introduces the early medieval Welsh tales of the Mabinogion.
Dear Agatha Christie...—Letters to Writers
5/5 Novelist Ian Sansom has a theory to put to the Queen of Crime.
Dear Virginia Woolf...—Letters to Writers
4/5 A letter of apology to Virginia Woolf from novelist Ian Sansom.
Dear George Eliot...—Letters to Writers
3/5 Novelist Ian Sansom pens a missive to George Eliot...
Dear Jonathan Swift...—Letters to Writers
2/5 Ian Sansom writes an imaginary letter to Jonathan Swift and interrogates him about his art
Dear Geoffrey Chaucer...—Letters to Writers
1/5 Novelist Ian Sansom fires off a letter to Geoffrey Chaucer...
Sir Richard Eyre—The Book that Changed Me
5/5 Director Sir Richard Eyre on how he was inspired by Angus Calder's book The People's War.
Tacita Dean—The Book that Changed Me
4/5 Artist Tacita Dean on how Marguerite Yourcenar's book Fires changed her life and art.
