The Essay Episodes Available now
Marina Lewycka - Up the Eiffel Tower—The Birthday Treat
5/5 Marina Lewycka takes a trip up the Eiffel Tower to reflect on a lifetime of visiting Paris
Strindberg and 'the Woman Question'—New Generation Thinkers
4/5 Leah Broad considers 'the woman question' in 19th-century Scandinavian countries.
Edwina Currie: A Ferry Across the Mersey—The Birthday Treat
4/5 Edwina Currie returns to the Mersey, where she once took part in a schoolgirl ritual.
Gervase Phinn: On the Camino de Santiago—The Birthday Treat
3/5 Gervase Phinn recalls joining the pilgrims on a visit to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Telephone Terrors—New Generation Thinkers
3/5 Poet Sarah Jackson explores the phone and its voices in philosophy and fiction.
Gervase Phinn: On the Camino de Santiago—The Birthday Treat
4/5 Gervase Phinn joins the pilgrims on a visit to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Partitioned Memories—New Generation Thinkers
2/5 Anindya Raychaudhuri considers people's memories of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Michael Rosen: On the Trail of DH Lawrence—The Birthday Treat
2/5 Michael Rosen visits Eastwood and the childhood home of DH Lawrence, who inspired him.
Lisa Appignanesi: A Visit to the Savoy Hotel—The Birthday Treat
1/5 Lisa Appignanesi visits the Savoy Hotel, where she reflects on the glamorous Belle Epoque.
St Kilda—Islands
5/5 Poet Kenneth Steven on the Scottish islands.
