The Essay Episodes Available now
The Earl Grey Whistle Test: It's All About the Drummer, Stupid—The Earl Grey Whistle Test
4/5 Music journalist David Hepworth discusses the only band member who matters: the drummer.
The Earl Grey Whistle Test: The Writer's Wardrobe—The Earl Grey Whistle Test
3/5 Music journalist David Hepworth discusses the dress code for the creative homeworker.
The Earl Grey Whistle Test: Dancing About Architecture—The Earl Grey Whistle Test
2/5 Mark Ellen explores the difficulties of describing music to people who have not heard it.
The Earl Grey Whistle Test: The Indivisible Men—The Earl Grey Whistle Test
1/5 David Hepworth and Mark Ellen discuss other double acts and their own relationship.
A Reflection on Worrying: The Comedy of Worry—A Reflection on Worrying
5/5 Comedian Steve Punt explores how worry has always been a bedfellow of comedy.
A Reflection on Worrying: Worry and Music—A Reflection on Worrying
4/5 Musician Tom McKinney on how his own worry runs much deeper than that of stage fright.
A Reflection on Worrying: Parental Worries—A Reflection on Worrying
3/5 Historian Emma Griffin explores how parental worries have changed throughout the centuries
A Reflection on Worrying: The Rituals of Worry—A Reflection on Worrying
2/5 Professor Francis O'Gorman examines rituals and ceremonies that often accompany worry.
A Reflection on Worrying: Worry and Communication—A Reflection on Worrying
1/5 Emma Jane Unsworth explores modern communication and its scope to fuel personal anxiety.
The Shopping News: Paris—The Shopping News
5/5 How buying food in Paris is not just for the tastebuds, but also a serious part of culture
