The Essay Episodes Available now
The Art of Storytelling: David Crystal—The Art of Storytelling
4/5 Professor David Crystal asks how we can preserve for the future the story of language.
The Art of Storytelling: Clemency Burton Hill—The Art of Storytelling
3/5 Broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill considers the relationship between storytelling and music
The Art of Storytelling: Jon Gower—The Art of Storytelling
2/5 Writer Jon Gower recalls lessons learned from a master storyteller: his grandfather.
The Art of Storytelling: Edmund de Waal—The Art of Storytelling
1/5 Artist and writer Edmund de Waal considers the idea of storytelling through objects.
Lines of Work: Gardener Jackie Bennett on Francis Bacon—Lines of Work
5/5 Gardener Jackie Bennett responds to Elizabethan thinker Francis Bacon's essay Of Gardens.
Lines of Work: Journalist Helen Lewis on John Milton—Lines of Work
4/5 Journalist Helen Lewis reads poet John Milton's defence of a free press, Areopagitica.
Lines of Work: Soldier Harry Parker on Ulysses S Grant—Lines of Work
3/5 Soldier Harry Parker reflects on the personal memoirs of Ulysses S Grant.
Lines of Work: Theatre Critic Susannah Clapp on Oscar Wilde—Lines of Work
2/5 Theatre critic Susannah Clapp exchanges views with Oscar Wilde and his essays on criticism
Lines of Work: Teacher Francis Gilbert on Rousseau—Lines of Work
1/5 Lecturer Francis Gilbert reflects on Rousseau's template for a perfect education Emile.
Shakespeare 400: Shakespeare Beyond London—Shakespeare 400
5/5 Siobhan Keenan on the importance of touring to Shakespeare and the actors in his plays.
