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The Essay Episodes

    FamilyOther People (Hell Is...)

    4/5 Writer AL Kennedy discusses family.

    FriendsOther People (Hell Is...)

    3/5 AL Kennedy ponders friendship, which, as an only child, she put off as long as possible.

    My GenerationOther People (Hell Is...)

    2/5 AL Kennedy contemplates the pitfalls of being old, young or something in between.

    StrangersOther People (Hell Is...)

    1/5 AL Kennedy reveals why, despite her fear of them, she hugs strangers in the street.

    Petroc Trelawny on Lennox BerkeleySecret Admirers (Series 2)

    Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny celebrates English composer Lennox Berkeley.

    John Toal on Maurice RavelSecret Admirers (Series 2)

    Radio 3 presenter John Toal celebrates French composer Maurice Ravel.

    Clemency Burton-Hill on George EnescuSecret Admirers (Series 2)

    Clemency Burton-Hill celebrates Romanian composer George Enescu

    Ian McMillan on Ralph Vaughan WilliamsSecret Admirers (Series 2)

    Radio 3 presenter and poet Ian McMillan celebrates the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

    Fiona Talkington on Joseph CanteloubeSecret Admirers (Series 2)

    Radio 3 presenter Fiona Talkington celebrates French composer Joseph Canteloube.

    Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitListener, They Wore It

    5/5 Journalist John Walsh recalls a pristine white suit in a short story by Ray Bradbury.

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