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The Essay Episodes

    MiddletownAbout Average

    5/5 Ian Sansom on the most 'average' place in the UK and what is 'Middle England'.

    Mr AverageAbout Average

    4/5 Novelist and critic Ian Sansom goes in search of the 'average' man or woman.

    Working 9 to 5About Average

    3/5 The changing concept of the average working week in an age of zero hours contracts.

    Small, Medium and LargeAbout Average

    2/5 Ian Sansom discusses the scientific measurement of the average man and woman's dimensions.

    On the AverageAbout Average

    1/5 Novelist and critic Ian Sansom focuses on why 'average' has become a byword for mediocrity

    The Delhi BookA Short History of Indian Art

    5/5 Exploring the Delhi Book, an album containing paintings of 19th-century Delhi.

    A Leisurely RideA Short History of Indian Art

    4/5 William Dalrymple discusses a painting by Nainsukh celebrating a leisurely horse ride.

    Ibrahim Adil Shah with CastanetsA Short History of Indian Art

    3/5 William Dalrymple examines a 17th-century miniature portrait of the Sultan of Bijapur.

    Arjuna's PenanceA Short History of Indian Art

    2/5 William Dalrymple celebrates a remarkable 7th-century rock carving near the Bay of Bengal.

    The King of Varanasi's Hunting ExpeditionA Short History of Indian Art

    1/5 A mural from the Ajanta caves showing the king of Varanasi on a hunting expedition.

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