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The Essay Episodes

    He that Plays the KingBeing Orson

    2/5 Exploring Orson Welles's Shaksepeare film trilogy: Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight

    Boy WonderBeing Orson

    1/5 Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy.

    Sid JamesBritish Film Comedians

    5/5 Columnist and historian Simon Heffer explores the life and work of comic actor Sid James.

    Tony HancockBritish Film Comedians

    4/5 Columnist and historian Simon Heffer on the life and work of comic actor Tony Hancock.

    Terry-ThomasBritish Film Comedians

    3/5 Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Terry-Thomas.

    Alastair SimBritish Film Comedians

    2/5 Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Alastair Sim.

    Will HayBritish Film Comedians

    1/5 Simon Heffer on the career of actor Will Hay, best known for his anti-authoritarian roles.

    Lead Us Not into TemptationOn Earth, as It Is in Heaven

    5/5 Poet and author Andrew Motion considers the penultimate lines of the Lord's Prayer.

    Forgive Us Our TrespassesOn Earth, as It Is in Heaven

    4/5 Michigan-based poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch considers a line from the Lord's Prayer.

    Give Us This Day Our Daily BreadOn Earth, as It Is in Heaven

    3/5 Rabbi Julia Neuberger considers the middle section of the Lord's Prayer.

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