The Essay Episodes Available now
Kier-La Janisse—Fear Itself
2/5 Kier-La Janisse on how educational films scared more children than any horror movie.
Matthew Sweet—Fear Itself
1/5 Matthew Sweet reflects on an experiment designed to induce fear in a toddler.
The Tichborne Claimant—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything
5/5 Exploring how an 1866 photograph of a butcher taken in Australia changed British law.
The Broom Cottages—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything
4/5 Elizabeth Edwards on W Jerome Harrison's photo of the Broom cottages in Warwickshire.
The Dogon—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything
3/5 Jeanne Haffner discusses how aerial photography changed the spaces we live in.
The Nebula in Orion—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything
2/5 Omar Nasim discusses the very first pictures of a nebula, taken by Henry Draper in 1880.
Anna Bertha's Hand—The Five Photographs that (You Didn't Know) Changed Everything
1/5 Kelley Wilder discusses how the 1896 x-ray photograph of a hand changed medicine.
Just Juvenilia: Roger Michell—Just Juvenilia
5/5 Director Roger Michell describes working on his first television drama, Downtown Lagos.
Just Juvenilia: Stephen Coates—Just Juvenilia
4/5 Stephen Coates of the band the Real Tuesday Weld recalls writing an early song in London.
Just Juvenilia: Janet Suzman—Just Juvenilia
3/5 Actress Janet Suzman recalls working on the film Nicholas and Alexandra.
