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The Essay Episodes

    Jude Kelly on Little WomenThe Book that Changed Me

    2/5 Jude Kelly of London's Southbank Centre discusses Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

    Steve Earle on In Cold BloodThe Book that Changed Me

    1/5 Musician and singer Steve Earle discusses the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

    Water LevelVenice Unravelled

    5/5 Polly Coles discusses the boat-loving residents of Venice.

    So Near to VeniceVenice Unravelled

    4/5 Focusing on the residents of Venice who serve the many tourists who arrive each year.

    The Writing on the WallVenice Unravelled

    3/5 On the recent Biennale fashion of rigging-up neon strips of random text around Venice.

    TinseltownVenice Unravelled

    2/5 Writer Polly Coles focuses on the impact of celebrity on Venice.

    At HomeVenice Unravelled

    1/5 Polly Coles on what 'home' and 'house' mean to various types of residents in Venice today.

    Lucy Jones: Crawling to GloryThe Genius of Disability

    5/5 Tom Shakespeare celebrates painter Lucy Jones, who was born with cerebral palsy.

    Goya, Klee, Matisse: Leaving the Best till Last?The Genius of Disability

    4/5 Tom Shakespeare discusses the lives and works of a selection of disabled artists.

    Arturo Bispo do Rosario: The Sculptor Who Saved the WorldThe Genius of Disability

    3/5 Tom Shakespeare discusses sculptor Arturo Bispo do Rosario, who had schizophrenia.

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