The Essay Episodes Available now
Daljit Nagra: the Lungs
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect. In this edition Daljit Nagra
Christina Patterson: the Skin
Christina Patterson reflects on the skin and her own experience of living with acne.
Mark Ravenhill: the Gall Bladder
Five writers choose an organ of the body on which to reflect starting with Mark Ravenhill.
Brahms and the Future—Brahms Experience
5/5 Pianist and writer Natasha Loges discusses Brahms's views on the future of music.
Brahms and Freud—Brahms Experience
4/5 Lesley Chamberlain asks what can be learnt by comparing the work of Brahms and Freud.
Brahms and Germany—Brahms Experience
3/5 Natasha Loges explores Brahms's complex political relationship with his homeland.
Brahms and Nature—Brahms Experience
2/5 Writer Lesley Chamberlain investigates how Brahms was influenced by the natural world.
Public Brahms, Private Brahms—Brahms Experience
1/5 Pianist Natasha Loges considers what lay behind Brahms's famously gruff public persona.
Trip Sheets: Changes—Trip Sheets
5/5 Michael Goldfarb explores how New York and its taxi industry have changed since the 1970s.
Trip Sheets: The Artistic Scene—Trip Sheets
4/5 Why 70s New York was a place of violence and economic collapse, but also artistic ferment.
