The Essay Episodes Available now
The Loss of God—The Retreating Roar
1/5 Madeleine Bunting explores the loss of God as a defining feature of Western democracy.
An Intimate History of the Bed—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
5/5 Novelist Ian Sansom considers the symbolism of beds in literature, art and film.
Old Mother Hubbard and the Cabinet of Curiosity: The Story of Storage—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
4/5 Novelist Ian Sansom explores what cupboards and cabinets reveal about human nature.
Je suis un table—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
3/5 Ian Sansom explores the literary, philosophical and cultural history of the table.
Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? Our Shadow Selves—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
2/5 Ian Sansom examines our complex physical, mental and emotional relationship with the chair
'Whereyouwanttogoto' - The Wardrobe and the Other World—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
1/5 Novelist Ian Sansom explores the history and symbolism attached to wardrobes.
Philip Hoare in Sholing—Springwalks
5/5 Philip Hoare describes seeing many animals while walking at the water's edge in Sholing.
Kirsty Gunn in Sutherland—Springwalks
4/5 Kirsty Gunn describes the start of spring on a walk in Sutherland.
John Walsh—Springwalks
3/5 John Walsh recalls his observations on an early spring walk near a village called Steep.
Ross Raisin in the Yorkshire Wolds—Springwalks
2/5 Ross Raisin observes the onset of spring in the Yorkshire wolds.
