The Essay Episodes Available now
Sarah Walker on John White—Secret Admirers
1/5 Sarah Walker celebrates English experimentalist composer John White.
Tolu Ogunlesi—Commonwealth Questions
5/5 Poet and author Tolu Ogunlesi asks if young people in Lagos can relate to the Commonwealth
Farah Ghuznavi—Commonwealth Questions
4/5 Writer Farah Ghuznavi explains why she no longer sees the Commonwealth as an irrelevance.
Noah Richler—Commonwealth Questions
3/5 Author Noah Richler asks if Canada still needs ties like the Commonwealth.
Fakir Aijazuddin—Commonwealth Questions
2/5 Historian Fakir Aijazuddin on Pakistan's chequered relationship with the Commonwealth.
Dr Sue Onslow—Commonwealth Questions
1/5 Exploring the Commonwealth's history. Has it made a difference and does it have a future?
Michael Symmons Roberts—Forgiveness
5/5 Michael Symmons Roberts on why he believes forgiveness has to be accompanied by justice.
David Starkey—Forgiveness
4/5 Dr David Starkey delves into the past as well as the present for examples of forgiveness.
Madeleine Bunting—Forgiveness
1/5 Journalist Madeleine Bunting explains why she believes forgiveness is a choice.
Slate—Cornerstones
4/4 Welsh poet Gillian Clarke counts the human cost of quarrying Snowdonia's ubiquitous slate.
