The Essay Episodes Available now
Al-Biruni—The Islamic Golden Age
13/20 Professor James Montgomery discusses the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni.
Islamic Architecture—The Islamic Golden Age
12/20 Dr Sussan Babaie discusses the architectural glories of the Islamic world.
Avicenna—The Islamic Golden Age
11/20 Dr Tony Street assesses the great philosopher and physician Avicenna.
On Sunday Church-Going—England Ejects
5/5 Novelist Andrew discusses the decline of Sunday church-going.
On the Joys of Manual Work—England Ejects
4/5 Novelist Andrew Martin celebrates 'manual work', which he says fewer embrace today.
On the Old Rules, or Gentility—England Ejects
3/5 Novelist Andrew Martin considers the loss of the 'old rules' and 'gentility'.
On Not Eating Too Much—England Ejects
2/5 Novelist Andrew Martin laments the loss of 'not eating too much'.
On Not Boasting—England Ejects
1/5 Novelist Andrew Martin laments why 'not boasting' is fading from our lives.
Luke Johnson on The Magic of Thinking Big—The Book that Changed Me
5/5 Entrepreneur Luke Johnson celebrates the classic self-help book The Magic of Thinking Big.
Malorie Blackman on The Color Purple—The Book that Changed Me
4/5 Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman on Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple.
