The Essay Episodes Available now
Wagner and Schopenhauer—Wagner's Philosophers
3/5 Christopher Janaway explores Wagner's encounter with the philosophy of Schopenhauer.
Wagner and the Philosophy of Revolution—Wagner's Philosophers
2/5 AC Grayling focuses on the crucial years before and after the Dresden uprising of 1849.
Wagner and German Idealism—Wagner's Philosophers
1/5 Roger Scruton explores the philosophical background that influenced the young Wagner.
Greece—Living Abroad
5/5 Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in Greece in the early 1960s.
Italy—Living Abroad
4/5 Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in early 1960s Italy.
Spain—Living Abroad
3/5 Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in Franco's Spain during the late 1950s.
France—Living Abroad
2/5 Frederic Raphael recalls his life as a young writer in the post-war Paris of Sartre.
England—Living Abroad
1/5 Writer Frederic Raphael recalls living in wartime Britain as a boy.
Holguin—Unknown Cities
5/5 Travel editor Simon Calder recalls the small-scale delights of Holguin in Cuba.
Asmara—Unknown Cities
4/5 Michela Wrong on the Italianate buildings and futurist constructions in Asmara, Eritrea.
