The Essay Episodes Available now
Makhachkala—Unknown Cities
3/5 Vanora Bennett on Makhachkala in Russia, which she describes as 'beyond the mountains'.
Kunming—Unknown Cities
2/5 Romesh Gunesekera on Kunming, considered to be unlike any other modern Chinese city.
Hobart—Unknown Cities
1/5 Nicholas Shakespeare on Hobart's convict and whaling past, and the story of a monkey.
The Makers of the Bayeux Tapestry—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
30/30 Gale Owen-Crocker explores the making of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Harold Godwinson—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
29/30 Clive Anderson discusses the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson.
Edward the Confessor—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
28/30 Stephen Baxter creates a portrait of the remarkable Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor.
Aethelred the Unready—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
27/30 Simon Keynes discusses the life of the Anglo-Saxon monarch Aethelred.
Episode 26—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
26/30 Historian Pauline Stafford assesses the life of Queen Emma of Normandy.
Cnut the Great—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
25/30 Dr Timothy Bolton presents a portrait of Cnut, son of Sven Forkbeard, the king of Denmark.
Athelstan—Anglo-Saxon Portraits
24/30 A claim for King Athelstan to be reinstated as a more significant historical figure.
