The Essay Episodes Available now
Those Thompson Left Behind—The Enormous Condescension of Posterity
Christienna Fryar on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.
The Making of EP Thompson—The Enormous Condescension of Posterity
Historian Geoff Andrews explores EP Thompson's experience of adult education.
On reading The Making of the English Working Class—The Enormous Condescension of Posterity
Sheila Rowbotham remembers the catalytic influence of Edward and Dorothy Thompson.
5. Return—To Odesa
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.
4. Crossing—To Odesa
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.
3. Watching—To Odesa
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.
2. Departure—To Odesa
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.
1. Ears—To Odesa
Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.
Travel—On Disappointment
Rachel Cooke takes a wry look at disappointing holidays, and how to avoid them.
Politics—On Disappointment
Rachel Cooke looks at the disappointments which seem to be built into political life.
