The Essay Episodes Available now
Creativity—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life (Series 2)
1/5 Adrian Edmonson reflects on what went wrong with the highly successful sitcom Bottom.
Carrots—Poetic Provocations
Inua Ellams explores how African barber shops provide spaces where men can be vulnerable.
Sunflowers—Poetic Provocations
A very personal exploration of poetic starting points from writer Inua Ellams.
Dante—Poetic Provocations
Inua Ellams explores why basketball is so alive in black and working-class communities.
Kipling—Poetic Provocations
Inua explores race and racism through Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden.
Tupac—Poetic Provocations
Inua Ellams explores the impact of rapper 2Pac on his political and racial awareness.
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face—Dietrich in Five Songs
Le Gateau Chocolat revels in how Dietrich and Burt Bacharach reforged a classic show tune.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone—Dietrich in Five Songs
Paul Morley marks Dietrich's dive into a Pete Seeger anti-war folk song she transformed.
In the Ruins of Berlin—Dietrich in Five Songs
Karin Wieland analyses a song that charted Dietrich's bitter relationship with home.
When Love Dies—Dietrich in Five Songs
David Thomson charts the collaboration between Dietrich and director Joseph von Sternberg.
