The Essay Episodes Available now
Chalk on the Wall—Another Northern Ireland
4/10 Writer Claire Mitchell peels back the layers of her hometown to find a radical history.
The Art of Staying—Another Northern Ireland
3/10 Poet Míchéal McCann navigates the careful etiquette of a rural Northern Irish wake.
Searching with Shorelines—Another Northern Ireland
2/10 Poet Gail McConnell on the inspiration of the sea in Louis MacNeice's work and her own.
Traybakes—Another Northern Ireland
1/10 Author Jan Carson on the women who kept her church supplied with tea and traybakes
Enough About the War, Dad—Our Fathers' War
5/5 Dr Howard Shevrin was a psychoanalyst whose war story influenced his later career.
The Worst Possible War—Our Fathers' War
4/5 Bernhard and Dora Holland spent the war in Auschwitz and survived.
Conscientious Objector—Our Fathers' War
3/5 Meredith Dallas was an actor and teacher imprisoned as a conscientious objector.
Obligations—Our Fathers' War
2/5 Teddy Reinhart produced shows he hoped would lead to a career in Hollywood.
A Death in My Family—Our Fathers' War
1/5 Michael Goldfarb's cousin Frank was killed in the conflict.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth—Sounds of Isolation
5/5 From sea level to volcanic crater in search of the entrance to the centre of the earth.
