The Essay Episodes Available now
It's One Rule for Them—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life
4/5 Adrian Edmondson remembers an incident from when he appeared on stage with The Who.
Fegato Per Due—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life
3/5 Adrian Edmondson celebrates the early days of working in Soho at The Comic Strip.
Smoked Out—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life
2/5 Adrian Edmondson celebrates a long love affair with cigarettes and the moment it ended.
Sugar Sugar—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life
1/5 Adrian remembers his first dance at the school disco.
Colin Grant on VS Naipaul—Caribbean Voices
5/5 A personal memory of the controversial Nobel laureate, who began his career in radio.
Jen McDerra on Gladys Lindo—Caribbean Voices
4/5 The Jamaican woman of letters behind Henry Swanzy discovered hidden in the archives
Kei Miller on Louise Bennett—Caribbean Voices
3/5 A moving recollection of 'Miss Lou', maternal love and Jamaican dialect
Paul Mendez on Andrew Salkey—Caribbean Voices
2/5 Reimagining the man at the centre of the black literary scene in the mid-20th century
Sara Collins on Una Marson—Caribbean Voices
1/5 A personal search for the poetry and 'voice' of a trailblazing Jamaican broadcaster
Hearing in a Deaf World—My Deaf World
5/5 Sandy Deo's personal take on what it is like to be part of Britain's deaf community
