The Essay Episodes Available now
The Fonthill Vase—De Waal's Itinerant Pots
4/5 On the theme of migration, Edmund considers the lifelong journeys of a world-famous pot.
The Schindler House—De Waal's Itinerant Pots
3/5 On the theme of migration, a story of the freedom offered by 20th-century California.
Wedgwood—De Waal's Itinerant Pots
2/5 Second on the theme of migration. Pots are vessels holding ideas that are carried abroad.
Hans Coper—De Waal's Itinerant Pots
1/5 Migration is the theme of Edmund de Waal's series. How ideas and artefacts travel in time.
Vera Hall—In Their Voices
5/5 Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Vera Hall and why it is so special.
Robert McFerrin—In Their Voices
4/5 Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Robert McFerrin and why it is so special.
Eric Bentley—In Their Voices
3/5 Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Eric Bentley, and why it is so special.
Leontyne Price—In Their Voices
2/5 Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Leontyne Price and why it is so special.
Marian Anderson—In Their Voices
1/5 Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Marian Anderson and why it is so special.
Women—Paris 2021
5/5 Key moments in shaping modern Europe, on the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune.