The Essay Episodes Available now
At Home with Sam Lee—Folk at Home
16/20 Sam Lee sings of the sun and the moon and talks movingly about love and hope.
St Barnabas Jericho, Oxford—Churchcrawls in Solitude
5/5 Diarmaid MacCulloch explores his life and work through five of Britain's historic churches
Inglesham, Wiltshire—Churchcrawls in Solitude
4/5 Diarmaid MacCulloch explores his life and work through five of Britain's historic churches
Dunwich, Suffolk—Churchcrawls in Solitude
3/5 Diarmaid MacCulloch explores his life and work through five of Britain's historic churches
Wetherden, Suffolk—Churchcrawls in Solitude
2/5 Diarmaid MacCulloch explores his life and work through five of Britain's historic churches
Illington, Norfolk—Churchcrawls in Solitude
1/5 Diarmaid MacCulloch explores his life and work through five of Britain's historic churches
Rebirth—Blood and Bronze
10/10 Cellini’s violent life leaves behind a controversial legacy.
Sex and Death—Blood and Bronze
9/10 Cellini’s misconduct leads him back to jail, where he completes another masterpiece.
Forging the Renaissance—Blood and Bronze
8/10 Back in Florence, Cellini works for Cosimo de’ Medici and creates his greatest work.
Golden Years—Blood and Bronze
7/10 Cellini arrives in Fontainebleau to work for Francis I.