The Essay Episodes Available now
Wind—Science Notes
5/5 James Burke leads us via steam engines and iron coffins to the modern orchestra.
Ivories—Science Notes
4/5 James Burke touches on pine trees, chintz, bowler hats – and ends up on the ivories.
Impression—Science Notes
3/5 James Burke connects Italian electricity to Debussy via a baron's seances and your fridge.
Romance—Science Notes
2/5 James Burke links planetary orbits, the teeny-weeny and fake Scottish literature.
Enlighten—Science Notes
1/5 Broadcaster James Burke links organisms that might not exist to a freemason’s opera.
The acting coach—Acting Unrehearsed
5/5 Geoffrey Colman invites us to join him on a walk through a day as an acting coach.
How reality TV has changed acting—Acting Unrehearsed
4/5 Geoffrey Colman describes the ways in which reality TV has changed acting.
On stage and on screen—Acting Unrehearsed
3/5 Geoffrey Colman explores the differences between acting on stage and on screen.
How to become an actor?—Acting Unrehearsed
2/5 Geoffrey Colman discusses drama schools in his second Essay on acting.
What is good acting?—Acting Unrehearsed
1/5 Geoffrey Colman considers the art of acting and asks: what makes a great actor?
