The Essay Episodes Available now
Episode 3—The Art of Apology
3/5 Poet Helen Mort explores whether apologies sometimes stand in for a failure to understand.
Episode 2—The Art of Apology
2/5 Poet Helen Mort explores non-apology through some of the poems that have shaped her.
Episode 1—The Art of Apology
1/5 Poet Helen Mort reflects that saying sorry is often not just about contrition.
Stephen K Amos on Redd Foxx—Top of the Bill
5/5 Comedian Stephen K Amos on American performer Redd Foxx and his impact on his own career.
Deborah Frances-White on Fleabag—Top of the Bill
4/5 Deborah Frances-White remembers the very first appearance of Fleabag.
Mark Watson on The Simpsons—Top of the Bill
3/5 Comedian Mark Watson on The Simpsons and the show's impact on his own work.
Susan Calman on Victoria Wood—Top of the Bill
Susan Calman recalls how first seeing Victoria Wood helped shape her own career.
Adrian Edmondson on the pursuit of laughter—Top of the Bill
Adrian Edmondson remembers a riotous act from the early days of alternative comedy.
Sophie Coulombeau - Walking Matilda—Strange Strolls
5/5 In York, author and academic Sophie Coulombeau finds a city and self changed by motherhood
Nat Segnit - The Other Ibiza—Strange Strolls
4/5 Writer and walker Nat Segnit seeks recovery and retreat in the unseen mountains of Ibiza.
