The Essay Episodes Available now
Margaret Oliphant—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf
3/5 The Scottish writer whose comic heroine Miss Marjoribanks bucks 19th-century conventions.
Lady Mary Wroth—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf
2/5 The English Renaissance poet whose reputation at court was ruined by her writing.
Charlotte Turner Smith—Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf
1/5 The Romantic poet who inspired Wordsworth is profiled by Sophie Coulombeau.
Episode 5—The Art of Apology
5/5 Poet Helen Mort reflects on when apology stands in for a sense of sorrow and guilt.
Episode 4—The Art of Apology
4/5 Poet Helen Mort explores over-apologising through some of the poems that have shaped her.
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.
