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Episode 1—Between the Essays Retrospective

1/5 Audio producers from around the world bring a touch of Between the Ears to The Essay.

Kaitlin Prest explores how we can remain haunted by past loves.

Radio producers from around the world offer a series of Between the Ears in miniature.

Radio producers from around the world offer a series of Between the Ears in miniature.

5/5 Michael Wood tries to define Roland Barthes, who redefined himself throughout his career.

4/5 Magazine editor Andrew Gallix reflects on what Barthes meant by 'the death of the author'.

3/5 Design historian Penny Sparke charts the influence Barthes has had on her career.

2/5 Writer Nick James assesses the impact Roland Barthes still has on the way we look at film.

1/5 Cultural historian Andrew Hussey examines Roland Barthes's impact in Europe in the 1960s.

4/5 Clare Walker Gore on what a C19th MP without hands and feet tells us about stereotypes.