The Essay Episodes Available now
Castle Builders—The Fall and Rise of the British Castle
2/5 Nicola Coldstream explores the careers of two master masons.
Power and Control—The Fall and Rise of the British Castle
1/5 Professor Jeremy Black considers the primary military function of castles.
Sir Paul Nurse on Conjectures and Refutations—The Book that Changed Me
5/5 Geneticist Sir Paul Nurse discusses the book Conjectures and Refutations by Karl Popper.
Lolita Chakrabarti on A Tale of Two Cities—The Book that Changed Me
4/5 Actress and playwright Lolita Chakrabarti on Charles Dickens's book A Tale of Two Cities.
Jon Ronson on What a Carve Up!—The Book that Changed Me
3/5 Journalist and writer Jon Ronson discusses Jonathan Coe's book What a Carve Up!
Jude Kelly on Little Women—The Book that Changed Me
2/5 Jude Kelly of London's Southbank Centre discusses Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Steve Earle on In Cold Blood—The Book that Changed Me
1/5 Musician and singer Steve Earle discusses the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
Water Level—Venice Unravelled
5/5 Polly Coles discusses the boat-loving residents of Venice.
So Near to Venice—Venice Unravelled
4/5 Focusing on the residents of Venice who serve the many tourists who arrive each year.
The Writing on the Wall—Venice Unravelled
3/5 On the recent Biennale fashion of rigging-up neon strips of random text around Venice.
