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The Essay Episodes

    Homage to Caledonia: Morality and MiseryHomage to Caledonia

    3/5 Writer and comedian AL Kennedy celebrates Scottish 'dourness'.

    Homage to Caledonia: GSOHHomage to Caledonia

    2/5 AL Kennedy reflects on the idea of what is a good sense of humour.

    Homage to Caledonia: Scots AbroadHomage to Caledonia

    1/5 AL Kennedy reflects on tartan, the kilt and a sense of Scottish identity.

    Xiaolu GuoGoodbye to All That

    4/5 Xiaolu Guo reflects on the role of Chinese 'coolies' on the battlefields of World War I.

    Colm ToibinGoodbye to All That

    2/5 Writer Colm Toibin reflects on Ireland's role in World War I.

    Daniel KehlmannGoodbye to All That

    3/5 German writer Daniel Kehlmann reflects on recent German history.

    Jeanette WintersonGoodbye to All That

    5/5 Jeanette Winterson considers a recent turning point in British attitudes to the arts.

    Elif ShafakGoodbye to All That

    1/5 Turkish writer Elif Shafak reflects on a turning point in her native country's history.

    The Grieving ParentsMinds at War: Series 1

    10/10 Ruth Padel reflects on German artist Kathe Kollwitz's memorial for her youngest son, Peter

    The Broken WingMinds at War: Series 1

    9/10 Santanu Das discusses the Indian poet Sarojini Naidu's 1917 collection The Broken Wing.

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