The Essay Episodes Available now
Henri Cartier-Bresson—Finish the Bottle
1/5 Art historian Martin Gayford recalls visiting the great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson
Sara Mohr-Pietsch on Hildegard of Bingen—Secret Admirers
5/5 Radio 3 presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch celebrates 12th-century composer Hildegard of Bingen.
Martin Handley on Malcolm Arnold—Secret Admirers
4/5 Radio 3 presenter Martin Handley celebrates English composer Malcolm Arnold.
Lucie Skeaping on Thomas Ravenscroft—Secret Admirers
3/5 Radio 3 presenter Lucie Skeaping celebrates Shakespeare's contemporary Thomas Ravenscroft.
Tom Service on Arnold Bax—Secret Admirers
2/5 Radio 3 presenter Tom Service celebrates the music of Scots-inspired composer Arnold Bax.
Sarah Walker on John White—Secret Admirers
1/5 Sarah Walker celebrates English experimentalist composer John White.
Tolu Ogunlesi—Commonwealth Questions
5/5 Poet and author Tolu Ogunlesi asks if young people in Lagos can relate to the Commonwealth
Farah Ghuznavi—Commonwealth Questions
4/5 Writer Farah Ghuznavi explains why she no longer sees the Commonwealth as an irrelevance.
Noah Richler—Commonwealth Questions
3/5 Author Noah Richler asks if Canada still needs ties like the Commonwealth.
Fakir Aijazuddin—Commonwealth Questions
2/5 Historian Fakir Aijazuddin on Pakistan's chequered relationship with the Commonwealth.
