The Essay Episodes Available now
Salah al-Din—The Islamic Golden Age
18/20 Historian Jonathan Phillips reassesses the influence of 12th-century hero Saladin.
Cities of Learning—The Islamic Golden Age
17/20 Dr Amira Bennison considers the intellectual powerhouses of Baghdad and Cairo.
Ibn Rushd—The Islamic Golden Age
16/20 Professor Charles Burnett considers the philosopher Ibn Rushd.
Al-Ghazali—The Islamic Golden Age
15/20 Professor Mona Siddiqui discusses religious thinker and mystic Al-Ghazali.
Al Hakim—The Islamic Golden Age
14/20 Dr Simonetta Calderini discusses Al Hakim, the controversial Egyptian imam-caliph.
Al-Biruni—The Islamic Golden Age
13/20 Professor James Montgomery discusses the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni.
Islamic Architecture—The Islamic Golden Age
12/20 Dr Sussan Babaie discusses the architectural glories of the Islamic world.
Avicenna—The Islamic Golden Age
11/20 Dr Tony Street assesses the great philosopher and physician Avicenna.
On Sunday Church-Going—England Ejects
5/5 Novelist Andrew discusses the decline of Sunday church-going.
On the Joys of Manual Work—England Ejects
4/5 Novelist Andrew Martin celebrates 'manual work', which he says fewer embrace today.
