The Essay Episodes Available now
Imam Bukhari—The Islamic Golden Age
3/20 Baroness Sayeeda Warsi gives her personal take on Persian scholar Imam Bukhari.
Ali ibn Abi Talib—The Islamic Golden Age
2/20 Professor Robert Gleave discusses Ali ibn Abi Talib and the origins of Shia Islam.
The Establishment of the Islamic State—The Islamic Golden Age
1/20 Professor Hugh Kennedy explains how the Islamic state was established.
Emmy van Deurzen—The Existential Me
5/5 Psychotherapist Emmy van Deurzen on how existentialism has shaped her life and work.
Gary Walkow—The Existential Me
4/5 Film-maker Gary Walkow reflects on how existential thinking has influenced his work.
Michele Roberts—The Existential Me
3/5 Michele Roberts on existentialist women writers and how these have influenced her own work
Paul Hart—The Existential Me
2/5 Theatre director Paul Hart considers the power and veracity of existentialist ideas.
Naomi Alderman—The Existential Me
1/5 Naomi Alderman on how existentialism affects the novels and computer games she creates.
The Inflation Crisis—Autumn 1973
5/5 How rising inflation in 1973 challenged the progressive ideals of the 1968 generation.
The Opec Oil Embargo—Autumn 1973
4/5 Michael Goldfarb on the personal and political disruption the 1973 Opec oil embargo caused
