The Essay Episodes Available now
Samuel West—Shakespeare and Love
3/5 Actor and director Samuel West talks of his own passion for Shakespearean love.
Stanley Wells—Shakespeare and Love
2/5 Stanley Wells argues that Shakespeare's many portrayals of love reflect his own life.
Margaret Drabble—Shakespeare and Love
1/5 Writer Margaret Drabble explores how Shakespeare has deepened our concept of love.
Jarlath Killeen—Bram Stoker
5/5 Dr Jarlath Killeen explores Bram Stoker's last novel, The Lair of the White Worm.
Roger Luckhurst—Bram Stoker
4/5 Professor Roger Luckhurst explores Stoker's Egyptian horror The Jewel of Seven Stars.
Christopher Frayling—Bram Stoker
3/5 Christopher Frayling takes a trip to Transylvania inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Colm Toibin—Bram Stoker
2/5 Novelist Colm Toibin explores the origins of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Catherine Wynne—Bram Stoker
1/5 Dr Catherine Wynne on the life of Dracula's creator, Bram Stoker, who died 100 years ago.
Alastair Campbell on Self-Doubt—The Case for Doubt
1/5 Alastair Campbell on how self-doubt can be a remarkable source of energy and creativity.
Jennifer Michael Hecht on Doubt—The Case for Doubt
4/5 American poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht argues doubt is 'a beautiful thing'.
