The Essay Episodes Available now
Emma Rice—Under the Influence, Under the Influence
2/5 Emma Rice reveals the influences that stamp her work as a theatre director.
Jon Boden—Under the Influence, Under the Influence
1/5 Jon Boden on the influence of apocalyptic science-fiction on him as a folk singer.
Heads in the Clouds—Requiem for Networks
5/5 Ken Hollings on the implications of the latest information networks, such as the 'cloud'.
Pride and Prejudice—The Book that Changed Me
5/10 Academic Mona Siddiqui explores her affection for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals—The Book that Changed Me
4/10 Scientist Colin Blakemore praises a lesser-known work by Charles Darwin.
The Wrench—The Book that Changed Me
2/10 Potter and writer Edmund de Waal explains how Primo Levi's book The Wrench inspired him.
Homage to Catalonia—The Book that Changed Me
1/10 Alan Johnston explains how Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell inspired him.
Francis Pott—The Age of Creativity
5/5 Composer Francis Pott explores the effect of the ageing process on creative artists.
Maureen Duffy—The Age of Creativity
4/5 Writer Maureen Duffy explores the effect the ageing process has had on her creativity.
Frances Fyfield—The Age of Creativity
3/5 Crime writer Frances Fyfield explores the way the ageing process affects creative artists.
