The Essay Episodes Available now
My Life on a Bike—Re: Cycling
Writer Andrew Martin casts an affectionate eye over his long and colourful cycling career.
What Has the Sea Become—Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters
Jon Gower recounts how the herring trade has brought Wales great fortune over the years.
Shearwater Nights—Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters
Jon Gower gives an account of a rare species of bird found on the Welsh coastal islands.
Putting the Whales in Wales—Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters
Jon Gower tells the story of the arrival of American Quaker émigrés at Milford Haven.
Whipping Up a Storm—Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters
How the water west of Wales is a bringer of bounteous gifts but a wrecker of ships too.
Out to Open Water—Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea: Wales and its Coastal Waters
Jon Gower explores the relationship between Wales and the Irish Sea.
Ben Cottam—Walking the Causeways
Five writers take us along the routes of tidal causeways. Today, Sunderland Point.
WN Herbert—Walking the Causeways
Five writers walk the beguiling routes of tidal causeways. Today, Lindisfarne.
Claire McGowan—Walking the Causeways
Five writers walk us along the beguiling routes of tidal causeways. Today, Burgh Island.
Evie Wyld—Walking the Causeways
Five writers walk the beguiling routes of tidal causeways. Today, the Isle of Wight.