The Essay Episodes Available now
In the Dark—The Sounds of Tyne
A soundscape from Segedunum Fort at Wallsend, Newcastle.
Peace at Last—Multitrack
Zoologist Hamza Yassin uncovers the hidden ways our noise pollution impacts marine life.
Sounds from an Armenian Childhood—Multitrack
Olivia Melkonian explores the sounds from an Armenian childhood in her grandmother's home.
Unread—Multitrack
A visit to an uninhabited house where old texts offer clues to the person who lived there.
Boy with a Pearl Earring—Fashion Stories
5/5 Lauren Working explores the cavalier look from Charles I to Harry Styles.
Uniforms - An Alternative History—Fashion Stories
4/5 Tom Smith links school blazers and clothes worn by East German soldiers to clubbing.
Drama, Dressing-up and Droopy & Browns—Fashion Stories
3/5 Jade Halbert looks at the designs inspired by English history created by Angela Holmes.
In a Handbag—Fashion Stories
2/5 Shahidha Bari looks at what the contents of a handbag can tell us.
Body Armour—Fashion Stories
1/5 Sophie Oliver looks at a Mina Loy corselet and the history of reshaping bodies.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce—The Well-Tempered Clavier
Screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce marvels at the enduring freshness of Bach.
