The Essay Episodes Available now
Thomas Guthrie—The Well-Tempered Clavier
4/5 Opera director and performer Thomas Guthrie reflects on what it means to be well-tempered.
Rachel Cooke—The Well-Tempered Clavier
Journalist and writer Rachel Cooke considers The Well-Tempered Clavier as domestic music.
Clive Myrie—The Well-Tempered Clavier
Clive Myrie considers Bach's role his constant travel companion.
Armando Iannucci—The Well-Tempered Clavier
Satirist Armando Iannucci contemplates the connection between music and comedy.
Maidens, Matriarchs and Crones—Unearthing Britannia's Tribes
15/15 The Essay reaches journeys end across Britain. Mandy Haggith imagines Albion's women.
The Durotriges—Unearthing Britannia's Tribes
14/15 Archaeologist Miles Russell unearths the truth about the Durtoriges of Dorset.
The Atrebates—Unearthing Britannia's Tribes
13/15 Archaeologist David Miles unravels the complex story of the Atrebates.
The Roman Orbit—Unearthing Britannia's Tribes
12/15 Guy de la Bédoyère explores the integration of tribal Britain into the Roman world.
Lindow Man—Unearthing Britannia's Tribes
11/15 Novelist Sarah Moss considers the enduring impact of an early encounter with Lindow Man.
Nuala O'Connor on Penelope—Reading Ulysses
Nuala O'Connor explores a passage from the novel's final episode, Molly Bloom's soliloquy.
