The Essay Episodes Available now
Lines of Work: Journalist Helen Lewis on John Milton—Lines of Work
4/5 Journalist Helen Lewis reads poet John Milton's defence of a free press, Areopagitica.
Lines of Work: Soldier Harry Parker on Ulysses S Grant—Lines of Work
3/5 Soldier Harry Parker reflects on the personal memoirs of Ulysses S Grant.
Lines of Work: Theatre Critic Susannah Clapp on Oscar Wilde—Lines of Work
2/5 Theatre critic Susannah Clapp exchanges views with Oscar Wilde and his essays on criticism
Lines of Work: Teacher Francis Gilbert on Rousseau—Lines of Work
1/5 Lecturer Francis Gilbert reflects on Rousseau's template for a perfect education Emile.
Shakespeare 400: Shakespeare Beyond London—Shakespeare 400
5/5 Siobhan Keenan on the importance of touring to Shakespeare and the actors in his plays.
Shakespeare 400: Freedom of Speech or 'Nothing' - King Lear and Contemporary India—Shakespeare 400
4/5 Preti Taneja considers Shakespeare's King Lear as a lens through which to view India today
Shakespeare 400: Wolf All? - Shakespeare and Food in Renaissance England—Shakespeare 400
3/5 Joan Fitzpatrick explains her new research on what people ate in Shakepeare's England.
Shakespeare 400: Undiscovered Countries - Shakespeare and the Nation—Shakespeare 400
2/5 James Loxley explores what Shakespeare's plays say about questions of national identity.
Shakespeare 400: Shakespeare and the Suffragettes—Shakespeare 400
1/5 How Shakespeare's heroines helped transform Victorian schoolgirls into Edwardian activists
Minds at War: Sean O'Casey's The Silver Tassie—Minds at War: Series 3
5/5 Playwright and academic Elizabeth Kuti explores Sean O'Casey's play The Silver Tassie.
