The Essay Episodes Available now
The Canley Social—Postcards from Coventry
4/5 Sociologist Ruth Cherrington on what she learnt from the Canley Working Men's Club.
Sky Blue Blood—Postcards from Coventry
3/5 Journalist Simon Gilbert explores Coventry’s relationship with the Sky Blues.
Through My Keyhole—Postcards from Coventry
2/5 Artist and storyteller Laura Nyahuye reflects on life as a migrant in the city.
If Coventry was a character, who would it be?—Postcards from Coventry
1/5 Playwright and director Chris O’Connell asks if Coventry was a character, who would it be?
Kalavati and Abhogi Have Good Vibrations—The Songs That Shaped Me
5/5 Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
Gumboots—The Songs That Shaped Me
4/5 Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
Freedom Song—The Songs That Shaped Me
3/5 Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
Bob Dylan as Bhakti Poet—The Songs That Shaped Me
2/5 Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
Joni Mitchell and Change—The Songs That Shaped Me
1/5 Indian author and musician Amit Chaudhuri tells of the songs that shaped his early life.
Himiko: Shaman Queen—Japan in Five Lives
The early powerful ruler who summoned spirits as well as armies.
