The Essay Episodes Available now
The intimacy of radio—New Generation Thinkers 2024
Jacob Downs considers what it means to listen closely to the radio.
Birth Stories—New Generation Thinkers 2024
From 'lying in' to bedside cots: Emily Baughan traces childbirth changes.
Losing Yourself in Books—New Generation Thinkers 2024
Janine Bradbury questions our motivation when choosing what to read.
A Philosophical Forgery?—New Generation Thinkers 2024
Jonathan Egid tells the story of a mysterious Ethiopian thinker named Zera Yacob.
Technicolor Wars—New Generation Thinkers 2024
Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on the dark side of colour film.
Going digital—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
Let's murder Vivaldi—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
A classic of Italian music—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
Monks, music and Mussolini—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
The seeds of a revival—Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons
Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.
