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The Essay Episodes

    Bettany Hughes on Helen of Troy

    Bettany Hughes on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

    Afua Hirsch on Maggie TulliverWisdom from fictional females

    1/5 Afua Hirsch on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

    Afua Hirsch on Maggie Tulliver

    Afua Hirsch on her favourite fictional female. Recorded at the Hay Festival 2018.

    RaceTo the Barricades!

    5/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

    Marx, Mao, MarcuseTo the Barricades!

    4/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

    Czech CinemaTo the Barricades!

    3/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

    French PhilosophyTo the Barricades!

    2/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

    One Book Above All OthersTo the Barricades!

    1/5 Michael Goldfarb remembers the books and films that influenced the events of 1968.

    ObsessionMigrants

    5/5 Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Obsession, the final essay in his series on bird migration.

    LifestyleMigrants

    4/5 Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Lifestyle, the next in his series of essays on migration.

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