The Essay Episodes Available now
Seasons—Migrants
3/5 Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Seasons, the next in his series of essays on migration.
Adventure—Migrants
2/5 Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Adventure, the next in his series of essays on migration.
Survival—Migrants
1/5 Birdwatcher Tom McKinney reads Survival, the first of his essays on migration.
Shostakovich's Second Piano Trio—My Life in Music
Composer Sally Beamish remembers her mother's love of Shostakovich's Second Piano Trio.
The Silver Swan—My Life in Music
Oboist George Caird wonders if he has the courage for a swan song of his own.
Craigie Hill—My Life in Music
On the eve of her Grampa's funeral, Karine Polwart received a song.
Cage Sonatas and Hancock's Head Hunters—My Life in Music
Composer Kerry Andrew discovered she had two CDs in common with her boyfriend.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel—My Life in Music
Folk singer Chris Wood remembers singing in Canterbury Cathedral as a child.
Japan Refusal—Dark Blossoms
5/5 Does mental illness in Japan indicate a rejection of a narrow modernity?
The Art of the Heist—Dark Blossoms
4/5 How a famous crime is also a metaphor for 1960s Japan.
