The Essay Episodes Available now
Escaping the Onslaught—Are You Paying Attention?
3/5 Writer Madeleine Bunting presents her third essay on attention in the digital age.
Multitaskers and Gorillas—Are You Paying Attention?
2/5 The writer Madeleine Bunting continues her exploration of how we pay attention.
A Worldwide Preoccupation—Are You Paying Attention?
1/5 The writer Madeleine Bunting explores why attention has become a major social concern.
The Last Wolf—New Ways through the Glens
5/5 Kenneth Steven sees the new routes opening the Highlands to tourists for the first time.
The Great Glen—New Ways through the Glens
4/5 Kenneth Steven looks at the project to build a canal through the heart of the Highlands.
The Colossus of Roads—New Ways through the Glens
3/5 Kenneth Steven looks at Thomas Telford's work in building roads through the Highlands.
The Moss Lairds—New Ways through the Glens
2/5 Kenneth Steven reveals how the central belt of Scotland was transformed by land clearance.
The Dark Years—New Ways through the Glens
1/5 Poet Kenneth Steven remarks on the history of the Scottish Highlands.
Episode 5—Walking The Lobster
5/5 Writer John Walsh examines the male desire to stand out, sartorially and in attitude.
Episode 4—Walking The Lobster
4/5 Writer John Walsh examines the male desire to stand out, sartorially and in attitude.