The Essay Episodes Available now
Chingle Hall—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass
Andrew Hurley on the haunting qualities of a 17th-century manor house near Preston.
Gladstone's Library—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass
Novelist Melissa Harrison on the joy of 'sleeping with books' at Gladstone's Library.
Wigmore Hall—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass
Pianist Stephen Hough on Wigmore Hall and how its 'shoebox' design catches the ear.
The rock'n'roll funeral—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity
5/5 David Hepworth asks if pop music has any place in the great ceremonies of life and death.
Are DJs doomed?—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity
4/5 Writer David Hepworth asks, 'Are DJs doomed?'
The importance of noise—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity
3/5 David Hepworth on the importance of volume and the difference between signal and noise.
The Terminology—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity
2/5 David Hepworth discusses pop terminology - a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds.
Living the life—Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity
1/5 Author David Hepworth reflects on pop music's struggles with authenticity.
5 of 5: Half Life—Between the Essays
5/5 Tadhg O'Sullivan captures the re-population by nature of the area around Chernobyl.
4 of 5: Das Kapital—Between the Essays
4/5 Brit Pliestik Jensen and Martin Ozvold trace the borders crossed by a toy bought in Prague
