The Essay Episodes Available now
Naush Sabah—Coming Home
Re-visiting a childhood home in Sparkbrook, Birmingham
Professor Thomas Glave—Coming Home
Returning from London on a train at night to home in Birmingham.
Dr Shahed Yousaf—Coming Home
Driving home to Birmingham after a very demanding day at work in prison.
Helen Cross—Coming Home
Memories of clubbing in 90s Birmingham and an encounter with an oil painting
Christopher Laing—Sign Language Is My Language
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
Robert Adam—Sign Language Is My Language
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
Deepa Shastri—Sign Language Is My Language
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
Tina Kelberman—Sign Language Is My Language
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
Sign Language through the Ages (Robert Adam)—Sign Language Is My Language
Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.
Going—Larkin and Believing
Helen Mort explores questions of faith and belief in response to Larkin's poem 'Going'
