Letters
Between the Ears. Miss Birdie's Letter. Audio, 29 minutes
Poet Karen McCarthy Woolf is on the trail of a letter sent to her Jamaican grandmother.
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The Essay. Dear Agatha Christie... Audio, 15 minutes
Novelist Ian Sansom has a theory to put to Queen of crime, Agatha Christie.
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The Essay. Dear Virginia Woolf... Audio, 15 minutes
A letter of apology to Virginia Woolf from novelist, Ian Sansom.
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The Essay. Dear George Eliot... Audio, 15 minutes
Novelist Ian Sansom pens a missive to George Eliot...
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The Essay. Dear Geoffrey Chaucer... Audio, 14 minutes
Novelist Ian Sansom fires off a letter to Geoffrey Chaucer...
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Short Cuts. Series 15, The Answer. Audio, 30 minutes
Josie Long hears stories of seeking an answer.
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The Essay. More Letters to Writers, Dear William... Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to William Trevor to ask if every silver lining must have a cloud.
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The Essay. More Letters to Writers, Dear Marianne ... Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to poet Marianne Moore to finally ask her about that tricorn hat
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The Essay. More Letters to Writers, Dear Oscar... Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom is in the gutter looking at the stars again as he writes to Oscar Wilde.
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The Essay. More Letters to Writers, Dear Mary... Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, to ask her how on earth she coped?
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The Essay. Dear William Trevor. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to Irish novelist and playwright, William Trevor
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The Essay. Dear Marianne Moore. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to poet Marianne Moore and asks her about that tricorn hat
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The Essay. Dear Oscar Wilde. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom is in the gutter looking at the stars as he writes to Oscar Wilde
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The Essay. Dear Mary Shelley. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom writes to Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, to ask her how on earth she coped
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The Essay. Dear Dante. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom drops a quick line to Dante
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The Essay. More Letters to Writers, Dear Dante... Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Sansom drops a quick line to Dante.
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The Essay. Stuff Happens, Books and Letters. Audio, 14 minutes
Getting rid of stuff is hard at the best of times, but books and personal letters?
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The Essay. Minds at War: Series 4, Siegfried Sassoon's Letter to The Times. Audio, 15 minutes
Joanna Bourke on Siegfried Sassoon and his celebrated protest against the conflict.
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The Essay. Minds at War: Series 4, Gertrude Bell. Audio, 15 minutes
Tarek Osman considers the writing of Gertrude Bell.
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The Essay. Between the Essays, Prelude. Audio, 15 minutes
Sophie Townsend explores what beginnings might be found when everything has ended.
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The Essay. Letters to Writers, Dear Agatha Christie... Audio, 15 minutes
Novelist Ian Sansom has a theory to put to the Queen of Crime.
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The Essay. Letters to Writers, Dear Virginia Woolf... Audio, 15 minutes
A letter of apology to Virginia Woolf from novelist Ian Sansom.
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The Essay. Letters to Writers, Dear George Eliot... Audio, 15 minutes
Novelist Ian Sansom pens a missive to George Eliot...
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The Essay. Letters to Writers, Dear Jonathan Swift... Audio, 15 minutes
Ian Sansom writes an imaginary letter to Jonathan Swift and interrogates him about his art
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