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Series of programmes debating and exploring arts and cultural topics. Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Read more about these links. On demand Listen now Elif Shafak — Goodbye to All That View Programme All episodes available on BBC iPlayer Radio (384 total) On radio Colm Toibin — Goodbye to All That Today 22:45 BBC Radio 3 View Programme information All upcoming (6 new) More Podcasts Episodes to download BBC World War One (36)Music and Culture of WW1 (30)Radio 3 Essay (139)1 more Clips (15) Buy online Series and episodes available from online suppliers Clips See all clips from The Essay Galleries See all galleries from The Essay.
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Working 9 to 5 — About Average Yesterday The changing concept of the average working week in an age of zero hours contracts. Download MP3 View Programme information Small, Medium and Large — About Average Tuesday Ian Sansom discusses the scientific measurement of the average man and woman's dimensions. Download MP3 View Programme information On the Average — About Average Monday Novelist and critic Ian Sansom focuses on why 'average' has become a byword for mediocrity Download MP3 View Programme information Naomi Alderman: The Intestines — A Body of Essays Thu 16 Oct 2014 Journalist Naomi Alderman discusses the incredible labyrinth that is the intestines. Download MP3 View Programme information Ned Beauman: The Appendix — A Body of Essays Fri 17 Oct 2014 Novelist and journalist Ned Beauman confronts the idea that the appendix is redundant. Download MP3 View Programme information Daljit Nagra - The Lungs — A Body of Essays Wed 15 Oct 2014 Poet Daljit Nagra describes how the lungs are an exchange system, similar to poetry. Download MP3 View Programme information Christina Patterson: The Skin — A Body of Essays Tue 14 Oct 2014 Writer Christina Patterson discusses the skin and her own experience of living with acne. Download MP3 View Programme information Mark Ravenhill: The Gall Bladder — A Body of Essays Mon 13 Oct 2014 Playwright Mark Ravenhill presents a reflection on the gall bladder. Download MP3 View Programme information The Delhi Book — A Short History of Indian Art Fri 18 Sep 2015 Exploring the Delhi Book, an album containing paintings of 19th-century Delhi. Download MP3 View Programme information A Leisurely Ride — A Short History of Indian Art Thu 17 Sep 2015 William Dalrymple discusses a painting by Nainsukh celebrating a leisurely horse ride. Download MP3 View Programme information Ibrahim Adil Shah with Castanets — A Short History of Indian Art Wed 16 Sep.