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The Essay Episodes Episode guide
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Healthy eating Edwardian-style
Elsa Richardson on the diet guru who set up a Covent Garden cafe and sold health products.
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Shopping Around the Baby Market
Gulzaar Barn asks questions about commercial surrogacy and the way we view our bodies.
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Why Trespassing Is the Right Way to Go
Ben Anderson on fights over land rights, access to nature and care of the environment.
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Cooking and Eating God in Medieval Drama
Daisy Black conjures up images of breaking bread and cannibalism in mystery plays.
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A City Is not a Park
What would happen if we covered the industrial fabric of our cities with plantlife?