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The Essay Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects Episodes

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  1. An Intimate History of the Bed

    5/5 Novelist Ian Sansom considers the symbolism of beds in literature, art and film.

  2. Old Mother Hubbard and the Cabinet of Curiosity: The Story of Storage

    4/5 Novelist Ian Sansom explores what cupboards and cabinets reveal about human nature.

  3. Je suis un table

    3/5 Ian Sansom explores the literary, philosophical and cultural history of the table.

  4. Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? Our Shadow Selves

    2/5 Ian Sansom examines our complex physical, mental and emotional relationship with the chair

  5. 'Whereyouwanttogoto' - The Wardrobe and the Other World

    1/5 Novelist Ian Sansom explores the history and symbolism attached to wardrobes.