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Higher Thoughts and the Meaning of Welsh Mountains

The Preseli Mountains

Jon Gower explores the five mountain ranges of Wales.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs

1. No More Auction Block

The life and struggle of Paul Robeson through song. Shana Redmond on No More Auction Block

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs

2. Ol' Man River

Susan Robeson tells how her grandfather transformed Ol' Man River into a song of defiance.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs

3. The Canoe Song

Mathew Sweet unravels the complex threads of Paul Robeson's rendition of the Canoe Song.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs

4. Zog Nit Keynmol

Tayo Aluko explores Paul Robeson's anguished 1949 Moscow performance of Zog Nit Keynmol.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs

5. Joe Hill

Marybeth Hamilton on the two ghosts of Joe Hill and Paul Robeson and their linked fates.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs: 1. No More Auction Block

Paul Robeson's life and struggle through song. Shana Redmond on No More Auction Block.

• 13 mins

Paul Robeson in Five Songs: 2. Ol' Man River

The life of Paul Robeson in songs. Granddaughter Susan Robeson on Ol' Man River.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs: 3. The Canoe Song

Paul Robeson's life and struggle told through music. Matthew Sweet on the Canoe Song.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs: 4. Zog Nit Keynmol

Paul Robeson's life and struggle through songs .Tayo Aluko on Robeson's Zog Nit Keynmol.

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Paul Robeson in Five Songs: 5. Joe Hill

Marybeth Hamilton on the ghosts of Joe Hill and Paul Robeson and their linked fates.

• 13 mins

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

The Spinster

Writer Rachel Cooke explores five versions of the single woman, starting with spinsters.

• 14 mins

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

Career Girls

Writer Rachel Cooke on the phenomenon of the single woman. In this essay, career girls.

• 14 mins

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

The Divorcee

Journalist and author Rachel Cooke examines the phenomenon of the single woman.

• 14 mins

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

Widows

Journalist and author Rachel Cooke examines the phenomenon of the single woman.

• 14 mins

'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females

Aunts

Writer Rachel Cooke considers five versions of single womanhood - in this essay, aunts.

• 14 mins

They Essay - Let Me Take You There 1

Writers on personal places of refuge in times of crisis 1.Alan Hollinghurst

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 2.Inua Ellams

Leading writers share the secrets of places of internal refuge in times of crisis

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 3. Tahmima Anam

leading writers evoke places of internal refuges which they visit in times of crisis

• 12 mins

The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 4.Tessa Hadley

leading writers share the secrets of places of internal refuge in crisis 4.Tessa Hadley

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 5. Alice Oswald

Leading writers share secrets of their place of internal refuge 5.Alice Oswald

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 6.David Almond

leading writers share the secrets of their internal places of refuge in times of crisis

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 7. Evie Wyld

leading writers on a place of inner refuge in times of crisis 7.evie wyld

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 9.David Constatine

Leading writers share the secrets of places of inner sanctuary 9.David Constantine

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 8.Michael Morpurgo

leading writers on places of inner sanctuary in times of crisis 8.michael morpurgo

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The Essay - Let Me Take You There - 10.Aida Edemariam

leading writers share their secrets of places of inner sanctuary 10.Aida Edemariam

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Let Me Take You There

Alan Hollinghurst

Leading writers share the secrets of their internal places of refuge in times of crisis.

• 14 mins

Let Me Take You There

Inua Ellams

Leading writers share the secrets of their internal places of refuge in times of crisis.

• 14 mins

Let Me Take You There

Tahmima Anam

Leading writers share the secrets of an internal place of refuge in times of crisis.

• 14 mins

Let Me Take You There

Tessa Hadley

Leading writers share the secret of their internal place of refuge in times of crisis.

• 14 mins