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The Essay Podcast

The Essay

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Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Portraits of Capa

The Essay: Portraits of Capa: Episode 4: Tim Collins

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Episode 4: Tim Collins

Portraits of Capa

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Colonel Tim Collins examines photojournalist Robert Capa's picture The Last One to Die.

Colonel Tim Collins examines photojournalist Robert Capa's picture The Last One to Die and reflects on the portrayal of death in photography.

Five essayists select their favourite picture by Robert Capa, the father of photojournalism, and reflect on his life and work.

In the fourth essay, Colonel Tim Collins examines Robert Capa's picture of an American solider in a the end of World War Two, "The Last One To Die", and reflects on the portrayal of death in photography.

Producer: Brian McCluskey

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 3

First broadcast in September 2013.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

A selection of people choose their favourite picture by photojournalist Robert Capa

A selection of people choose their favourite picture by Robert Capa, considered the father of photojournalism, and reflect on his life and work.

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