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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: The Further Realm

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The Further Realm

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Episode 1: The Further Realm: Episode 1

The Further Realm: Episode 1

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Andrew contemplates whether he actually believes in ghosts.

Novelist Andrew Martin has long been interested in ghosts and their stories, and he gives them much thought over five essays.

1. In his first essay, he asks if he actually believes in ghosts. Well, he certainly relishes the 'fear' and 'beauty' that comes from ghostly narratives. 'Have you ever seen a ghost?' is the first question he must address, and of course there is no clear cut answer to this...

Producer Duncan Minshull.

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.

Andrew Martin contemplates the ghosts of fact and fiction, plus some in his own life

Novelist Andrew Martin contemplates the ghosts of fact and fiction, plus some in his own life

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