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The Essay Podcast

The Essay

Discussion & Talk

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.

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The Essay: Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

The Essay: Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass: Episode 1: Wigmore Hall

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Episode 1: Wigmore Hall

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Wigmore Hall

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Pianist Stephen Hough on Wigmore Hall and how its 'shoebox' design catches the ear.

Pianist Stephen Hough on Wigmore Hall in London and how its "shoebox" design catches the ear.

1/5 Stephen describes the hall in which he has performed and listened to numerous concerts and how its design ensures "every sound is beautifully focused."

This week's Essays are celebrating British architecture. Each writer has a passionate connection with the building, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.
Producer Clare Walker
Image of Wigmore Hall courtesy of Peter Dazeley.

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.

Writers who have a passionate connection with a building celebrate British architecture.

Essays celebrating British architecture, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.

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