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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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Radio producers from around the world present miniature Between the Ears features.

Radio producers from around the world present miniature, adventurous features in response to Emily Dickinson's poem Hope is the thing with feathers.

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all"

Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay to offer a series of Radio 3's innovative Between the Ears features in miniature, in response to Emily Dickinson's poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers'.

What rests inside you, warm and singing? Guided by their grandfather's enduring love, artist Taehee Whang hopes to reconnect with him after his death. Taehee navigates time, distance, ancestry, and tradition to reach their grandfather's burial mound on their own terms in this feature by Ariana Martinez. A virtual journey from Brooklyn, New York to a burial site just outside of Seoul, South Korea reveals what's possible when we can still feel the love and strength given to us by someone long ago. This story was inspired by "Walking to My Grandfather's Mound," a video artwork and printed zine created by Taehee Whang. 

Produced by Ariana Martinez
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 3

The Essay: Between the Essays

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Radio producers from around the world present miniature 'Between the Ears' features.

Radio producers from around the world present miniature, adventurous features in response to Emily Dickinson's poem, 'Hope is the thing with feathers'.

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