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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Jul 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 6^th Aug 2012, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Literary critic Colin Burrow discusses fantasies in the childrens' stories of his late mother Diana Wynne Jones. Show more

The Essay

Dark Arcadias

Episode 2: Tom Nichols on the Depiction of Poverty

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Jul 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

Art historian Tom Nichols discusses the depiction of poverty and Renaissance paintings of beggars. Show more

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The Essay

Dark Arcadias

Episode 3: Robert Burns and Scottish Arcadia

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jul 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 7^th Aug 2012, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Literary critic Nigel Leask discusses Robert Burns and Arcadia. Show more

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The Essay

Dark Arcadias

Episode 4: Alexandra Harris on Country-House Dreams of Arcadia

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Jul 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2012, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

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Literary critic Alexandra Harris explores the country-house dreams of the 20th century. Show more

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The Essay

Dark Arcadias

Episode 5: Wild Nature

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Jul 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 3

Marina Warner discusses wild ecstasy and the Arcadian sea. Show more

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