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The Essay

New Generation Thinkers

2011

Part 5: The Canon of Comics

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Jon Adams, a researcher at the London School of Economics, explores the canon of comic books, comparing the work of modern comic enthusiasts to ancient biblical scholars. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers

2011

Part 1: The Entrepreneur

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Philip Roscoe of St Andrew's University asks whether our expectations of what the lone entrepreneur can do for the economy are unrealistic. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers

2011

Part 2: Parallels and Paradoxes

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Lecturer in romanticism Shahidha Bari re-examines the ideas behind the founding of Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Youth Orchestra. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers

2011

Part 3: Light in the Dark

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Alexandra Harris explores the history of artificial light through literary sources. Show more

The Essay

New Generation Thinkers

2011

Part 4: Looking beyond the Dead

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Zoe Norridge questions why photographs of Africa tend to fix our perceptions of the continent at its worst moments of destruction and despair. Show more