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The Essay

Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects

Episode 1: 'Whereyouwanttogoto' - The Wardrobe and the Other World

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Writer Ian Sansom presents a personal perspective on the wardrobe. As well as being a place to store clothes, might it also store our secrets, our imaginations and our conscience? Show more

The Essay

Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects

Episode 2: Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? Our Shadow Selves

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Ian Sansom examines our complex physical, mental and emotional relationship with the chair, focusing on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Van Gogh's painting and Thoreau's Walden. Show more

The Essay

Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects

Episode 3: Je suis un table

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Novelist and academic Ian Sansom explores the literary, philosophical and cultural history of the table. Show more

The Essay

Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects

Episode 4: Old Mother Hubbard and the Cabinet of Curiosity: The Story of Storage

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Novelist and academic Ian Sansom explores what cupboards and cabinets reveal about human nature and whether they tell our life stories. Show more

The Essay

Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects

Episode 5: An Intimate History of the Bed

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Novelist and academic Ian Sansom considers the symbolism of beds in literature, art and film, asking what they reveal about human nature. Show more