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The Essay

Venice Unravelled

Episode 1: At Home

Duration: 15 minutes

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

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Polly Coles considers what 'home' and 'house' mean to different types of residents in modern-day Venice, from an aristocrat in a palazzo to a stowaway in a broom cupboard. Show more

The Essay

Venice Unravelled

Episode 2: Tinseltown

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Writer Polly Coles focuses on the impact of celebrity on Venice, suggesting it is a familiar phenomenon for Venetians down the centuries. Show more

The Essay

Venice Unravelled

Episode 3: The Writing on the Wall

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Polly Coles argues that the recent Biennale fashion of rigging-up neon strips of random text around Venice is nothing new in a city that has always been written upon. Show more