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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 5

1989: Twentieth Anniversary

Series in which essayists from former Warsaw Pact nations reflect on the changing use and meaning of an apparently banal object.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Nov 2009 23:00

Five figures from the arts and science introduce books that changed their lives and work.

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The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.