The EssayThe Little Secrets of Great WorksEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: The Essay

1. Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta

   Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.
2. Ulysses

   Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.
3. Spirited Away

   Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.
4. Howard’s End

   Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.
5. Neil Young’s ‘Out On The Weekend’

   Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.
6. Frida Kahlo's Broken Column

   Art historian Katy Hessel on the symbolism of the spine in Frida Kahlo's Broken Column.
7. Field of Dreams

   Writer Sarfraz Manzoor discusses one moment in the Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams.
8. The Tiger Who Came to Tea

   Sam Leith on his fascination with a background figure in Judith Kerr's classic book.
9. Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

   Financial Times journalist Stephen Bush on the third movement of Sibelius's Symphony No 5.
10. You've Got Mail

    Children's novelist Elle McNicoll discusses one line from Nora Ephron's romantic comedy.