The EssayThe Enormous Condescension of PosterityEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Breaking Class

   Writer Natasha Carthew on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.
2. The Rescuer

   David Aaronovitch explores EP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class.
3. Those Thompson Left Behind

   Christienna Fryar on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.
4. The Making of EP Thompson

   Historian Geoff Andrews explores EP Thompson's experience of adult education.
5. On reading The Making of the English Working Class

   Sheila Rowbotham remembers the catalytic influence of Edward and Dorothy Thompson.