Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20081208 | Martyn Crucefix, a poet who also teaches in a secondary school, responds to Milton's treatise Of Education. It was written in 1644, when he was engaged in an urgent debate about how the Church should be organised and how the State should be governed. Crucefix finds that, just as more recent governments have declared, Milton believed 'education, education, education' needed to lie at the heart of this project. Poet and teacher Martin Crucefix responds to Milton's treatise Of Education. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | 20081209 | Sharon Achinstein responds to Milton's controversial tracts on divorce. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | 20081210 | Andreas Whittam Smith responds to Milton's Areopagitica, a defence of a free press. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | 20081211 | Tom Paulin responds to Milton's Second Defence of the English People. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 05 | 20081212 | Annabel Patterson considers the influence of Milton's writings on America. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |