Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20081006 | Andrew O'Hagan compares contemporary England to that described by George Orwell in 1941. |
| 02 | 20081007 | Novelist Maggie Gee makes a pilgrimage back to a childhood home. |
| 03 | 20081008 | Writer Patrick Wright explores Englishness through the changes to an East London market. |
| 04 | 20081009 | Features poets John Agard and Daljit Nagra and writers Helen Dunmore and Catherine O'Flynn |
| 05 | 20081010 | Beryl Bainbridge is inspired by reminiscences of the Liverpool of her childhood. |