Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Macleod On Claudio Monteverdi | 20240105 | Radio 3 presenter Donald Macleod celebrates the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi | ||
| Georgia Mann On Antonio Vivaldi | 20240101 | Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann celebrates the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi | ||
| Jennifer Lucy Allan On Annea Lockwood | 20240103 | Radio 3 presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan celebrates NZ-born American composer Annea Lockwood | ||
| Kevin Le Gendre On Bobby Mcferrin | 20240104 | Radio 3 presenter Kevin Le Gendre celebrates the American singer-songwriter Bobby McFerrin | ||
| Linton Stephens On Florence Price | 20240102 | Radio 3 presenter Linton Stephens celebrates the African American composer Florence Price | ||
| Elizabeth Alker On Sofia Gubaidulina | 20201208 | 20230718 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Elizabeth Alker celebrates the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina | |
| Hannah French On Barbara Strozzi | 20201207 | 20230717 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Hannah French celebrates the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi | |
| Ian Skelly On Jean Mouton | 20201209 | 20230719 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Ian Skelly celebrates the French composer Jean Mouton | |
| Jess Gillam On Bach | 20201211 | Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam celebrates German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. | ||
| Jumoke Fashola On Nina Simone | 20201210 | 20230720 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Jumoke Fashola celebrates the American singer-songwriter Nina Simone | |
| Kathryn Tickell On Percy Grainger | 20180418 | 20190808 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Kathryn Tickell celebrates composer and folksong fanatic Percy Grainger. | |
| Tom Mckinney On Olivier Messiaen | 20180417 | 20190806 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Tom McKinney celebrates French composer Olivier Messiaen. | |
| 01 | Penny Gore On Leos Jan\u00e1cek | 20180416 | 20190805 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Penny Gore celebrates the Czech composer Leo\u0161 Jan\u00e1\u010dek. |
| 01 | Sarah Walker On John White | 20140317 | 20150323 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Sarah Walker celebrates a composer whose music has particularly inspired her: 'English Experimentalist' John White - who, as well as being a dedicated opponent of 'seriosity' in classical music, is the spitting image of Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson. This is the first of five editions of The Essay in which Radio 3 classical music presenters celebrate lesser-known composers whose 'secret admirers' they are. Coming up from Tuesday to Friday: Tom Service on Arnold Bax Lucie Skeaping on Thomas Ravenscroft Martin Handley on Malcolm Arnold Sara Mohr-Pietsch on Hildegard of Bingen. Sarah Walker celebrates English experimentalist composer John White. |
| 02 | Tom Service On Arnold Bax | 20140318 | 20150324 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Tom Service celebrates the music of Scots-inspired composer Arnold Bax. |
| 03 | Lucie Skeaping On Thomas Ravenscroft | 20140319 | 20150325 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Lucie Skeaping celebrates Shakespeare's contemporary Thomas Ravenscroft. |
| 04 | Andrew Mcgregor On Thomas Tallis | 20180419 | 20190815 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Andrew McGregor celebrates Thomas Tallis's powerful Lamentations. |
| 04 | Martin Handley On Malcolm Arnold | 20140320 | 20150326 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Martin Handley celebrates English composer Malcolm Arnold. |
| 05 | Jess Gillam On Bach | 20201211 | 20240105 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam celebrates German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 05 | Kate Molleson On Eliane Radigue | 20180420 | 20190816 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Kate Molleson celebrates French composer Eliane Radigue. |
| 05 | Sara Mohr-pietsch On Hildegard Of Bingen | 20140321 | 20150327 (R3) | Radio 3 presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch celebrates 12th-century composer Hildegard of Bingen. |