Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books And Letters | 20171005 | 20190221 (R3) | Many people feel they're drowning in stuff, and try to declutter. Joanna Robertson is one of them. And in the fourth part of her series on 'stuff', she finds that trying to get rid of books and personal letters is a whole other story. What to do with books brought home from faraway places, and with once-treasured love letters? Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Getting rid of stuff is hard at the best of times, but books and personal letters? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Many people feel they're drowning in stuff, and try to declutter. Joanna Robertson is one of them. And in the fourth part of her series on 'stuff', she finds that trying to get rid of books and personal letters is a whole other story. What to do with books brought home from faraway places, and with once-treasured love letters? Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Getting rid of stuff is hard at the best of times, but books and personal letters? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| Decluttering | 20171004 | 20190220 (R3) | Decluttering is all the rage, as many of us are weighed down by stuff. Joanna Robertson lives in Paris, where apartments are small. So how do they go about getting rid of their clutter? Or do they? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to resist. In this edition, Joanna finds out about Parisians' solutions for having too much stuff - and they aren't what you might think. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Decluttering is all the rage - so how do the stylish Parisians go about it? Or do they? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Decluttering is all the rage, as many of us are weighed down by stuff. Joanna Robertson lives in Paris, where apartments are small. So how do they go about getting rid of their clutter? Or do they? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to resist. In this edition, Joanna finds out about Parisians' solutions for having too much stuff - and they aren't what you might think. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Decluttering is all the rage - so how do the stylish Parisians go about it? Or do they? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| Moving House | 20171002 | 20190218 (R3) | Why does stuff have such an emotional hold on us? Why can't we just let it go? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna Robertson took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to declutter and resist. In this edition, Joanna Robertson relives some of her frequent house moves in Europe. Once, when relocating from Rome to Berlin, Joanna and her stuff got perilously stuck in the snowbound Alps, in almost the same spot as Hannibal and his elephants over two millennia earlier. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Why does stuff have such an emotional hold on us? Joanna Robertson on moving house. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Why does stuff have such an emotional hold on us? Why can't we just let it go? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna Robertson took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to declutter and resist. In this edition, Joanna Robertson relives some of her frequent house moves in Europe. Once, when relocating from Rome to Berlin, Joanna and her stuff got perilously stuck in the snowbound Alps, in almost the same spot as Hannibal and his elephants over two millennia earlier. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Why does stuff have such an emotional hold on us? Joanna Robertson on moving house. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| My Mother's House | 20171006 | 20190222 (R3) | How do you deal with a house worth of 'stuff' when the family home needs to be cleared after the death of your mother? And when you're living in a small flat that has little room for heirlooms? While in the depths of grief, and faced with difficult decisions about what to do with everything, Joanna Robertson ponders the true meaning of things once their beloved owner has gone. Apart from their obvious sentimental value, do these objects provide us with a deeper connection to our history and identity? Or are they just 'stuff' to get rid of? How do you deal with the stuff from your late mother's house while in the depths of grief? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. How do you deal with a house worth of 'stuff' when the family home needs to be cleared after the death of your mother? And when you're living in a small flat that has little room for heirlooms? While in the depths of grief, and faced with difficult decisions about what to do with everything, Joanna Robertson ponders the true meaning of things once their beloved owner has gone. Apart from their obvious sentimental value, do these objects provide us with a deeper connection to our history and identity? Or are they just 'stuff' to get rid of? How do you deal with the stuff from your late mother's house while in the depths of grief? Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| Tidy Home, Tidy Mind | 20171003 | 20190219 (R3) | Why is it so hard to get rid of stuff? Why does it have such a hold on us, yet get us down? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna Robertson took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to declutter and resist. In this edition, Joanna Robertson aims for a tidy home, and its reward, a tidy mind. Easier said than done - except on one occasion, when she managed quite a coup. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Joanna Robertson aims for a 'tidy home, tidy mind'. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. Why is it so hard to get rid of stuff? Why does it have such a hold on us, yet get us down? In a previous series for The Essay, Joanna Robertson took us to some of the international cities she's lived in and told us the Shopping News. Now, she takes on the consequences. Stuff Happens - not just to shopaholics but to all of us. It's the seemingly inescapable curse of 21st century consumerism - however hard we try to declutter and resist. In this edition, Joanna Robertson aims for a tidy home, and its reward, a tidy mind. Easier said than done - except on one occasion, when she managed quite a coup. Producer: Arlene Gregorius. Joanna Robertson aims for a 'tidy home, tidy mind'. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |