Our Revels Now Are Ended

Howard Jacobson reflects on the radio essay, after almost two decades of A Point of View. With nods to Clive James, body-pierced baritones and with a plentiful supply of svelte notebooks, Howard explains why he believes the radio essay is 'more than words on paper'...why it captures the 'frolicsome spirit of truth'. And, Howard writes, 'at a time when we no longer have the concentration to read entire books, and what we do read leads us into the arms of madmen, we should love the shards of scepticism with which the best essays dazzle us.' Producer: Adele Armstrong Sound: Peter Bosher Production coordinator: Liam Morrey Editor: Penny Murphy

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Our Revels Now Are Ended is an episode from A Point of View by BBC.

This episode is 10:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2025.

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