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The Essay When Writers Play (Series 2) Episodes Episode guide
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Niall Ferguson
5/5 Historian Niall Ferguson recalls his days as the double-bass player in a jazz quartet.
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Jasper Rees
4/5 Jasper Rees on re-learning the French horn and playing live at the Royal Festival Hall.
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Louise Doughty
3/5 Louise Doughty on how playing the piano later in life presented new challenges.
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AL Kennedy
2/5 Novelist AL Kennedy describes the result of finding a neglected banjo in a shop in Glasgow
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Patrick Gale
1/5 Novelist Patrick Gale recalls how he got to grips with the cello as a schoolboy.