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The Essay In Praise of the Midlands Episodes

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  1. Learning to Be a Midlander

    5/5 Writer and performer Katherine Jakeways reflects on her Midlands heritage.

  2. In Praise of Alan Sillitoe, 'Bard of Nottingham'

    4/5 James Walker, chair of the Nottingham Writers' Studio, discusses writer Alan Sillitoe.

  3. Shakespeare the Midlander

    3/5 Dominc Dromgoole explores how Shakespeare was shaped by his Stratford upbringing.

  4. Erasmus Darwin - 'The Leonardo da Vinci of the Midlands'

    2/5 Henry Hitchings discusses Erasmus Darwin, one of the leaders of the Midland Enlightenment.

  5. DH Lawrence and the Men of the Midlands

    1/5 Novelist and journalist Geoff Dyer considers what is the true home of the Midlander.