Today, October 4 in BBC Radio 3:
The Essay: The Darkest Hour
with John Sutherland
22:45 h on BBC Radio 3
Insomnia is one of the great obsessions of our time. From Van Gogh to
Dickens, Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher, our writers, artists,
thinkers and leaders seem to have been in constant battle with sleep.
But in our current 24-hour culture, insomnia, this ability to switch
off, has become something of a modern obsession for us all. In this
series, five night owls explore their own battles with sleeplessness,
the rituals and frustrations as well as the occasional joys of being
awake when the rest of the world sleeps.
Today, literary critic and author John Sutherland on the rich history
of insomnia in literature from Macbeth to Heathcliffe (sic), and on the
battle so many writers, including himself, seem to have with sleep.
John Sutherland is Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern
English Literature at University College, London. He is an acclaimed
literary critic and the author of many award-winning memoirs and books
on literary criticism.
More information in
The Guardian.
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