Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | New York | 20160808 | Author Lauren Elkin strolls great cities, thinking about distinguished women who did the same. She loves the word FLANEUR and then the female version - FLANEUSE. But historically who were these types, and is there a flaneuse today? Lauren also recalls her youthful struggles to walk the New York suburbs. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester. Producer: Duncan Minshull. Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked. Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked.. |
| 02 | London | 20160809 | Author Lauren Elkin strolls great cities, thinking about distinguished women who did the same. She describes her own walks through London's Bloomsbury, which takes her back to when Virginia Woolf covered the same route, in her life and in her novels. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Producer: Duncan Minshull Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked.. |
| 03 | Paris | 20160810 | Author Lauren Elkin strolls great cities, thinking about distinguished women who did the same. She describes Paris, the great walking city. Beneath today's concrete lies cobblestones, which gets her thinking about an earlier age and the remarkable George Sand, who in the 1800's promenaded around in gentleman's clothes. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Producer: Duncan Minshull Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked. Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked.. |
| 04 | Venice | 20160811 | Author Lauren Elkin strolls great cities, thinking about distinguished women who did the same. She spent time in Venice, researching a novel. And here she recalls the artist Sophie Calle, who came to the city to 'follow' a man called 'Henri B'. All in the name of creativity of course. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Producer: Duncan Minshull Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked. Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked.. |
| 05 | Florence | 20160812 | Author Lauren Elkin strolls great cities, thinking about distinguished women who did the same. There's an intriguing photograph of 'Jinx Allen', taken in Florence by Ruth Orkin, and its mysteries are now revealed. Then some reveries after wandering the sidewalks of New York. Concluded by Julianna Jennings. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Producer: Duncan Minshull Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walk. Author Lauren Elkin strolls the streets, thinking about distinguished women who walked.. |