On Holiday With Nietzsche

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Becoming What You Are

20190506

20210809 (R3)

Nietzsche is one of those writers who addresses his readers directly; you feel alone with him while he explores his thoughts in your presence`, notes the writer Ken Hollings. `This makes him one of the best travelling companions.`

For more than a decade, a week's summer break in Europe has provided Hollings with uninterrupted leisure time to read a different work by the influential nineteenth century German thinker, Friedrich Nietzsche. On Holiday with Nietzsche reveals Hollings' personal thoughts and impressions about these literary encounters. Working from notes and journal entries compiled during his travels, Hollings takes us over mountains and lakes, through meadows and forests, across oceans and city squares - locations often frequented by Nietzsche himself.

Starting in Turin, a favourite city of Nietzsche's, and ending up on the North Sea, where Hollings wrestles in his cabin with Nietzsche's book Untimely Meditations, this first essay offers an overview of Nietzsche the philosopher as the restless traveller dissatisfied with the complacency of the world around him.

Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

Under The Mountain

20190507

20210810 (R3)

`Like the dawn breaking over Gatwick North Terminal, sharing your holiday time with Friedrich Nietzsche takes some getting used to. Trust me. I know.`

Personal reflections from the writer Ken Hollings on his annual holiday quest to understand more about the influential German philosopher. In this second essay Hollings contemplates Nietzsche's 'Daybreak' during a week's hiking in the Swiss Alps.

Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

For Everyone And No-one

20190508

20210811 (R3)

`When you're planning to make Nietzsche your holiday reading, as I've done for many years, or simply want to become better acquainted with his work, do not begin with 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'. It's a rookie mistake.`

Amidst the stark fjords of Norway the writer Ken Hollings offers guidance on how best to approach Friedrich Nietzsche's most notorious work.

Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

A Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog

20190509

20210812 (R3)

Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

05 LAST

The Art Of Ending

20190510

20210813 (R3)

`Nietzsche and I crossed paths in an unexpected place not so long ago - Without meaning to, the two of us found ourselves occupying the same place at different times but at similar points in our lives.`

In this fifth and final essay of the series the writer Ken Hollings is in northern Italy, contemplating late Nietzsche and the human condition, in sickness and in health.

Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Becoming What You Are	20190506	20210809 (R3)	Nietzsche is one of those writers who addresses his readers directly; you feel alone with him while he explores his thoughts in your presence`, notes the writer Ken Hollings. `This makes him one of the best travelling companions.` For more than a decade, a week's summer break in Europe has provided Hollings with uninterrupted leisure time to read a different work by the influential nineteenth century German thinker, Friedrich Nietzsche. On Holiday with Nietzsche reveals Hollings' personal thoughts and impressions about these literary encounters. Working from notes and journal entries compiled during his travels, Hollings takes us over mountains and lakes, through meadows and forests, across oceans and city squares - locations often frequented by Nietzsche himself. Starting in Turin, a favourite city of Nietzsche's, and ending up on the North Sea, where Hollings wrestles in his cabin with Nietzsche's book Untimely Meditations, this first essay offers an overview of Nietzsche the philosopher as the restless traveller dissatisfied with the complacency of the world around him. Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
02	Under The Mountain	20190507	20210810 (R3)	`Like the dawn breaking over Gatwick North Terminal, sharing your holiday time with Friedrich Nietzsche takes some getting used to. Trust me. I know.` Personal reflections from the writer Ken Hollings on his annual holiday quest to understand more about the influential German philosopher. In this second essay Hollings contemplates Nietzsche's 'Daybreak' during a week's hiking in the Swiss Alps. Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
03	For Everyone And No-one	20190508	20210811 (R3)	`When you're planning to make Nietzsche your holiday reading, as I've done for many years, or simply want to become better acquainted with his work, do not begin with 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'. It's a rookie mistake.` Amidst the stark fjords of Norway the writer Ken Hollings offers guidance on how best to approach Friedrich Nietzsche's most notorious work. Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
04	A Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog	20190509	20210812 (R3)	Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.
05 LAST	The Art Of Ending	20190510	20210813 (R3)	`Nietzsche and I crossed paths in an unexpected place not so long ago - Without meaning to, the two of us found ourselves occupying the same place at different times but at similar points in our lives.` In this fifth and final essay of the series the writer Ken Hollings is in northern Italy, contemplating late Nietzsche and the human condition, in sickness and in health. Writer Ken Hollings reflects on his literary encounters with Friedrich Nietzsche.