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A retrospective podcast looking back at twenty years of the popular BBC murder-mystery drama.

In these uncertain times we’re all facing challenges of: not seeing family, the fear of losing a job, coping with loneliness and generally staying positive. Sometimes, it can feel like we are encountering these difficulties for the very first time. And yet, within art, literature and history - there are countless examples that offer us guidance and direction for overcoming our present predicament.Not meant for experts or scholars, each episode will be accessible and explore a different theme: perhaps seeking inspiration from Shakespeare, courage from Beethoven or wisdom from Greek myth. ...

Writer Jonathan Franzen and musician Gerald Wilson on this edition of Fresh Air. Franzen's new book is called The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History. Franzen's massive 2001 bestseller The Corrections was in part based on his own life, his new book is a memoir. Franzen's other books include The Twenty-Seventh City, Strong Motion, and How to be Alone. Then, trumpeter, composer, and arranger Gerald Wilson, whose 88th birthday was Monday, September 4th.