On further reflection: 60 years of writings

Actor, doctor, TV presenter, film director, opera director, sculptor - Sir Jonathan Miller's careers cover a vast range.

He is also a gifted and insightful writer, but his writings have been scattered across a series of books and articles over the last sixty years.

This selection gives an idea of the depth and variety of his preoccupations, from mesmerism to neurology, film and theatre to art history and technique, parody to reportage.

Each extract has an introduction by Miller, setting it in the context of his interests in the arts and sciences.