

Better Known
Ivan Wise
Each week, a guest makes a series of recommendations of things which they think should be better known. Our recommendations include interesting people, places, objects, stories, experiences and ideas which our guest feels haven't had the exposure that they deserve.
Episodes
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Jan 13, 2019 • 28min
Will Eaves
This week, Will Eaves discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known.
The Gigue from Handel’s Suite No 1 in A major, for Harpsichord www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAspawKf2w
The Walled Garden in Brockwell Park https://plewsgardendesign.co.uk/garden-visits-brockwell-park-walled-garden/
The paintings and drawings of Danny Markey www.redfern-gallery.com/artists/41-danny-markey/#/works/
The kindness and wisdom of my friend Bridget https://philosophynow.org/issues/126/Aristotle_on_Forming_Friendships
Erwin Schrodinger‘s Tanner lectures on Mind and Matter (1956) http://strangebeautiful.com/other-texts/schrodinger-what-is-life-mind-matter-auto-sketches.pdf
The novels Moon’s Ottery by Patricia Beer’s Moon’s Ottery and Sophie and the Sibyl by her niece Patricia Duncker www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/19/guardianobituaries.johnmullan
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Jan 6, 2019 • 30min
Henry Hitchings
This week, Henry Hitchings discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
Theatre 503 www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/Theatre503
Germany as a tourist destination www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/germany/articles/reasons-why-we-love-germany/
Etivaz cheese www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/cheese-assortment/letivaz-aop.html
Fanny Burney www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3zjk
OV Wright www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktmS2Te06do
Hans Baldung Grien https://art.famsf.org/hans-baldung-hans-baldung-grien
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Dec 17, 2018 • 30min
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
This week, Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
Blackwing Pencils https://palominobrands.com/blackwing/
The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930 www.distillerytrail.com/blog/10-classic-cocktails-savoy-cocktail-book-infographic/
Marfa, Texas www.vogue.com/article/city-dwellers-guide-to-marfa-texas
Clay Felker, New York Magazine & the School of New Journalism https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/clayfelker.html
The Films of Hal Ashby https://variety.com/2018/film/news/hal-ashby-documentary-director-amy-scott-harold-and-maude-being-there-1202925246/
Edith Wharton’s Glimpses of the Moon https://heavenali.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/the-glimpses-of-the-moon-edith-wharton-1922/
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Dec 9, 2018 • 30min
Dave Pickering
This week, Dave Pickering talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known.
Churchill’s crimes of empire https://crimesofbritain.com/2016/09/13/the-trial-of-winston-churchill/
Walking in London www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/Londons-best-walks/
The Moomin Books by Tove Jansson www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/15/tove-jansson-life-words-westin-review
The Will to Change: Men, masculinity and love by bell hooks https://endofcapitalism.com/2009/01/20/review-of-the-will-to-change-men-masculinity-and-love/
The Expanse www.netflix.com/gb/title/80029822
The Boy Who Hasn’t Lived podcast www.theboywhohasntlived.com/
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Dec 2, 2018 • 28min
Alice Thwaite
This week, Alice Thwaite talks to Ivan about six things she thinks should be better known.
Do we want consensus in our public dialogue, or do we want diversity of thought? https://echochamber.club/why-we-should-sometimes-silence-others/
Our actions do not necessarily define our character www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html
Our reality doesn't just come from Facebook http://theconversation.com/the-myth-of-the-echo-chamber-92544
Jaco Pistorius www.thestacksreader.com/who-killed-jaco-pastorius/
Travel isn't just about going to the amazing places that everyone has been to before www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/6d4eo0/travelling_is_overrated/
This Country www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09twr53/episodes/player
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Nov 25, 2018 • 29min
James Deacon
This week, James Deacon discusses six things which he thinks should be better known.
How it Feels to be Attacked by a Shark by Michelle Hamer www.goodreads.com/book/show/1954299.How_it_Feels_to_Be_Attcked_by_a_Shark
Simon Lyons https://simonlyonsauthor.com/
Neighbourhood Bakes https://www.neighbourhoodbakes.com/
Nice and Nicely Done by The Spinto Band https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7829-nice-and-nicely-done/
Club 85 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire http://www.club-85.co.uk/
Desert Island Dicks Podcast www.acast.com/desert-island-dicks-podcast
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Nov 18, 2018 • 31min
Ben Schott
This week, Ben Schott discusses six things with Ivan which he thinks should be better known.
Stud cufflinks www.trendhim.co.uk/articles/the-cufflinks-your-ultimate-guide
Polari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari
The photomontage artist John Heartfield www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/393
The graphic design of movie poster billing blocks https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/24/opinion/sunday/ben-schott-movies-billing-blocks.html?hp
The "Celestial Empire of Benevolent Knowledge” https://garagemca.org/en/event/lecture-by-andrey-velikanov-jorge-luis-borges-the-garden-of-forking-paths-the-analytical-language-of-john-wilkins-chora-the-archaeology-of-knowledge
The secret codes of calling cards http://www.faena.com/aleph/articles/on-victorian-cards-for-secret-flirtations/
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Nov 11, 2018 • 28min
Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney
This week, Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney discusses six things which they think should be better known.
The crime fiction of Celia Fremlin www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/invisible-ink-no-249-celia-fremlin-9847533.html
Barreiro www.atlaslisboa.com/abandoned-lisboa-the-comboio-graveyard-in-barreiro/
Emma Hardinge Britten www.ehbritten.org
Anne Sharp https://austenprose.com/2008/06/07/jane-austens-dearest-friendship-with-miss-sharp-still-resonates-today/
The Japanese countryside https://donnykimball.com/countryside-travel-5c8e789c3fad
The history of children with learning disabilities https://langdondownmuseum.org.uk/the-history-of-learning-disability/social-history-of-learning-disability/
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Nov 4, 2018 • 28min
Richard Canning
This week, Richard Canning discusses six things which he thinks should be better known.
Ronald Firbank www.nytimes.com/1973/07/22/archives/prancing-novelist-the-fixer-of-modern-camp-a-defence-of-fiction-in.html
Nils Dardel http://dardel.info/famille/artistes/NilsDardel/NilsDardelE.php
The Bathers https://peterross.scot/articles/the-bathers/
Karol Szymanowski http://www.roh.org.uk/people/karol-szymanowski
The Comeback www.hbo.com/the-comeback
Tigre https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/visit-tigre-buenos-aires%E2%80%99-waterside-getaway
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Oct 28, 2018 • 28min
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
This week, Lucy Hughes-Hallett discusses six things which she thinks should be better known.
The Deposition by Pontormo in the Church of Santa Felicita, Florence http://arthistoryblogger.blogspot.com/2018/05/jacopo-pontormos-deposition-of-christ.html
The beach at Covehithe, Suffolk
www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/jul/14/beach.suffolk
Rosa Alba Celestial www.classicroses.co.uk/celestial-shrub-rose.html
The Immortal Dinner by Penelope Hughes-Hallett www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/23/classics.johnmullan
Angelo and Rosaline, by Bettina www.goodreads.com/book/show/3931718-angelo-and-rosaline
The island of Veliki Brijuni www.istria-culture.com/en/national-park-brijuni-i119
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