

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.
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Nov 26, 2017 • 28min
Tania McCrea Steele
Tania McCrea Steele discusses with Ivan Wise six things which she thinks should be better known.
The structures of UK governance www.parliament.uk/education/about-your-parliament/how-laws-are-made/
The poaching crisis www.thedodo.com/africas-poaching-crisis-how-do-699797004.html
The Asian aspect of World War Two www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-in-asia-195787
Andrew Wyeth http://time.com/4840031/andrew-wyeth-at-100-and-the-story-behind-his-most-famous-painting/
The origins of Islamic schism www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2017/08/sunni-vs-shia-roots-islam-s-civil-war
Argentina as a tourist destination http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-argentina/
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Nov 23, 2017 • 59sec
Trailer for Tania McCrea Steele
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Nov 19, 2017 • 28min
Mona Bani
Mona Bani discusses with Ivan Wise her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known:
Political dissidents from the Iranian Revolution www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/dec/17/iran-problem-human-rights-not-nuclear-programme
Lilleskoler http://vingelilleskole.dk/uf/110000_119999/119908/1158e31ca22831534d8dca6438457d0f.pdf
Deptford Market www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wdzadm/london-deptford-market
Taarof www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161104-the-persian-art-of-etiquette
Hip Hop Garden http://www.mayproject.org/hip-hop-garden
Christiania www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/culture/alternative-christiania
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Nov 17, 2017 • 1min
Trailer for Mona Bani
Trailer for Mona Bani
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Nov 13, 2017 • 28min
Suman Biswas
Suman Biswas discusses his six choices of things which should be better known.
Oink! www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/19841/1/the-secret-history-of-oink
Life in an operating theatre www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/12/secret-life-anaesthetist-surgery-doctor
Up to Something www.comedy.co.uk/tv/up_to_something/
Unusual units of measurement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement
Baby names www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/notes-from-a-baby-names-obsessive
Demo versions http://tonedeaf.com.au/14-early-demos-classic-songs/
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Nov 9, 2017 • 53sec
Trailer for Suman Biswas
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Nov 5, 2017 • 28min
Richard Elwes
Richard Elwes discusses six things with Ivan Wise which he thinks should be better known.
St Wilgefortis http://themedievalworld.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/bearded-lady-legend-of-saint.html
The Machine Stops by EM Forster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36289890
The World War One Fractalists http://www.historickilmun.org/stories/lewis-fry-richardson
Nudist Colony of the Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsZJOtnspVk
Toshiko Akiyoshi https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=mqr;c=mqr;c=mqrarchive;idno=act2080.0043.307;rgn=main;view=text;xc=1;g=mqrg
Micromotives and Macrobehaviour https://www.scribd.com/document/361117697/Thomas-Schelling-Micromotives-and-Macrobehavior-pdf
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Nov 2, 2017 • 54sec
Trailer for Richard Elwes
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Oct 29, 2017 • 28min
Alexis Sotiropoulos
This week, Alexis Sotiropoulos discussed with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known.
He discusses Laskarina Bouboulina, the Bakewell pudding, Madeski Martin and Wood, the film Toni Erdmann, the National Quilt Museum and Andreas Georgiou.
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Oct 28, 2017 • 54sec
Better Known trailer
Better Known is a new weekly podcast about six things that should be better known.
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