Comedian Rosie Wilby discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian who has appeared on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman’s Hourand Four Thought. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2018 and followed a trilogy of solo shows investigating the psychology of love and relationships. Rosie’s new book The Breakup Monologues(Bloomsbury) is based on her podcast of the same name, which was nominated for a British Podcast Award 2020. 

You can order The Breakup Monologues book at https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues and listen to the podcast at www.podfollow.com/breakupmonologues 

1. The Czars https://www.westword.com/music/its-not-too-late-to-discover-the-czars-one-of-denvers-greatest-bands-6045038

2. The films of Alex Ross Perry https://harvardfilmarchive.org/programs/alex-ross-perry

3. A Girl Called Eddy https://www.popmatters.com/girl-called-eddy-been-around-2644860594.html

4. Home Time https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/home_time/

5. Relationship anarchy https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/what-does-relationship-anarchy-mean.html

6. Katy Carr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Carr

Novelist Rosa Rankin-Gee discusses six things which she thinks should be better known.

Rosa Rankin-Gee is the author of two novels: The Last Kings of Sark, which won Shakespeare & Company’s Paris Literary Prize, and Dreamland, set in a near-future Margate, which has just come out with Scribner. She once tried to stop Brexit with 600 croissants.

1. Insulated Mugs https://cheeki.com/blogs/news/8-reasons-to-buy-an-insulated-coffee-mug

2. The first signs of anaphylaxis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anaphylaxis/

3. Public Lending Right https://www.plr.uk.com/

4. The long history of Councils relocating families outside of London https://blog.shelter.org.uk/2017/01/exporting-homeless-families-is-it-legal-and-is-it-right/

5. Why rollerblading disappeared for 20 years https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/what-the-heck-happened-rollerblading.htm

6. Electric blankets https://utterlyhome.com/benefits-of-using-an-electric-blanket/

Former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Alexandra Shulman was editor in chief of British Vogue, the longest serving editor in the history of the magazine. Her new book is Clothes… and other things that matter. 

1. Passion Flower capsules or tincture https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/calming-effects-of-passionflower

2. Delayed Gratification https://www.slow-journalism.com/

3. The London Library https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/

4. Microwaveable rice https://steamykitchen.com/22048-how-to-cook-rice-microwave.html

5. Kiev https://www.ryanair.com/try-somewhere-new/gb/en/travel-guides/kiev-hidden-gems/

6. Where Stands a Winged Sentry by Margaret Kennedy https://www.handheldpress.co.uk/shop/womens-lives/margaret-kennedy-where-stands-a-winged-sentry

David Runciman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. This episode was recorded the day before the local elections.

Professor David Runciman was Head of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) from 2014 to 2018. His research interests are in twentieth century political thought, particularly ideas of democracy and crisis, and the role of technology in contemporary politics. David’s new book is How Democracy Ends, published by Profile. David also writes regularly about politics for the London Review of Books. He presents the Talking Politics podcast.

1. The World As I Found It by Bruce Duffy https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005UF5NJI/

2. Darwin Among the Machines http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-ButFir-t1-g1-t1-g1-t4-body.html

3. New Yorker Fiction podcast https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction

4. Joni Mitchell singing Coyote in the Last Waltz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MbmXklj3Q

5. Andy Bush’s Indie Disco https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/shows/andy-bush-s-indie-disco/

6. Democracy https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n07/david-runciman/too-early-or-too-late

To celebrate 1000 Better Known choices, Ivan invites past guests to discuss their One in a Thousand, the choice which above all deserves to be better known.

People: Caroline Eden discusses Sanmao

Places: Eleanor Fitzsimons discusses the Sheep’s Head Peninsula and Barbara Scully discusses Southern Spain

Objects: Lindsay Johns discusses the books of Alex LaGuma

Stories: Christopher Fowler discusses replicating Sherlock Holmes

Experiences: Alexis Sotiropoulos discusses the National Fruit Collection

Ideas: Tarik O’Regan discusses originals of cover versions

Tracey Follows discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Tracey Follows is a futurist and author of The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology? She is the CEO of Futuremade, a futures consultancy advising global brands and specialising in the application of foresight to boost business.

1. Charles Wareing Bardsley’s Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames https://www.gutenberg.org/files/59959/59959-h/59959-h.htm

2. The Otaku https://www.we-heart.com/2020/05/27/why-otaku-culture-is-thriving-in-the-uk/

3. Seasteading https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/24/seasteading-a-vanity-project-for-the-rich-or-the-future-of-humanity

4. Digital Afterlife https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/07/what-a-digital-afterlife-would-be-like/491105/

5. Advantageous https://www.wired.com/2015/06/sci-fi-film-advantageous/

6. Audrey Tang https://china.usc.edu/audrey-tang-taiwans-digital-minister-harnessing-technology-social-good

Felicity Hayes-McCoy discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Felicity Hayes-McCoy, bestselling author of The Library at the Edge of The World, was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied literature at UCD before training as an actress in London. Her work as a writer ranges from TV, radio drama and documentary, to screenplays, memoir, journalism and children’s books. Her “Finfarran” novels, set in Ireland and featuring local librarian Hanna Casey, are widely read internationally, and have been translated into seven languages. She and her husband, opera director Wilf Judd, live in Bermondsey, London, and on Ireland’s west coast. She is on Twitter @fhayesmccoy and on Facebook as Felicity Hayes-McCoy Author

1. Niche literary genres https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/nov/19/literary-genres-robert-mccrum
2. Soda bread https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/irishsodabread_67445
3. Bratislava Castle https://www.slovakia.com/castles/bratislava-castle/
4. Judy Garland’s performance of Gershwin’s Bidin’ My Time in the film Girl Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdIwjbW6es
5. Irish vernacular furniture https://www.victormeeauctions.ie/irish-country-furniture-vernacular-furinture/
6. Paddington Bear https://www.thecurb.com.au/paddington-2-review-if-youre-kind-and-polite-the-world-will-be-right/

Dawood Gustave discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.

Dawood Gustave is the founder of Reluctantly Brave and a global leader in bringing game-changing imaginative thinking into the heart of businesses. He grew up on a council estate in Peckham in south London. Aged sixteen, he left school and home, spending the next 16 years finding a range of ways to survive and make a living. At 31, a series of disturbing personal events sparked a desire to change the course of his life. He enrolled in an adult education course and went on to study history at Oxford. He has been included on The Independent’s Happy List of 100 people who make Britain a happier place and on The Evening Standard’s list of the most influential people in London.

1. Ibn Khaldun’s influence on Machiavelli https://thearabweekly.com/rediscovering-ibn-khaldun-pioneering-arab-medieval-mind
2. Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities https://ecotalker.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/a-review-of-imagined-communities-by-benedict-anderson/
3. Le Grand Voyage https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/oct/14/3
4. Cymande https://thevinylfactory.com/features/cymande-cult-funk-debut-golden-age-hip-hop/
5. Erno Goldfinger https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/who-was-ern-goldfinger
6. King Tubby https://www.factmag.com/2015/05/19/king-tubby-beginners-guide-dub-reggae/

Armand D’Angour discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.

Armand D’Angour is a Professor of Classics at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor at Jesus College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on the literature and culture of ancient Greece, and (as a former professional cellist) has conducted innovative research into reconstructing ancient Greek music. His books include The Greeks and the New (Cambridge: CUP, 2011) and Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher (Bloomsbury 2019) – reviewed here.

1. Aspasia of Miletus https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b040hjy4

2. Schubert Arpeggione Sonata with cellist Miklos Perenyi and pianist Andras Schiff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNcQuY1isEI

3. Pienza in the Val d’Orcia https://www.marthasitaly.com/articles/16/pienza-tuscany

4. Odi et Amo by Catullus https://www.rattle.com/odi-et-amo-hate-and-love-and-the-poets-soup-by-art-beck/

5. Projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection

6. Halva https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2019/08/15/here-are-all-amazing-ways-you-can-enjoy-halva

Sarah Carey discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Sarah Carey is a broadcaster, columnist and regular contributor Irish and international media. She is a columnist for The Irish Independent and has previously written for The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times and The Sunday Times. For six years she presented the critically praised Talking Point on Newstalk. Sarah has a degree in history from Trinity College, Dublin. She began her career in telecommunications and technology, working in both Dublin and California and continues to work in the field of strategic communications.

1. QALYs https://timharford.com/2020/06/cautionary-tales-the-spreadsheet-of-life-and-death/
2. Philips Lumea IPL Prestige 9000 https://www.philips.ie/c-m-pe/hair-removal/lumea-ipl
3. Christian underpinning of human rights https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/21/dominion-making-western-mind-tom-holland-review
4. Baby confinement https://www.mimimatthews.com/2016/05/08/the-victorian-baby-19th-century-advice-on-motherhood-and-maternity/
5. The Irish wake https://www.masshinitt.com/Blog/6301/irishwake/
6. Lough Crew https://www.loughcrewmegalithiccentre.com/loughcrew-cairns/