This week, Matthew Brown discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known.

1. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/29/hugo-award-ursula-le-guin
2. Memorial to Thomas Clarkson http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/herts-history/places/monuments-and-memorials/thundridge-primary-school-and-the-thomas-clarkson-monument
3. Richard Feynman http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/07/14/dramatic-picture-richard-feynman/
4. Whalesong by Sophie Stephenson-Wright http://commonplaced.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/whalesong-sophie-stephenson-wright.html
5. Obscure Christmas music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TXwWANFbM
6. The Secret of Monkey Island http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/why-the-secret-of-monkey-island-was-the-pc-s-greatest-adventure-1288213

Katie Kitney discusses with Ivan Wise six things which she thinks should be better known.

 

Flowers for Algernon: science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
Knot Coffee: a cafe chain in London notable for their pretzel range www.knot-pretzels.com
Crème de la crème: spin-off of the Great British Bake-Off www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/bak…-creme-final
Karen Rose: crime mystery writer www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Af4rneywIk
Sara Bareilles: American singer-songwriter www.youtube.com/user/SaraBareillesVEVO
Taskmaster: Dave TV comedy show hosted by Greg Davies dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/taskmaster/

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-…w-laws-are-made/
The poaching crisis www.thedodo.com/africas-poaching-…do-699797004.html
The Asian aspect of World War Two www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-in-asia-195787
Andrew Wyeth time.com/4840031/andrew-wyeth…ost-famous-painting/
The origins of Islamic schism www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-e…am-s-civil-war
Argentina as a tourist destination www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-argentina/

 

Mona Bani discusses with Ivan Wise her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known.

1. Political dissidents from the Iranian Revolution www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/dec/17/iran-problem-human-rights-not-nuclear-programme

2. Lilleskoler http://vingelilleskole.dk/uf/110000_119999/119908/1158e31ca22831534d8dca6438457d0f.pdf

3. Deptford Market www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wdzadm/london-deptford-market

4. Taarof www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161104-the-persian-art-of-etiquette

5. Hip Hop Garden http://www.mayproject.org/hip-hop-garden

6. Christiania www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/culture/alternative-christiania

Suman Biswas discusses his six choices of things which should be better known.

Oink! http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/19841/1/the-secret-history-of-oink
Life in an operating theatre http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/12/secret-life-anaesthetist-surgery-doctor
Up to Something http://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 http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/notes-from-a-baby-names-obsessive
Demo versions http://tonedeaf.com.au/14-early-demos-classic-songs/

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

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.