Better Known

This week, biographer Peter Parker discusses with Ivan his six choices of things which he thinks should be better known.

Something for Everyone (1970), Harold Prince film starring Angela Lansbury and Michael York https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066392/?ref_=nv_sr_1

G.F. Green (1911-77), writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._F._Green

Calcutta/Kolkata as a tourist destination www.kolkata.org.uk/tourist-attractions/

Humphrey Spender, painter, photographer and designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Spender

The Church of St Nicholas, Little Braxted, Essex www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101111066-church-of-st-nicholas-little-braxted

Inexpensive Progress blog: http://inexpensiveprogress.com

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This week, Rachel Slade discusses with Ivan her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known.

The wild outdoors of North East London www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/visitor-information/wheretogoineppingforest/Pages/wanstead-flats.aspx

Meaderies www.cornwalls.co.uk/food/mead_and_meaderies.htm

Blind Melon https://music.avclub.com/20-years-later-blind-melon-s-maligned-soup-deserves-an-1798282979

Cornish Independence movement https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/26/survival-of-cornish-identity-cornwall-separate-place

Sarah and Duck https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/6/17206882/childrens-tv-parenting-advice-look-turn-everything-off-except-sarah-and-duck-quack

Isles of Scilly https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/cornwall/isles-of-scilly/articles/why-scilly-isles-are-best-destination-in-britain/

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This week, Joanne Harris discusses her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known.

The Breton kouign-amann www.bbc.com/food/recipes/kouign_amann_09102

Louis Pergaud www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/invisible-ink-no-159-louis-pergaud-8488420.html

The Child Ballads http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/index.htm

The 23rd century BC Sumerian poet Enheduanna www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/enheduanna-high-priestess-moon-and-first-known-author-world-007259

Fanny Eaton http://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/8453/fanny-eaton-the-black-pre-raphaelite-muse-that-time-forgot

The Rollright stones www.rollrightstones.co.uk

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This week, Will Ward discusses his six choices of things which should be better known.

Roald Dahl's adult short stories - https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/roald-dahls-twisted-overlooked-stories-for-adults They should be at least as well-known as his stories for children.

Tout Quarry Sculpture Park - http://learningstone.org/tout-quarry-sculpture-park/ An old Portland stone quarry turned into sculpture park

The Kinder Mass trespass - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout A mass civil disobedience event that appears (so far) to have achieved its purpose and avoided the trap of unintended consequences.

Terry Pratchett's Night Watch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Watch_(Discworld) Part of Discworld, a story of revolution and time-travel, with a healthy amount of cynicism and wit

The exploration of graveyards and burial grounds – http://www.londongardenstrust.org/features/cemetery.htm A chance to reflect on your mortality

Dougga – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougga Roman, Numidian Berber, Punic town that is an exceptional UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia

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This week, Benny Chastney discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.

1. The Political Compass - https://www.politicalcompass.org/

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This week, Tess Read discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

Songs for Drella www.allmusic.com/album/songs-for-drella-mw0000207184

Exeter and its cider www.sandfordorchards.co.uk

Nutmeg www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/nutmeg.html

Rooftops of London www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/galleries/Beautiful-views-from-Londons-rooftops/

Kodaly technique for music www.britishkodalyacademy.org/kodaly_approach.htm

Great Western dining car http://www.britishkodalyacademy.org/kodaly_approach.htm

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This week, Andy Smith, Katie Kitney, Duncan Baldwin, Ed Cook, Will Ward, Tom Bucher, Josie Whitworth, Jonny Forbes and Colin Cliff discuss with Ivan a series of things about the royal family which should be better known.

Ikea effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect

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This week, Jerry Hyde discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.

This episode contains strong language and adult subject matter.

The healing benefits of psychedelics www.ft.com/content/2c4121de-c5d6-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e

Education hasn't really evolved since Victorian times. http://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/exeter_report_-_impact_of_practical_learning_on_academically-able_young_people_2011.pdf

That men aren't the only misogynists, women are too, and whilst there is toxic masculinity, masculinity is not toxic. www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/09/men-after-metoo-masculinity-fundamentally-toxic

There are a great many humans with bodies that are more than eighteen years old but there are very few adults in the world https://blog.oup.com/2014/04/reinventing-rites-passage-contemporary-america/

You're not the only person with a mediocre sex life. www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/relationship-common-problems

Nuclear families are not working www.speakingtree.in/allslides/problems-faced-by-working-parents-in-a-nuclear-family/a-tiny-support-system

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This week, Yuliya Smyk discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

1. History of ethnic diversity of Kazakhstan https://astanatimes.com/2016/04/why-kazakhstans-model-of-maintaining-ethnic-diversity-deserves-attention/

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This week, Frances Turner discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.

1. Bonnington Cafe: a vegetarian restaurant in London run by volunteers - http://bonningtoncafe.co.uk/

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