Better Known

Matthew Brown

Listen Later

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

  1. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin: a science-fiction novel and political allegory www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/29/hugo-award-ursula-le-guin
  • Memorial to Thomas Clarkson: a monument in Hertfordshire recognising a prominent opponent to the slave trade http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/herts-history/places/monuments-and-memorials/thundridge-primary-school-and-the-thomas-clarkson-monument
  • Richard Feynman: a physicist http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/07/14/dramatic-picture-richard-feynman/
  • Whalesong by Sophie Stephenson-Wright: a Poem from the Underground http://commonplaced.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/whalesong-sophie-stephenson-wright.html
  • Obscure Christmas music: Backdoor Santa by BB King, Louis Armstrong and more www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3TXwWANFbM
  • The Secret of Monkey Island: a computer game about pirates http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/why-the-secret-of-monkey-island-was-the-pc-s-greatest-adventure-1288213

    • This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Better KnownBy Ivan Wise
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    9 ratings

    More shows like Better Known

    View all
    The LRB Podcast by The London Review of Books

    The LRB Podcast

    292 Listeners

    More or Less by BBC Radio 4

    More or Less

    883 Listeners

    In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

    In Our Time

    5,428 Listeners

    Great Lives by BBC Radio 4

    Great Lives

    520 Listeners

    Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast by Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

    Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

    345 Listeners

    Backlisted by Backlisted

    Backlisted

    596 Listeners

    THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST by ADAM BUXTON

    THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

    1,219 Listeners

    Private Passions by BBC Radio 3

    Private Passions

    43 Listeners

    The Waterstones Podcast by Waterstones

    The Waterstones Podcast

    37 Listeners

    Full Disclosure with James O'Brien by Global

    Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

    288 Listeners

    Sideways by BBC Radio 4

    Sideways

    73 Listeners

    Past Present Future by David Runciman

    Past Present Future

    320 Listeners

    The Rest Is Entertainment by Goalhanger

    The Rest Is Entertainment

    949 Listeners

    Strong Message Here by BBC Radio 4

    Strong Message Here

    62 Listeners

    Instant Classics by Vespucci

    Instant Classics

    147 Listeners