Robert McCrum discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Robert McCrum is a writer and editor whose most recent book, Shakespearean was published to great acclaim in 2021. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Faber & Faber, and literary e

Ivan looks back at previous discussions with a variety of guests and picks out the things which they think should be less well known. Foregoing the normal positivity, guests rant, complain and moan about famous people, books, television shows, sports, ide

Matthew Rice discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Matthew Rice paints, writes and runs courses in the summer which utilise his garden, which is the focus of the rest of his time. Over his career he has published 11 books on archite

Richard Mills discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Dr Richard Mills is Associate Professor in English Literature and Popular Culture at St Marys University, London. He has been programme director for the Film and Popular Culture,

Noreen Masud discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Noreen Masud is a Lecturer in Twentieth Century Literature at the University of Bristol, and an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 2020. Her first book for non-academic audiences is A

Bob Cryer discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Bob Cryer is an actor and writer best known for Coronation Street and Hollyoaks. He is the youngest child of Barry Cryer. He collaborated with his father on Barry's book of anecdotes,

Martin Knight discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Martin Knight is a British author. He has written autobiographies with footballers George Best, Dave Mackay, Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke also Alan Longmuir founder member of the

To mark the 300th episode of Better Known, actor Henry Lewis discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Henry Lewis is a power house creative: writer, actor, director and puzzle genius. He is the Artistic Director of Mischief and writes,

Lucy Eaton discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Lucy Eatons theatre credits include: The Duchess of Malfi (Old Vic), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Trafalgar Studios), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Donmar Warehouse), A Midsumm

Simon Garfield discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Simon Garfield was born in London in 1960. He is the author of an appealingly diverse and unpredictable canon of non-fiction, including the bestsellers Mauve, Just My Type and On