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Kerry Shale
Kerry Shale discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Kerry Shale’s theatre appearances include Frost/Nixon, His Girl Friday, The Normal Heart and six self-written solo shows. Television work includes The Sandman (Netflix: 202
Rosita Boland
Rosita Boland discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Rosita Boland was born in County Clare in 1965 and lives in Dublin where she is Senior Features Writer at the Irish Times. She has published two collections of poems, Mu
Helen Thompson
Helen Thompson discusses Dolly Parton’s My Tennessee Mountain Home, Clayhanger and St Vitale
Dominic Sandbrook
Dominic Sandbrook discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Dominic Sandbrook is the author of eight books of modern history, and is best known for his books on Britain since the 1950s. The first volume, Never Had It So Good,
John Kampfner
John Kampfner discusses insect-based cuisine, Cornwall's links with Mexico and Why The Germans Do It Better
Oliver Sears
Art dealer Oliver Sears discusses Giorgio Perlasca, Helen Frankenthaler and Krowki
Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff discusses a song by The Who, a Woody Allen stand-up routine and the Galle to Kandy train
Rosie Wilby
Comedian Rosie Wilby discusses relationship anarchy, the films of Alex Ross Perry and the sitcom Home Time
Rosa Rankin-Gee
Novelist Rosa Rankin-Gee discusses Public Lending Right, why rollerblading disappeared and electric blankets
Alexandra Shulman
Former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman discusses Delayed Gratification, Kiev and Where Stands a Winged Sentry