Better Known

Better Known


Latest Episodes

Fiona Maddocks
January 26, 2020

Fiona Maddocks discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Fiona is music critic of the Observer and author of books on Hildegard of Bingen, Harrison Birtwistle and 20th century music. Her Music for Life (Faber) is now in paper

George Butler
January 19, 2020

Artist George Butler discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. George is an award winning artist and illustrator specialising in travel and current affairs. In 2014, with three friends, he set up the Hands Up Foundation. The a

Tarik O'Regan
January 12, 2020

Composer Tarik O'Regan discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Tarik O'Regan has written music for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, and the Royal Opera House, Lond

Emma Vandore
January 05, 2020

Emma Vandore discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Emma is a writer and journalist. She has reported from over 30 countries on six continents, published in all of them, and now focuses on thought leadership content. Her l

Christina Gascoigne
December 29, 2019

Photographer, children’s book illustrator and potter Christina Gascoigne discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Great River Race https://www.greatriverrace.co.uk/ The Other Final https://lesserspottedfootball.com/the-ot

Kathleen Alcott
December 22, 2019

Novelist Kathleen Alcott talks to Ivan about six things which should be better known. Kathleen is the author of the critically acclaimed novels America Was Hard to Find, Infinite Home and The Dangers of Proximal Alphabets. You can find out more about her

JJ Bola
December 15, 2019

JJ Bola talks to Ivan about six things which should be better known. JJ Bola is a writer, poet and author of Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined. Pedagogy of the oppressed by Paulo Freire https://beautifultrouble.org/theory/pedagogy-of-the-oppressed/ Cri

Peter Blegvad
December 08, 2019

Peter Blegvad discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Small presses in the UK https://www.thisissplice.co.uk/about-splice/small-presses-in-the-uk/ Amateurs https://fs.blog/2017/08/amateurs-professionals/ Wilson "Snowflake" Bentle

Catherine Johnson
December 01, 2019

Catherine Johnson discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Catherine has written over twenty books for children and teenagers. Her most recent, Freedom, won the Little Rebels Book Award and was selected as the UK's IBBY (International

Alex Woolf
November 24, 2019

Composer Alex Woolf discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Sunday in the Park with George https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/27/sunday-in-the-park-with-george-review-jake-gyllenhall-sondheim Solfege http://www.southcalmusi