Louise Hare discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Louise Hare is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her

For the 250th episode, Alan Rusbridger discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Alan Rusbridger was Editor in Chief of the Guardian from 1995-2015. He is currently editor of Prospect Magazine and Chair of the Reuters Institute for the

True crime writer Dean Jobb discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Dean Jobb is award-winning true crime writer and a professor in the School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing at the University of Kings College in Halifax, whe

Duncan Larkin discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Duncan Larkin has covered the sport of running for more than a decade. Hes a certified Army Master Fitness Trainer and was a top-300 American marathoner back in 2006. He has won t

Travel writer Tim Hannigan discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Tim Hannigan was born and brought up in the far west of Cornwall, but he now lives in Ireland. After leaving school he trained as a chef. He later studied journalism a

Dan Schreiber discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Dan Schreiber is a writer, stand-up comedian, TV presenter, producer and podcaster. He is co-host of the UKs most streamed podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish, which has had over 350

Five years after the first episode of Better Known, Ivan Wise talks again to previous guests Richard Elwes, Wasfi Kani and Kerry Shale. They discuss previous choices that they agree (and disagree with) and new choices which they think should be better kno

Anna Ploszajski discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.Dr Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning materials scientist, comedian and storyteller based in London. Shes a materials generalist, equally fascinated by metals, plast

Helen Gordon discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.Helen Gordons books include Notes from Deep Time (Profile), Landfall (Penguin) and, with Travis Elborough, Being a Writer (Frances Lincoln). She has written about nature, science,

Novelist John King discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.John King is the author of nine novels with a tenth (London Country) to be published in 2023. His debut The Football Factory was turned into a film starring Danny Dyer and Dud