Simon Hall discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Simon Hall studied history at Sheffield and Cambridge, and held a Fox International Fellowship at Yale, before moving to the University of Leeds, where he is currently Professor of Modern History. His previous books include 1956: The World in Revolt and Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s. His new book is Three Revolutions, which is available at https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571367153-three-revolutions/?srsltid=AfmBOooAoS0oqmPXfgrMioTKtanZ_z6HLyCOkcz7bM0J37S10CjiylGm

1. King Cnut and the tide https://www.historyextra.com/period/viking/facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-king-cnut-canute-who-was-he/

2. Hungarian paprika https://www.timeout.com/budapest/restaurants/hungary-paprika-cuisine-history

3. Nixon's love of bowling https://www.messynessychic.com/2015/08/19/bowling-with-mr-president-beneath-the-white-house/

4. Simon of the Desert https://larsenonfilm.com/simon-of-the-desert

5. Bridlington south beach https://www.eastridingcoastandcountryside.co.uk/places-to-visit/find-a-place/place/?entry=bridlington_south_beach

6. Martin Luther King's sense of humour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZw6iT_gcL8

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Kasim Ali discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Kasim Ali was born and raised in Alum Rock, Birmingham, where he spent the first eighteen years of his life, at which point he left to study a degree in English. Over the years, he has lived in London, Nottingham, and Newcastle, but still thinks of Birmingham as the place he’s from. He has had a short story long-listed for the B4ME story, has written fiction for BBC Radio 4, and has a column at The Bookseller. Currently, he works as an editor in publishing. Good Intentions was his first novel, Who Will Remain his second. It is available at https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/who-will-remain-kasim-ali?variant=54869542830459

1. Tar directed and written by Todd Field https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/11/tar-review-cate-blanchett-is-perfect-lead-in-delirious-sensual-drama
2. The Incarnations by Susan Barker https://savidgereads.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/the-incarnations-susan-barker/
3. The Leftovers TV show, 2014-2017, Damon Lindelof creator, based on book by Tom Perrotta https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/believe-in-the-power-of-hbos-the-leftovers
4. Scrambled eggs - simple version (plus ‘smoked bread’)
5. Ex.Re - album of Elena Tonra, lead singer of band Daughter https://hearingaidmagazine.com/exre-album-review
6. Disney Plus, Devil Wears Prada, trailer button is cerulean scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rDTRuCOs9g

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Sally Smith discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Sally Smith spent all her working life as a barrister and later KC in the Inner Temple. After writing a biography of the Edwardian barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC, she retired from the bar to write full time. A Case of Mice and Murder, her first novel, was inspired by the historic surroundings of the Inner Temple in which she still lives and works and was the first in a series starring the reluctant sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC. A Case of Mice and Murder was longlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit and Historical Daggers. Her new novel A Case of Life and Limb is available at https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-case-of-life-and-limb/sally-smith/9781526668776.

1. The Temple (Inner and Middle) and its round church, off Fleet Street London. https://www.templechurch.com/royal-charter/the-inns

2. The mysterious ‘Roman ‘ Bath (built 1612) Strand Lane London, next to disused Aldwych Underground Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths,_Strand_Lane

3. By Grand Central Station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v13/n04/julian-symons/urgent

4. I capture the castle by Dodie Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGtmuTP_7k

5. The Hawstead Panels in Christchurch Mansion Museum, Ipswich. (Also called Lady Drury’s closet’) https://ipswich.cimuseums.org.uk/visit/christchurch-mansion/

6. The Glandford Shell Museum https://www.shellmuseum.org.uk/

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