Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University. She is a columnist for the New Statesman and a regular contributor to the podcast Talking Politics. Arnold Bennett’s Clayhanger https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/clayhanger-by-arnold-bennett-1910-2/ The Hoo Peninsula https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/discover-the-hoo-peninsula-7181064 Battlestar Galactica (the Ronald Moore version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)) Dolly Parton’s My Tennessee Mountain Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG2kL4ojylk St Vitale, Ravenna https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/medieval-europe-islamic-world/v/justinian-and-his-attendants-6th-century-ravenna Gregor von Rezzori’s The snows of yesteryear https://notevenpast.org/snows-yesteryear-2008/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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Each week, a guest makes a series of recommendations of things which they think should be better known. Our recommendations include interesting people, places, objects, stories, experiences and ideas which our guest feels haven't had the exposure that they deserve.