After a chance meeting at the War Machines event at Riverside Studios, Richard speaks with journalist and author Jonn Elledge, a regular on the podcast Paper Cuts.
We have free ranging chat based on the loose theme of Jonn's latest book, A History of The World in 47 Borders, discussing how Jonn became a Doctor Who fan, how Doctor Who deals with the topic of borders and how, like any listener to this podcast, at all times at least 30% of Jonn's brain is dedicated to some aspect of Doctor Who.
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Jonn's most recent book, and the one we discuss on the episode is A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps, which you can find here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-World-47-Borders-Stories/dp/B0CJVM68BN/. It's been shortlisted by Foyles for their Book of the Year - find out more here: https://www.foyles.co.uk/highlights/foyles-books-of-the-year
Jonn also mentions on the podcast Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them, which he wrote with Tom Phillips: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conspiracy-History-Boll-Theories-Fall/dp/B09L34BR8G/ and The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything: All the Facts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compendium-Not-Quite-Everything-Wanted/dp/B09BWZNR29/
If you want to hear Jonn on Paper Cuts, search on any podcast app or follow this link: https://www.podmasters.co.uk/papercuts
Richard has another podcast with co-hosts Emily & Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more.
The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.
Although we've provided Amazon links for convenience, Jonn's books can be found at all good bookshops (and a few bad ones).
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