Today on Moncrieff, we interviewed author Ben Highmore on his book 'The Great Indoors' looking at how the modern home and what we take from granted in it came about.

A house stands for sanctuary, family, belonging, privacy and our pasts and every house bears the stamp of the people who live in it, remaining a bastion of quirky individualism. 

One of the developments in the Irish home over the last couple of decades was the introduction of the bidet.  But do the Irish actually know how to use them??  It turns out, most of our listeners have used their bidets as an ornament or to wash their feet.

Listen to the interview with Ben Highmore here:

Here is a handy "How To" guide on how to use your bidet: