Episodes

  • Small Pleasures Episode 19: Sarah Hall 'Mrs Fox' and Jackie Kay 'My Daughter the Fox'

    Small Pleasures Episode 19: Sarah Hall 'Mrs Fox' and Jackie Kay 'My Daughter the Fox'
    May 5 2025

    Two fabulous tales.
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    17 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 18: Tom Conaghan's 'Reverse Engineering' Anthology

    Small Pleasures Episode 18: Tom Conaghan's 'Reverse Engineering' Anthology
    Sep 28 2024

    Tom Conaghan’s inspirational anthology, Reverse Engineering, a great resource for writers and teachers!
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    28 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 17: Ruby Cowling 'Emeralds Live'

    Small Pleasures Episode 17: Ruby Cowling 'Emeralds Live'
    Mar 13 2024

    Ruby Cowling's extraordinary realisms
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    20 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 16: Michel Faber 'Some Rain Must Fall' and 'The Fahrenheit Twins'

    Small Pleasures Episode 16: Michel Faber 'Some Rain Must Fall' and 'The Fahrenheit Twins'
    Feb 18 2024

    The visionary worlds of Michel Faber.
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    45 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 15: Albertine Sarrazin

    Small Pleasures Episode 15: Albertine Sarrazin
    Nov 12 2023

    Two stories of resistance and subversion.
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    34 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 14: Ailsa Cox’s Cocky Watchman

    Small Pleasures Episode 14: Ailsa Cox’s Cocky Watchman
    Oct 1 2023

    A complex and multi-layered short story, about a place haunted by the past.
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    25 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 13: Clare Louise Bennett’s Finishing Touch and Control Knobs

    Small Pleasures Episode 13: Clare Louise Bennett’s Finishing Touch and Control Knobs
    Jun 18 2023

    A discussion of two great short stories from 'Pond' by Claire-Louise Bennett
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    20 mins
  • Small Pleasures Episode 12 Maxim Osipov’s ’Big Opportunities’

    Small Pleasures Episode 12 Maxim Osipov’s ’Big Opportunities’
    May 8 2023

    A short story about a whole nation.
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    18 mins