'The Pleasure Principle' host, comedian, Dan Baptiste, continues his exploration of our desire for pleasure using the BBC radio archive by introducing:

The Genius of Pleasure
A cautionary drama written by Jack Houlahan. How does a recovering alcoholic - Tom McNeagh, who has just had a heart attack cope with having to give up cigarettes? Is there a secret minimalist way to satisfy the craving for pleasure? It stars Alan McKee.

Better Than Sex
Dane Baptiste introduces Better than Sex - where four writers celebrate an experience that brings them intense pleasure. In this episode Man-Booker prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson recalls a Meeting with Pelicans.
First heard on Radio 4 in 1997.

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