Listen "Charlie Mackesy ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’"
Episode Synopsis
Charlie Mackesy’s hugely influential book ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ was one of the best-selling books during lockdown. Gaby and Charlie talk about his classes with children discussing ways to keep imaginations alive into adulthood and helping people with Alzheimers to draw. He talks profoundly about how kindness can save a life and tells an extraordinary story of when he met The Queen Mother. Also, his social enterprise in Zambia called Mama Buci which provides villages with beehives and the skills to produce honey. He talks about working on a film adaptation of his book and the new audiobook, available now with a beautiful music score and real wildlife sounds. Audio clips courtesy of ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy published by Ebury Press (Hardback, £16.99) available in audio, written and read by Charlie Mackesy (Penguin Audio, £9.00). Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari. Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin #thatgabyroslinpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More episodes of the podcast That Gaby Roslin Podcast: Reasons To Be Joyful
Donna Ashworth
25/11/2025
Peter Mutabazi
18/11/2025
Dougray Scott
11/11/2025
Sunna Van Kampen (aka Tonic Health)
04/11/2025
Dr Kerry Burnight
28/10/2025
Elizabeth Day
20/10/2025
Ryan Sampson
13/10/2025
Sophie Khan Levy
07/10/2025
Emily Beecham
30/09/2025
Ed Jackson
23/09/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.