All episodes from Season 4

Series 4, Episode 20 – Dream Girls by Hannah Goldstein
13 October 2026

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Series 4, Episode 19 – Beneath the Edelweiss by Elizabeth Noel
24 September 2026

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Series 4, Episode 18 – The Warrumbar by William J. Byrne
17 September 2026

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BONUS: Second Date sneak peek with Lenny Robinson and Bryony McGuinness
08 September 2026

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Series 4, Episode 17 – Violet Town by Bryony McGuinness
01 September 2026

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Series 4, Episode 16 – Collaboration with Tina Strachan from The Book Deal
26 August 2026

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Series 4, Episode 15 – Once Upon a Breakfast Show by Stephanie MacFie
20 August 2026

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Series 4, Episode 14 – The Rising by Whitney Fitzsimmons
11 August 2026

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Series 4, Episode 13 – And In The Morning by Lenny Robinson
04 August 2026

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Series 4, Episode 12 – Stay Buried by Jane R. Miles
28 July 2026

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Series 4, Episode 11 – Imogen in Waiting by Lindsay Bartels
21 July 2026

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Series 4, Episode 10 – What’s Been Broken Is All the More Sharp by Dominique Lee
14 July 2026

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Series 4, Episode 9 – Shaping Tomorrow’s Man by Albert Jamae
07 July 2026

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Series 4, Episode 8, Part 2 – Talking the future for debut authors with Claudine Tinellis from Talking Aussie Books
02 July 2026

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Series 4, Episode 8, Part 1 – Collaboration with Claudine Tinellis from Talking Aussie Books
30 June 2026

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BONUS: Second Date sneak peek with Bridie Blake and Amanda Hewitt
26 May 2026

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Series 4, Episode 7 – The Beauty of Broken Things by Melissa Sharman
19 May 2026

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Series 4, Episode 6 – Life Drawing by Emily Lighezzolo
12 May 2026

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Series 4, Episode 5 – A Farm in Golden Clouds by Leearna Shaw
05 May 2026

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Series 4, Episode 4 – When the Party’s Over by Katie Hoskins
28 April 2026

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Series 4, Episode 3 – The Last Resort by Amanda Hewitt
21 April 2026

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Series 4, Episode 2 – The Boyfriend Clause by Bridie Blake
16 April 2026

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Series 4, Episode 1 – Live at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival with Alejandra Martinez, Sam Elliott and Emma Pei Yin
13 April 2026

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TRAILER: Welcome to Series 4 of Date with a Debut!
07 April 2026

Series 4, coming this month! Date with a Debut and Debut Revisited are back for a ...

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UPDATE – Series 4 begins April 2026… and Date with a Debut has a started a newsletter!
17 March 2026

Date with a Debut is back for Series 4 early next month, and it’s not ...

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REUPLOAD: A Little Idea Podcast – Marketing and PR with Debbie McInnes
03 March 2026

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REUPLOAD: A Little Idea Podcast – Design and print with Jon MacDonald and David Henley
24 February 2026

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REUPLOAD: A Little Idea Podcast – Editing and final drafts with Sylvia Balog
17 February 2026

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REUPLOAD: A Little Idea Podcast – Getting a publishing deal with Franscois McHardy
10 February 2026

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REUPLOAD: A Little Idea Podcast – Completing your manuscript with Robert Salisbury
03 February 2026

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REUPLOAD: An Introduction to A Little Idea Podcast!
29 January 2026

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Debut Revisited – Jane Harper breaks down her career from The Dry to Last One Out
22 December 2025

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Debut Revisited – Tigest Girma breaks down her career from Immortal Dark to Eternal Ruin
15 December 2025

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Debut Revisited – Holden Sheppard breaks down his career from Invisible Boys to King of Dirt
08 December 2025

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Series 3, Episode 21 – This Dream Will Devour Us by Emma Clancey
01 December 2025

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Series 3, Episode 20 – The Turing Protocol by Nick Croydon
24 November 2025

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Series 3, Episode 19 – The Dopamine Brain by Dr Anastasia Hronis
17 November 2025

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Series 3, Episode 18 – The Farm by Jessica Mansour-Nahra
10 November 2025

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Series 3, Episode 17 – Hailstones Fell Without Rain by Natalia Figueroa Barroso
03 November 2025

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Series 3, Episode 16 – The Occupation by Chloe Adams
27 October 2025

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Series 3, Episode 15 – What Did I Miss? by Holly Brunnbauer
20 October 2025

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Series 3, Episode 14 – Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge
13 October 2025

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Series 3, Episode 13 – The Forsaken by Matt Rogers
06 October 2025

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Series 3, Episode 12 – Luminous by Silvia Park
29 September 2025

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Series 3, Episode 11 – Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang
22 September 2025

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Series 3, Episode 10 – Stinkbug by Sinéad Stubbins
15 September 2025

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Series 3, Episode 9 – How to Dodge Flying Sandals and Other Advice for Life by Daniel Nour
08 September 2025

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Series 3, Episode 8 – Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles
01 September 2025

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Series 3, Episode 7 – Half Truth by Nadia Mahjouri
25 August 2025

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Series 3, Episode 6 – The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary
18 August 2025

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Series 3, Episode 5 – When The Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff Parkes
11 August 2025

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Series 3, Episode 4 – The House of Rural Realness by Curtis Campbell
04 August 2025

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Series 3, Episode 3 – Special Delivery by Leesa Ronald
28 July 2025

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Series 3, Episode 2 – The Players by Deborah Pike
21 July 2025

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Series 3, Episode 1 – Live at the 2025 Newcastle Writers Festival with Natasha Rai, Zahid Gamieldien & Lisa Kenway
14 July 2025

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Announcement – Welcome to Series 3 of Date with a Debut!
10 July 2025

We are back for our brand new series in 2025 – with new episodes every ...

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Series 2, Episode 21 – How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil
09 June 2025

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Series 2, Episode 20 – The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier
02 June 2025

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Series 2, Episode 19 – The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell
26 May 2025

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Series 2, Episode 18 – Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho
19 May 2025

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Series 2, Episode 17 – Outrider by Mark Wales
12 May 2025

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Series 2, Episode 16 – Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode
05 May 2025

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Series 2, Episode 15 – The Deed by Susannah Begbie
28 April 2025

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Series 2, Episode 14 – Big Time by Jordan Prosser
21 April 2025

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Series 2, Episode 13 – The Pyramid of Needs by Ernest Price
14 April 2025

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Series 2, Episode 12 – To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi
07 April 2025

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Series 2, Episode 11 – Sit, Stay, Love (+ Love From Scratch) by Amy Hutton
31 March 2025

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Series 2, Episode 10 – Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders
24 March 2025

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Series 2, Episode 9 – Just Friends by Gyan Yankovich
17 March 2025

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Series 2, Episode 8 – Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy
10 March 2025

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Series 2, Episode 7 – Carly-Jay Metcalfe on Breath
03 March 2025

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Series 2, Episode 6 – Linda Margolin Royal on The Star On The Grave
24 February 2025

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Series 2, Episode 5 – Sharlene Allsopp on The Great Undoing
17 February 2025

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Series 2, Episode 4 – Live at NWF2024 with Rosemary Lewis, John Morrissey & Megan Rogers
10 February 2025

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Series 2, Episode 3 – Trish Bolton on Whenever You’re Ready
04 February 2025

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Series 2, Episode 2 – Abra Pressler on Love and Other Scores
27 January 2025

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Series 2, Episode 1 – Eleanor Elliot Thomas on The Opposite of Success
20 January 2025

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Series 1, Episode 13 – Philippa Kaye on Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun
16 December 2024

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Series 1, Episode 12 – Amy Lovat on Mistakes And Other Lovers
09 December 2024

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Series 1, Episode 11 – Meg Vertigan on The Strong Dress
02 December 2024

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Series 1, Episode 10 – Suzanne Frankham on Shadow Over Edmund Street
25 November 2024

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Series 1, Episode 9 – Naima Brown on The Shot
18 November 2024

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Series 1, Episode 8 – Amy Taylor on Search History
11 November 2024

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Series 1, Episode 7 – Mikki Brammer on The Collected Regrets Of Clover
04 November 2024

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Series 1, Episode 6 – André Dao on Anam
28 October 2024

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Series 1, Episode 5 – Kate J. Armstrong on Nightbirds
21 October 2024

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Series 1, Episode 4 – Nina Wan on The Albatross
14 October 2024

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Series 1, Episode 3 – Karina May on Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast
07 October 2024

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Series 1, Episode 2 – Mali Waugh on Judgement Day
30 September 2024

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Series 1, Episode 1 – Diane Yarwood on The Wakes
23 September 2024

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Teaser Trailer: Welcome to Date With a Debut, hosted by Nick Wasiliev
18 September 2024

Welcome to Date with a Debut, a podcast about debut authors, their incredible books, and ...

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