The Verb
Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performances...
The Verb - 01/02/2008
In a special live edition of The Verb, Ian McMillan is joined on stage by singer and songwriter Devon Sproule.
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The Verb - 02/05/2008
Ian McMillan talks to poet Simon Barraclough, singer-songwriter Baby Dee performs and Iain Sinclair celebrates the work of poet John Riley, who died 30 years ago.
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The Verb - 02/11/2007
Ian McMillan with his weekly cabaret of language and new writing. Including a poem about China's Terracotta Army. Folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset are in the studio.
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The Verb - 03/10/2008
Ian McMillan's guests include Paul Farley, who has written a series of poems about work for National Poetry Day, and Doctor Who writer Rob Shearman, who has a new short story.
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The Verb - 04/04/2008
With Ian McMcMillan. Featuring Indian novelist Aravind Adiga's latest, critic Ardashir Vakil on depictions of India in recent novels and award winning poetry from Sinead Morrissey.
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The Verb - 04/07/2008
Ian McMillan is joined on stage at the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House by Poems in Between People, a group of young performance poets.
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The Verb - 05/10/2007
Ian McMillan asks if there is such a thing as northern and southern poetry, and discovers the neglected work of American writer Bernard Malamud.
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The Verb - 06/02/2009
Ian McMillan presents the programme from the BBC Radio Theatre. With Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic and Nitin Sawhney, in collaboration with novelist Gemma Weekes.
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The Verb - 07/03/2008
Ian McMillan talks to poet Kei Miller, whose first novel tells the story of a Jamaican village over 50 years. Plus a look at aphorisms and a new story from novelist Will Ashon.
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The Verb - 08/02/2008
Ian McMillan and guests explore romance in literature - from early chivalrous tales via the Romantic poets to a modern day love story by award-winning young author Rachel Tresize.
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The Verb - 09/01/2009
Ian McMillan presents a work in progress from novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, plus Frederic Raphael's new translation of a scandalous account of life in Nero's Rome.
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The Verb - 09/05/2008
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's weekly cabaret of language, featuring Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. alias singer and songwriter Sam Duckworth, who talks about his work and performs.
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The Verb - 11/01/2008
Ian McMillan talks to poet and critic Tom Paulin about the secret life of poems, and American novelist John Marks introduces a brand new short story written especially for The Verb.
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The Verb - 11/07/2008
Ian McMillan is joined by poet Peter Porter to discuss the work of Nobel Literary Laureate Patrick White. Also featuring singer songwriter Thea Gilmore.
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The Verb - 12/12/2008
Ian McMillan's guests include Anthony Horowitz, the best-selling novelist and creator of teenage spy Alex Rider and popular TV drama series Foyle's War.
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The Verb - 13/06/2008
Ian McMillan talks to performance poet and former boy soldier Emmanuel Jal. Plus poetry games with Nikita Lalwani and Mahfuz, the work of David Marriott and a Peter Blegvad eartoon.
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The Verb - 14/03/2008
With Ian McMillan looking at two new teenage fictional heroes, a performance by American singer Alela Diane, comic verse from Luke Wright and writer Peter Zilahy's autobiography.
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The Verb - 14/12/2007
Ian McMillan with Radio 3's weekly cabaret of language, poetry and performance.
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The Verb - 15/02/2008
Another chance to hear an edition of the programme from last year's Hay Festival where Ian McMillan talked to poet, writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka.
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The Verb - 16/01/2009
Presented by Ian McMillan. Guests include US novelist Edmund White with his new biography of the poet Rimbaud, and an interview with the winner of the 2008 TS Eliot poetry prize.
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The Verb - 16/05/2008
Ian McMillan is joined by Peter Blegvad with one of his aural cartoons - or 'eartoons'. Plus singer-songwriter Joan As Police Woman and new poetry from Will Eaves.
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The Verb - 16/11/2007
Ian McMillan presents a special edition recorded at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival in Liverpool. Local poets Eleanor Rees and Paul Farley try to define 'Free Verse'.
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The Verb - 17/10/2008
Ian McMillan presents the weekly programme about language. Featuring poet Michael Symmonds Roberts and award-winning 'eartoonist' Peter Blegvad.
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The Verb - 18/04/2008
Ian McMillan talks to Adam Foulds about his narrative poem on the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Plus Jon Canter on his new comic creation and David Gaffney's 'sawn off' opera.
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The Verb - 19/09/2008
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a look at translations of Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Toby Litt's strange words and phrases, and Niven Govinden with a new short story.
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The Verb - 19/12/2008
Ian McMillan presents a new Christmas-themed work written by poet Kenneth Steven, lamenting the lost snow of white Christmases past. Plus French pop duo Herman Dune.
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The Verb - 20/06/2008
Presented by Ian McMillan. With poet Nathanial Tarn, linguist Mark Abley on how new words are being created around the world and a new story from young novelist Nicholas Hogg.
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The Verb - 2009 Forward Poetry Prize
Ian McMillan talks to the winners of the 2009 Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection and Best First Poetry Collection, Don Paterson and Emma Jones. Plus a story by Wells Tower.
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The Verb - 21/11/2008
Ian McMillan's guests include poet Lemn Sissay with his new collection, Listener, some of Norway's most celebrated writing talent as well as performance poet Polar Bear.
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The Verb - 21/12/2007
Ian McMillan presents a midwinter edition of Radio 3's showcase for new writing and spoken performance. Featuring a ghost story and poetic ruminations on ice skating.
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The Verb - 22/02/2008
Ian McMillan looks at the use of the Pushkin sonnet, poet Jen Hadfield talks about her new collection and there is a performance from singer-songwriter Laura Marling.
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The Verb - 23/01/2009
Featuring a new short story from novelist Xiaolu Guo, written specially for the programme, plus lyrics inspired by the ideas of Henry David Thoreau from Buddhist songwriter Padma.
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The Verb - 23/05/2008
Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language. He talks to hip-hop musician and performance poet Saul Williams, who also performs in studio.
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The Verb - 23/11/2007
Ian McMillan talks to award-winning Norwegian poet Hanne Bramness and is joined by writers who have collaborated on a special poem to mark the 450th anniversary of the Equals sign.
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The Verb - 24/10/2008
Presented by Ian McMillan. With TV writer Tony Marchant on his play 24 Weeks, aboriginal author Anita Heiss, folk singer and song collector Sam Lee, and poet Simon Barraclough.
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The Verb - 25/01/2008
Ian McMillan presents the cabaret of language, poetry and performance.
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The Verb - 25/04/2008
Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent tell Ian McMillan about a new musical collaboration and poet Patience Agbabiher talks about her latest collection.
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The Verb - 26/06/2009
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist Niven Govinden, author of Graffiti My Soul, with a new short story written specially for the programme. Plus language spy Alex Horne.
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The Verb - 26/09/2008
From the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, Ian McMillan's guests include poet Daljit Nagra, performance artist HKB Finn and Christine Tobin's tribute to Betty Carter.
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The Verb - 26/10/2007
Ian McMillan with his weekly celebration of poetry and new writing, including a performance from writer, director and actor Ken Campbell.
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The Verb - 27/06/2008
Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language and investigates Chinese literature, its traditions and how they are echoed in contemporary poetry and prose.
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The Verb - 28/03/2008
Ian McMillan presents a live edition of the programme and is joined on stage by Australian poet John Kinsella and by The Verb's own 'eartoonist' - lyricist Peter Blegvad.
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The Verb - 28/09/2007
Ian McMillan presents the weekly cabaret of language and literature. Joining him are poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and Robert Vanderplank, expert in global invective and insults.
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The Verb - 28/11/2008
Ian McMillan is joined by authors AS Byatt and Alison Macleod in a special edition of the programme, broadcast from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House.
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The Verb - 29/02/2008
Ian McMillan talks to successful young writer Junot Diaz, poets Mark Thompson and Gary Robertson celebrate the Dundee dialect and the programme uncovers another lost Nobel Laureate.
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The Verb - 30/01/2009
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Alaskan writer Richard Chiappone, who brings with him a new short story. Plus poet Peter Porter discussing his new collection.
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The Verb - 30/05/2008
Ian McMillan talks to young poet Paul Batchelor, whose work has already won several prizes and who is now releasing his first collection. Plus the latest short story by Ruth Thomas.
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The Verb - 30/11/2007
Ian McMillan is joined by novelist Toby Litt who has been taking on some writing challenges. Plus a special performance from folk legends Ashley Hutchings and guitarist Ken Nichol.
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The Verb - AL Kennedy, Christopher Ricks, Ana Silvera, Tim Key
Ian McMillan presents a special live edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring new writing from AL Kennedy and Christopher Ricks on his new book True Friendship.
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The Verb - Alex Horne/Fado Poetry/Lionel Shriver
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Alex Horne on words for the TV remote control, poetic responses to the Portuguese fado song form and novelist Lionel Shriver on her latest work.
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The Verb - Andrew Motion and Graham Coxon
Ian McMillan asks Andrew Motion to reflect on his ten years as Poet Laureate and wonders what the future holds for Motion and for the office of Poet Laureate itself.
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The Verb - Aravind Adiga, Kate Kilalea and Alex Horne
Ian McMillan's guests include Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga, who previews his forthcoming novel Between the Assassinations, and singer songwriter Josephine Oniyama.
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The Verb - Attila the Stockbroker/Sophie Hannah/Ross Sutherland/Benin City
Ian McMillan presents a special edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, with guests including poet and performer Ross Sutherland.
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The Verb - Audrey Niffenegger, Sharron Kraus, Susan Wicks, Ira Lightman
Presented by Ian McMillan. Includes Audrey Niffenegger with a special commission; songwriter and philosopher Sharron Kraus with new folk music; Ira Lightman on haikus in WikiLeaks.
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The Verb - BBC writersroom
Series of new drama commissions realised in collaboration with BBC writersroom, a project that nurtures talend in film, television and radio
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The Verb - Billy Collins, Elaine Feinstein, John Kinsella, Verb Poetic Problems
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with new verse drama from Australian poet John Kinsella, and interviews with poets Billy Collins and Elaine Feinstein.
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The Verb - BS Johnson, Niven Govinden, Laura Dockrill
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word...
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The Verb - Chekhov competition / Pearl Buck / Tracey Thorn / Pluto / Lorca in Shetlandic
Ian McMillan is joined by authors and poets for Radio 3's cabaret of the word, including the announcement of the winner of the Chekhov short story competition.
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The Verb - Clive James, Jacques Darras, Will Eaves, Zena Edwards
Ian McMillan's cabaret of language includes Clive James discussing his collection of poetry, Angels over Elsinore, and French writer and former Reith lecturer Jacques Darras.
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The Verb - Colm Toibin and CK Stead
Presented by Ian McMillan. With novelist Colm Toibin, who presents a short story and discusses his novel Brooklyn. Plus New Zealand poet and critic CK Stead on his collected poems.
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The Verb - Daljit Nagra, Peter Blegvad
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, live from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House...
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The Verb - David Crystal/Simon Barraclough/Darrell Lloyd/Science Writing/Bestsellers of 1910
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word includes new fiction from Darrell Lloyd.
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The Verb - David Harsent/Cookery Writing/Browning/Eleanor Rees
As the festive season approaches, Ian McMillan and guests consider the mouthwatering delights of cookery writing and award-winning poet David Harsent presents brand new poems.
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The Verb - David Harsent, Jonathan Safran Foer, Hannah Silva, Terry Saunders, Sue Hubbard
Presented by Ian McMillan. A commission from poet David Harsent; Jonathan Safran Foer on the language of meat; writer Hannah Silva; storytelling comic Terry Saunders; Sue Hubbard.
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The Verb - Don Paterson/Nick Harkaway/Nemo's Almanac/MacGillivray
With Ian McMillan. Includes the latest work from poet Don Paterson, Nick Harkaway's version of Under Milk Wood, the Nemo's Almanac quiz and music from MacGillivray.
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The Verb - Dreda Say Mitchell/Simone Felice/Larissa Miller
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a specially-written monologue from novelist Dreda Say Mitchell, Simone Felice singing and previewing his novel, plus Russian poet Larissa Miller.
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The Verb - Fleur Adcock, Toby Litt, George Szirtes, Tishani Doshi
Presented by Ian McMillan. With poet Fleur Adcock on her new collection, Toby Litt on rock stars who write, George Szirtes's verse drama the Numbers Game and poet Tishani Doshi.
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The Verb - Frank Cottrell Boyce and Toby Litt
Ian McMillan's guests include screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, who presents his latest radio play; novelist Toby Litt with a dog's-eye view of literature; and poet Caroline Bird.
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The Verb - Free Thinking
In a special edition of the programme for Radio 3's 2008 Free Thinking festival, Ian McMillan is joined in Liverpool by Alexei Sayle, Peter Blegvad and Angie Clarke.
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The Verb - Free Thinking 2010
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word comes from the 2010 Free Thinking ideas festival, held at The Sage Gateshead
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The Verb - Frieda Hughes/Youngest Authors/Keorapetse Kgositsile and Lebo Mashile/Greyworld
Ian McMillan talks to Frieda Hughes about her latest poetry collection, The Book of Mirrors. Plus a chance to experience the Greyworld sound installation from Free Thinking 2009.
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The Verb - George Pelecanos/PsychoPoetica/Sparks/CERN Lexicon
Ian McMillan presents an interview with The Wire writer George Pelecanos, new talent from BBC writersroom, and poems celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
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The Verb - George Szirtes on his latest collection
Ian McMillan's guests include poet George Szirtes, who talks about his latest collection, and author Steven Hall, who presents a new commission, specially written for the programme.
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The Verb - Graham Swift
Ian McMillan's guests include Booker Prize-winning novelist Graham Swift, who discusses his poetry. Plus a rare interview with Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova.
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The Verb - Haitian writing/Evie Wyld/Bill Griffiths/Lawrence Venuti
Presented by Ian McMillan. With new writing from Evie Wyld, winner of 2009's John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and a series of Catalan poems inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper.
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The Verb - Helen Dunmore, Ruth Fainlight, Santiago Roncagliolo
Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret. With Helen Dunmore reading a new commission, plus poet Ruth Fainlight on her collection of writing and Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo.
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The Verb - Ian Martin/Arto Vaun/School of Night/Margaret Tait
Presented by Ian McMillan. With The Thick of It writer Ian Martin, Armenian-American poet Arto Vaughan, Ken Campbell's troupe School of Night and the poetry of Margaret Tait.
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The Verb - James Patterson and Gillian Clarke
Presented by Ian McMillan. With author James Patterson with his guide to writing the perfect thriller, and National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke reading from her new collection.
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The Verb - Jen Hadfield
Ian McMillan presents the cabaret of language, which includes a collaboration between TS Eliot Prize winner Jen Hadfield, and electronic musician and songwriter Leafcutter John.
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The Verb - Jo Shapcott, Christos Tsiolkas, Peter Blegvad
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring new poetry from Jo Shapcott, fiction from Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas and an Eartoon from Peter Blegvad.
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The Verb - Joe Dunthorne/Basil Bunting
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine, with a new short story written specially for the programme. Plus a discussion about poet Basil Bunting.
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The Verb - John Cooper Clarke/Matthew Holness/Laura Dockrill/Alex Horne
Ian McMillan presents the language programme live from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, introducing new writing from Perrier Award-winning comedian Matthew Holness.
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The Verb - John Irving/Frank Cottrell Boyce/Free Thinking 2009/OED Historical Thesaurus
Ian McMillan's guests include writers John Irving and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Plus a new drama written for Free Thinking 2009 and the OED's new historical thesaurus.
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The Verb - John Updike/Lists/Laura Gibson/Word of the Year/Nigar Hasan-Zadeh, Richard McKane
Ian McMillan talks to Azerbaijani poet and rising international poetry star Nigar Hassan-Zadeh.
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The Verb - Jon Boden, Kachi A Ozumba
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Jon Boden, who has challenged himself to record a new version of a traditional song every day for a year. Plus Nigerian writer Kachi A Ozumba.
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The Verb - Jonathan Lethem/Chekhov Short Story Competition/Elvis at 75/John Ashbery
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word features novelist Jonathan Lethem and a rare interview with avant-garde American poet John Ashbery.
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The Verb - Joshua Ferris/Ginger and Black/JD Salinger Early Work/Niven Govinden
Presented by Ian McMillan. With novelist Joshua Ferris on books about the soul, comedy duo Ginger and Black, a 'bootleg' edition of JD Salinger's early work and Niven Govinden.
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The Verb - June Tabor, Tom McCarthy
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word from the BBC Radio Theatre. June Tabor performs from her new album and Tom McCarthy presents a newly commissioned radio poem.
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The Verb - Lawrence Salt, Sunjeev Sahota, Ginger and Black, Ammon Shea
Presented by Ian McMillan. Lawrence Salt reads seasonal verse; novelist Sunjeev Sahota reads a work in progress; comedy musical duo Ginger and Black; Ammon Shea on the phonebook.
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The Verb - Leila Aboulela, Padgett Powell, Peter Blegvad, Anthology of Rap
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with a new story from Leila Aboulela, a review of the first anthology of rap lyrics and a novel made up entirely of questions.
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The Verb - Les Murray, Loan Words, Glyn Maxwell, Aminatta Forna
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Australian poet Les Murray, Kevin Jackson on word borrowing, Glyn Maxwell's libretto for the opera The Lion's Face and a story by Aminatta Forna.
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The Verb - Live from Broadcasting House
Ian McMillan with a live edition of his cabaret of the word from the BBC Radio Theatre, featuring a Chekhov-inspired performance by improvisational group The Factory.
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The Verb - Maggie Gee, Paul Heaton, Paul Muldoon, John Bevis
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a new commission from novelist Maggie Gee; singer-songwriter Paul Heaton; poet Paul Muldoon on his new collection; and John Bevis on bird sounds.
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The Verb - Martha Wainwright/Paul Durcan/Writing in Old Age/Halldor Laxness
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Martha Wainwright on the lyrics of Edith Piaf, poet Paul Durcan about his latest collection and the story of forgotten Nobel winner Halldor Laxness.
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The Verb - Matthew Caley/CK Stead/Sparks/Writing and Social Work/Willy Vlautin
Ian McMillan presents his cabaret of the word with CK Stead on the art of the short story, American songwriter Willy Vlautin and new writing talent from the BBC's Writersroom.
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The Verb - Mendelssohn Weekend: Victorian Literature Special
The Verb: Ian MacMillan explores the literary life of the 19th century. With novelist Toby Litt on the period's lesser-known poet laureates, plus Ergo Phizmiz's 'pointballing'.
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The Verb - Millions Poet/WNP Barbellion/Beirut 39/Black Wine/Alice Munro
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a history of Bedouin poetry, a profile of diarist WNP Barbellion, contemporary Arab writing, novelist Rupert Thomson and Lorrie Moore on Alice Munro.
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The Verb - Muriel Spark/Sean Taylor/New American Gothic/Kenneth Steven/BBC Introducing
Presented by Ian McMillan. Featuring the work of Muriel Spark, singer songwriter Sean Taylor on the blues, writer Diane Roberts on American Gothic fiction and poet Kenneth Steven.
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The Verb - Neil Gaiman, Seth Lakeman, Fiona Sampson, Neil LaBute
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Neil Gaiman on his novel The Graveyard book, folk singer Seth Lakeman, poet Fiona Sampson and new short fiction from writer/director Neil LaBute.
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The Verb - New European Writing/Kate Kilalea/Kevin Jackson/Laura Veirs/The poetry of Charles Bukowski
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry and new writing.
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The Verb - Nick Harkaway/Alex Horne
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist Nick Harkaway, with a new commission written specially for the programme, and Alex Horne, who talks about the language of football chants.
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The Verb - Peter Flannery/Kachi Ozumba/Alec Finlay and Linda France/Beccy Owen
Ian McMillan with a special edition recorded in front of an audience at the Sage, Gateshead, for 2009's Free Thinking festival. With writer Peter Flannery and novelist Kachi Ozumba.
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The Verb - Peter Porter Obituary, Jacob Polley, Polar Bear, City Poems
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a tribute to poet Peter Porter, Jacob Polley's new work The Bugle, performance poet Polar Bear's spoken film script and City Poems for smartphones.
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The Verb - Poetry Lab/Joseph Smith
Ian McMillan talks to Zoe Heller about her passion for novelist Nancy Mitford, and Forward Prize Winner Daljit Nagra has advice for aspiring poets.
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The Verb - Prison Writing
Ian McMillan with another chance to hear The Verb investigating creative writing in prison. Long-term prisoner turned writer Noel Smith presents a new commission.
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The Verb - Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Ian McMillan's guests include dramatist Rebecca Lenkiewicz with a new monologue written specially for the programme. Plus music from Ivor Novello nominees The Leisure Society.
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The Verb - Richard Hawley, Simon Armitage
Ian McMillan presents a special edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring celebrated Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley and poet Simon Armitage.
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The Verb - Roy Fisher, Benjamin Markovits
Ian McMillan presents a special 80th birthday interview with poet Roy Fisher and talks to novelist Benjamin Markovits on the relationship between truth and fiction.
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The Verb - Scottish Edition
Ian McMillan presents a special Scottish edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with new writing from novelist Louise Welsh, poet Liz Lochhead and singer-songwriter Aidan Moffat.
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The Verb - Seamus Heaney
Ian McMillan and Forward Prize winning poet Daljit Nagra discuss how to write the perfect opening to a poem, and the winner of The Verb's short story competition is also announced.
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The Verb - Shlomo
With Ian McMillan. Featuring beatboxer Shlomo, artist in residence at London's Southbank Centre, and a reflection on the sweet tooth of Scotland by novelist Janice Galloway.
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The Verb - Sophie Woolley/Alex Horne/Sam Lee and Thomas McCarthy
Ian McMillan's spoken word cabaret features a new commission from writer and performer Sophie Woolley, and an audacious poetic experiment from the show's language spy Alex Horne.
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The Verb - Steven Isserlis, David Vann, Alison Carr, Rachel Rose Reid
Presented by Ian McMillan. With cellist Steven Isserlis performing excerpts from his musical fairy stories for children, novelist David Vann and a new story from Alison Carr.
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The Verb - Tony Parsons, Grace Nichols, King James Bible, Poetry and Emotion
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a new short story from Tony Parsons, Guyanese poet Grace Nichols, Kevin Jackson on the King James Bible and an exploration of how poems make us feel.
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The Verb - Tracy Chevalier, Toby Litt, New Labour Fiction, Xhosa Poetry
Presented by Ian McMillan. With a new work by Tracy Chevalier about the Underground Railroad, Toby Litt on rock stars who write, New Labour fiction and Jeff Opland on Xhosa Poetery.
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The Verb - Turkish Literature - Orhan Pamuk
Ian McMillan presents a special edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word, focusing on Turkish literature and featuring an interview with Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk.
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The Verb - Untitled
Ian McMillan presents a weekly cabaret of language and literature. His guests include Malorie Blackman, best known for her books for young adults.
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The Verb - Untitled
Ian McMillan hosts the weekly language and literature cabaret with his usual mixture of high-octane guests and the best of new writing.
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The Verb - Wendy Cope and Vesna Maric
Ian McMillan talks to poet Wendy Cope about The Audience, her poetic portraits of classical concert goers. Bosnian author Vesna Maric remembers cult Croatian trainer brand Starta.
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The Verb - Wendy Cope, Inua Ellams, Jyager and Seb Rochford, Punjabi Poetry
Radio 3's cabaret of the word, presented by Ian McMillan, returns, bringing you the best in new writing and poetry. With Wendy Cope and a previously unheard poem.
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The Verb - Will Self, Dannie Abse and Fred D'Aguiar
From the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House. Ian McMillan talks to poets Dannie Abse and Fred D'Aguiar, and introduces writing from novelist Will Self.
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The Verb - William Gibson, Louise Welsh, Siddharta Bose, CK Williams
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with guests this week including William Gibson and Louise Welsh.
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