The Verb Podcast
Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
Episodes to download
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Adversaries.
Fri 4 Mar 2022
Marlon James and Hannah Lowe join Ian McMillan for a discussion of adversaries.
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Writing Travel
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Ian McMillan's weekly foray into language and literature explores the well-travelled life.
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Couples
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Ian McMillan's weekly digest of language and literature with Tessa Hadley and Rommi Smith.
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What Kind of Times Are These?
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan's regular foray into the world of language and literature
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TS Eliot Prize Verb
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan celebrates the poetry collections on the TS Eliot Prize shortlist.
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Mermaids and Other Mysterious Sea Creatures
Fri 7 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan explores the language and imagery of sea myths and folklore.
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The Christmas Dinner Verb
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by John Hegley, Carol Ann Duffy, Kathryn Williams, and Jay Rayner.
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The Everyday Verb
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Michael Rosen, Lauren Elkin, and Christopher Green talk diaries with Ian McMillan.
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Bernardine Evaristo
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Ian McMillan explores the writing of Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo.
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Electricity
Fri 5 Nov 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Ben Okri, Susie Dent, Kerry Shale, and Laura Watts.
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George Mackay Brown and Orkney
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Ian McMillan celebrates Orkney and George Mackay Brown's writing in his centenary year.
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At Contains Strong Language
Fri 8 Oct 2021
With Simon Armitage & LYR, Theresa Lola, Romalyn Ante and Andrea Mbarushimana
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Green Places and Haunts - The Verb at Contains Strong Language
Fri 1 Oct 2021
Ian McMillan and guests on Coventry's green places and the river that ghosts through it.
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Live from Contains Strong Language
Fri 24 Sep 2021
With Loyle Carner, John Agard, Siana Bangura and Roy McFarlane.
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New Rules for Writing - Manifesto Launch
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Ian McMillan reveals the ideas in our new manifesto with guests including Damon Albarn.
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The Keepnet Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Anita Sethi, Kate Fox, Ira Lightman and Tom Chatfield.
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How to Write a Manifesto - Experiments in Living
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Greg James, Chris Smith, Kathryn Williams and Malika Booker and Ian McMillan on manifestos
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The Politics Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan's guests are Ed Miliband, Jackie Weaver, Emilie Robson and Kate Fox.
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Extremes
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan goes to the extremes this week to explore writing on the edge of places.
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Tree Thinking - Experiments in Living
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan with Sarah Moss, Peter Wohlleben, Jason Allen-Paisant and Sheena Blackhall.
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Time Scales - Experiments in Living
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan on timescales with Danny Dorling, Rachael Boast, Roman Krznaric and Kate Fox
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The Hay Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 28 May 2021
Hay Festival guests Michael Morpurgo, Caitlin Moran and Imbolo Mbue join Ian McMillan.
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Reverie - Experiments in Living
Fri 21 May 2021
Ian McMillan and guests explore the dreamlike experience of 'reverie'.
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Family Time - Experiments in Living
Fri 14 May 2021
Ian McMillan talks families with Hollie MicNish, Hadley Freeman and Gillian Clarke.
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Collaborations - Experiments in Living
Fri 7 May 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by collaborators Nicci Gerard and Sean French, and Harry and Chris.
The Verb: Something New – The Poems
New poems commissioned by The Verb for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ centenary.
35 Years of Spoken Word
A season of Poetry and Performance from Hull.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts
Explore the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts website and discover the best of British art and culture.
The Dylan Thomas Collection
Listen to programmes, poetry readings and commentary from Radio 3's Dylan Thomas Day.
