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DBC Pierre, Jackie Kay, Martin Carthy

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word. With DBC Pierre talking about writing horror, Jackie Kay on writing in sand and folk singer Martin Carthy.

Ian McMillan's guests on the 'cabaret of the word' include DBC Pierre, who discusses using language to create fear in his new novella 'Breakfast with the Borgias' (Hammer), Jackie Kay on writing poetry in sand, and folk singer Martin Carthy.

The last in our series of WWI dramas is 'Songs of the Sea' by Kenneth Emson, inspired by the sinking of the ambulance transport ship, the Warilda.

45 minutes

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Fri 18 Jul 2014 22:00

Jackie Kay

Jackie Kay

For the Milton Keynes International Festival Jackie has collaborated with Dutch artist Gijs van Bo, who has created a mechanical sandwriter to write Jackie’s poem in sand across the city. Jackie explains how writing in sand has led her to explore memory and forgetting.



DBC Pierre

DBC Pierre

DBC Pierre won the Booker Prize in 2003 for ‘Vernon God Little’ (Faber). ‘Breakfast with the Borgias’ (Hammer) is Pierre’s new novella. He explains to Ian why horror in the modern age can be as simple as being without a phone signal for the weekend, and how he overcame the plotting challenges that come with writing a novella.

Carys Bray

Carys Bray

‘A Song For Issy Bradley’ (Hutchinson) is Carys Bray’s first novel, an exploration of grief, and the redemptive power of family. The book is set within the Mormon community of Southport where Carys grew up.



Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea

The last in our series of WWI dramas is Kenneth Emson’s Song of the Sea. Inspired by the letters of Daisy Dobbs, who was on board the Ambulance Transport ship the Warilda when it was catastrophically torpedoed in 1918.

More audio snapshots from a continent at war are available to listen to from the European Broadcasting Union's

Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy has been a fixture on the folk scene since his debut album was released in 1965. His latest album is ‘The Moral of the Elephant’ (Topic), a collaboration with his daughter Eliza Carthy. Martin tells Ian how he finds new meaning in songs as he grows older.

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