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A celebration of queer love poetry with Val McDermid

Val McDermid on her latest novel in the Karen Pirie series, 'Past Lying', and her passion for queer love poetry.

Craig is joined by Scottish crime writer Val McDermid, who chats about her latest novel in the Karen Pirie series, 'Past Lying', and her passion for queer love poetry.

Also on the show, Craig inducts Derry-based poet Abby Oliveira into his Class of 2023 ahead of his way 'Way With Words' celebrations on National Poetry Day.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

    • ATLANTIC.
  • English Teacher

    The World's Biggest Paving Slab

    • Island.
  • Ron Grainer

    Doctor Who (1980 Arrangement)

    Music Arranger: Peter Howell. Performer: The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radiophonic Workshop.
    • A-Z Of British TV Themes Vol 12.
    • Play It Again.
  • Freeez

    I.O.U.

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Fun Boy Three

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Chrysalis.
  • The Cure

    The Walk

    • Fiction.
  • Folly Group

    Strange Neighbour

    • So Young.
  • The Bodysnatchers

    Ruder Than You

    • The 2 Tone Story.
    • tWO tONE.
    • 7.
  • Jay Electronica

    Exhibit C

    • Decon.
  • Alison Goldfrapp

    Fever

    • Skint / BMG.
  • AngΓ©lica Garcia

    Y Grito

    • Partisan Records.
  • The Orielles

    Bobbi's Second World

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Cooper T

    Original

    • Foundation Music.
  • Gary Numan

    Cars

  • Blackstreet

    No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)

    • MCA.
  • Jorja Smith

    Falling Or Flying

    • FAMM.
  • The National

    Carin at the Liquor Store

    • Sleep Well Beast.
    • 4AD.
  • The Isley Brothers

    It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)

    • Let's Groove Again (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Erasure

    • Thirty Tigers.
  • The Breeders

    Huffer

    • Title TK.
    • 4AD.
  • Feist

    Borrow Trouble

    • Polydor.
  • RΓ³isΓ­n Murphy

    Fader

    • Ninja Tune.
  • DJ Shadow

    Ozone Scraper

    • Mass Appeal.
  • Big Special

    Desperate Breakfast

  • Self Esteem

    How Can I Help You

    • Fiction Records.
  • Ezra Collective

    Togetherness

    • Partisan.
  • Stephen James Smith

    I've Had Lovers

    • See No Evil.
    • Reckless Records.
  • Streetlight Manifesto

    We Will Fall Together

    • Somewhere In The Between.
    • Victory Records.
  • Smoke Like a Fish

    Repeat Offender

    • Survival Of The Hip’est.
    • Do The Dog Music.
  • Reckless Breakfast

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Better Never Than Late.
    • Reckless Records.
  • Miso Extra

    50/50

    • Transgressive.
  • Beck

    E-Pro

    • Interscope.
  • Bombay Bicycle Club

    I Want To Be Your Only Pet

    • Mmm...Records.
  • Sans Soucis

    Lost When I'm Around You

  • Beth Ditto

    I Wrote The Book

    • Deconstruction.
  • Gretel HΓ¤nlyn

    War With America

    • VLF Records.
  • John Cooper Clarke

    Beasley Street

    • Snap, Crackle & Bop.
    • Sony Music CG.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 Oct 2023 13:00