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Writing The Midlands
The Verb on The Midlands with Jonathan Coe, Liz Berry, Polar Bear
Unwritten
The Verb presents 'Unwritten: Caribbean Poems After The First World War'
Unwritten Poems - Verb Podcast Extra
A chance to hear the poems from the Unwritten event at 'Contains Strong Language' in full
Uncertainty
Shaun Usher, Jo Neary and Jude Rogers are in the late-night language lock-in.
What's in a name?
With Iain Sinclair, Kate Fox, Sam Illingworth and Marilyn Hacker
07/12/2018
With Will Eaves, Ben Schott, Selina Nwulu and Jeremy Noel-Tod
Sleepless Nights
With Al Kennedy, Amy Liptrot, Marina Benjamin and Bridget Minamore.
The Christmas Verb
Song and storytelling with Simon Armitage, Joanne Harris and Owen Roberts
Synesthesia
Hearing colours and tasting words with Hannah Silva, LJ Rich, Rob Drummond and Ruth Padel
TS Eliot Prize Readings
Ian McMillan comperes at the annual TS Eliot Prize readings at the Royal Festival Hall.
Don Paterson
An extended conversation with poet Don Paterson.
The Subjunctive Verb
With Toby Litt, Holly Pester, Menna Elfyn and Rob Drummond.
John Ruskin
Ian McMillan and guests celebrate writer, artist and critic John Ruskin.
Nightclubs
Dave Haslam, Geraldine Quigley, Rachael Young and Chris Green.
Between Two Countries
Ian McMillan spends time with Patrick McGuinness, Kate Fox, Basia Howard and Nick Makoha.
How to write out sexism
The Verb on sexism and language with Ann Oakley, Siri Hustvedt, Salena Godden, Ingrid Plum
Myths Re-imagined
With Richard Scott, Fiona Benson, Jack Bernhardt and Jenny Lewis
Writing the Gap
Radio 3's weekly exploration of language and literature
Insects and Language
Ian McMillan and guests explore writing about insects.
Speaking of Violence
With Mark Haddon, Kate Fox and Rachael Allen.
Along The River
With Alan Hollinghurst, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Jude Rogers and MacGillivray
America
With Tracy K Smith, Terrance Hayes and Sarah Churchwell.
The Hay Festival
Ian McMillan is joined by John Lanchester, Hannah Sullivan, Rachel Parris and Nina Stibbe
Aldeburgh
Live from The Aldeburgh Festival with Lavinia Greenlaw, Fiona Sampson and Mark Padmore.
The Common or Vulgar Verb
with Philip Gross, Jacqueline Saphra, Cathy Rentzenbrink and Heather Phillipson.
The Sound of Translation
With Rowan Williams, Adam Thirlwell and Adania Shibli.
The Moon Verb
With Ocean Vuong, Kate Fox, Rob Drummond, Ira Lightman and Mary Jean Chan.
Molluscs
Ian McMillan and guests, including novelist Jill Dawson on molluscs, slime and writing.
Alone
The language and literature of loneliness with Kate Carr and DJ Taylor.
Novels that Shaped Our Language
With Tim Minchin, Elif Shafak, Geoff Dyer and Kit de Waal
