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Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    America

    Fri 24 May 2019

    With Tracy K Smith, Terrance Hayes and Sarah Churchwell.

  • Along The River

    Fri 17 May 2019

    With Alan Hollinghurst, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Jude Rogers and MacGillivray

  • Speaking of Violence

    Fri 10 May 2019

    With Mark Haddon, Kate Fox and Rachael Allen.

  • Insects and Language

    Fri 3 May 2019

    Ian McMillan and guests explore writing about insects.

  • Writing the Gap

    Fri 26 Apr 2019

    Radio 3's weekly exploration of language and literature

  • Myths Re-imagined

    Fri 15 Mar 2019

    With Richard Scott, Fiona Benson, Jack Bernhardt and Jenny Lewis

  • How to write out sexism

    Fri 8 Mar 2019

    The Verb on sexism and language with Ann Oakley, Siri Hustvedt, Salena Godden, Ingrid Plum

  • Between Two Countries

    Fri 1 Mar 2019

    Ian McMillan spends time with Patrick McGuinness, Kate Fox, Basia Howard and Nick Makoha.

  • Nightclubs

    Fri 15 Feb 2019

    Dave Haslam, Geraldine Quigley, Rachael Young and Chris Green.

  • John Ruskin

    Fri 8 Feb 2019

    Ian McMillan and guests celebrate writer, artist and critic John Ruskin.

  • The Subjunctive Verb

    Fri 1 Feb 2019

    With Toby Litt, Holly Pester, Menna Elfyn and Rob Drummond.

  • Don Paterson

    Fri 25 Jan 2019

    An extended conversation with poet Don Paterson.

  • TS Eliot Prize Readings

    Mon 14 Jan 2019

    Ian McMillan comperes at the annual TS Eliot Prize readings at the Royal Festival Hall.

  • Synesthesia

    Fri 11 Jan 2019

    Hearing colours and tasting words with Hannah Silva, LJ Rich, Rob Drummond and Ruth Padel

  • The Christmas Verb

    Fri 21 Dec 2018

    Song and storytelling with Simon Armitage, Joanne Harris and Owen Roberts

  • Sleepless Nights

    Fri 14 Dec 2018

    With Al Kennedy, Amy Liptrot, Marina Benjamin and Bridget Minamore.

  • 07/12/2018

    Fri 7 Dec 2018

    With Will Eaves, Ben Schott, Selina Nwulu and Jeremy Noel-Tod

  • What's in a name?

    Fri 30 Nov 2018

    With Iain Sinclair, Kate Fox, Sam Illingworth and Marilyn Hacker

  • Uncertainty

    Fri 23 Nov 2018

    Shaun Usher, Jo Neary and Jude Rogers are in the late-night language lock-in.

  • Unwritten Poems - Verb Podcast Extra

    Fri 9 Nov 2018

    A chance to hear the poems from the Unwritten event at 'Contains Strong Language' in full

  • Unwritten

    Fri 9 Nov 2018

    The Verb presents 'Unwritten: Caribbean Poems After The First World War'

  • Writing The Midlands

    Fri 2 Nov 2018

    The Verb on The Midlands with Jonathan Coe, Liz Berry, Polar Bear

  • Instagram Poetry

    Fri 26 Oct 2018

    featuring Yrsa Daley-Ward

  • Into The Forest

    Fri 19 Oct 2018

    The Verb explores the forest as metaphor with Terry Deary and Pascale Petit

  • Failure for Writers

    Fri 12 Oct 2018

    The Verb on 'failure' with Kate Fox, Mohammed Hanif, Scanner and Bryony Kimmings

  • Young Poets

    Fri 5 Oct 2018

    The Verb at the 'Contains Strong Language' festival in Hull with the Foyle Young Poets

  • Contains Strong Language festival

    Fri 28 Sep 2018

    The Verb at Contains Strong Language with Jackie Kay, Gruff Rhys and Louise Wallwein

  • Latitude Festival

    Fri 21 Sep 2018

    Join Ian and guests at the Latitude Festival's Speakeasy stage

  • The Verb at the Proms

    Fri 14 Sep 2018

    Ian McMillan is joined by Michael Palin, Anne Dudley, Jason Singh and Mojdeh Stoakley.

  • The NHS at 70

    Fri 6 Jul 2018

    The Verb celebrates the NHS at 70.

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The Verb: Something New 鈥� The Poems

New poems commissioned by The Verb for the 大象传媒 centenary.

35 Years of Spoken Word

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A season of Poetry and Performance from Hull.

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