The Verb Episodes Episode guide
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The Verb Live from Contains Strong Language
Ian McMillan broadcasts live from Hull with poetry inspired by the city.
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The Boffin Verb
Ian McMillan's guests include writer Francis Spufford and poet Hollie McNish.
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The Verb at the Edinburgh Festivals
Ian McMillan is back in festival mode with guests including Colm Toibin and Aditi Mittal.
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The Verb's Glastonbury Utopia
Ian ponders a new way to live with Murray Lachlan Young, Nadia Rose and Kathryn Williams.
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David Sedaris and Sarah Churchwell
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, celebrating the anecdote.
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Strange Meetings
Ian McMillan's guests are Don Paterson, Tessa Hadley, Jack Bernhardt and Denise Mina.
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Jackie Kay, Nicola Barker, Scottee
Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret, with Jackie Kay, Nicola Barker and Scottee.
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Writing and Psychoanalysis
Ian McMillan visits celebrated psychoanalytic writer and therapist Adam Phillips.
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The Verb at Hay Festival
Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret from the 大象传媒 tent at 2017's Hay Festival.
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The Verb on Return
Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret, exploring the possibilities of looking back.
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Confessions
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, exploring confessions.
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New Poetry
Ian McMillan features debut poetry collections from Kayo Chingonyi and Ocean Vuong.
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Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: The Reformation and the Rural in Poetry
Ian McMillan examines rural imagery in Reformation literature and contemporary poetry.
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The Fake Verb
Ian McMillan joins author Delphine de Vigan, plus Ira Lightman on the art of the fake.
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The True Verb
Poet Simon Armitage and journalist Jude Rogers on 'truth' in poetry and 1980s pop lyrics.
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The Oh! Verb
As Radio 3 visits Hull for Uproot, Ian McMillan discusses vowels and goat-fronting.
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Free Thinking - 'Englishnesses'
Ian McMillan with an edition for the Free Thinking Festival 2017 exploring 'Englishnesses'
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Free Thinking Festival - Charter of the Forest
Richard Hawley, Emmy the Great, Kate Fox and William Fiennes take to The Verb Stage.
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Paul Auster Special
An extended interview with the prolific American novelist Paul Auster.
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The Language of Dance
Critic Ismene Brown explains how to write about dance, plus poetry from Nathan Walker.
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Helen Dunmore Special
Ian McMillan celebrates the work of poet and novelist Helen Dunmore.
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Place
Ian McMillan and guests explore how place shapes or distorts the stories we tell.
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On Form
Ian McMillan literary form with writers Claudia Rankine, Don Paterson and AL Kennedy.
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Poetry Book Club with Paul Muldoon
Ian McMillan presents The Verb's Poetry Book Club, celebrating poet Paul Muldoon.
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The Verb on Lateness...
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, examining lateness.
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Mark Haddon, Kei Miller, DBC Pierre, Meilyr Jones
Ian McMillan's guests include writers Mark Haddon, Kei Miller and DBC Pierre.
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The Christmas Verb
Ian McMillan presents a Christmas edition of the word cabaret in front of an audience.
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The Eccentric Verb
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, exploring eccentricity.
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Ian Rawes, Meike Ziervogel
Ian McMillan's guests are Ian Rawes, Meike Ziervogel, Oli Hazzard and Matthew Kaner.
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Zaffar Kunial, John Crace and John Sutherland
Ian McMillan's guests include Zaffar Kunial, John Crace and John Sutherland.
