The Verb Podcast
Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
Episodes to download
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Wild Water
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Ian McMillan is joined by Ruth Padel, Vik Sharma, Caroline Bergvall and Will Burns.
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Something New
Fri 7 Apr 2023
Ian McMillan is joined by Michael Symmons Roberts, Kate Fox, and Jacob Polley.
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The Sounds between the Words
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Testament, poet, and world-record-breaking human beatboxer, explores sounds between words.
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The Secret Lives of Women
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Ian McMillan's guests explore the stories we tell about women's inner lives.
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The Intimacy of Names
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Ian McMillan's guests include Jackie Kay, Liz Berry and Christopher Reid.
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The Radio Drama Verb
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Ian McMillan celebrates 100 years of BBC Radio drama with some brand new commissions.
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Last Lines
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Ian McMillan enjoys last lines with Stuart Maconie, Caroline Bird, and Sinéad Morrissey.
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Seductive Places
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Luke Wright's guests are Helen Mort, Kate Fox, Anita Sethi and Martin Rowson.
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Writing Childhood
Fri 3 Feb 2023
Ian McMillan is joined by Don Paterson, Sally Bayley and Donovan McAbee
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The Verb TS Eliot Prize
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Join Ian McMillan for a celebration of the collections shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize.
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The Festive Verb
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Join Ian McMillan and his guests for a festive edition of The Verb.
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First Drafts
Fri 25 Nov 2022
Joining Ian at the drawing board are Denise Mina, Toby Litt, Paul Tran and Polly Paulusma.
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BBC Centenary - Radio and Poetry
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Celebrating 100 years of poetry on the BBC with Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word.
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Liberation Narratives
Fri 21 Oct 2022
What does it mean to be free? Ian McMillan and guests consider Liberation Narratives.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Ian McMillan presents an extended interview with poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah.
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Harvest
Fri 7 Oct 2022
An ode to autumn with Melissa Harrison, Amy Jeffs, Rebecca May Johnson and Joelle Taylor.
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40 years of Apples and Snakes
Fri 30 Sep 2022
The Verb celebrates 40 years of spoken word poetry with Apples and Snakes.
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Birmingham Contains Strong Language
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word, recorded at Birmingham Contains Strong Language.
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From Contains Strong Language
Fri 16 Sep 2022
with Linton Kwesi Johnson, Isabelle Baafi, Romalyn Ante, Luke Kennard and Linda France
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Games Day
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Ian McMillan hosts games day with Rhianna Pratchett, Philip Terry and Louise Blain.
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Michael Longley
Fri 8 Jul 2022
An extended interview with poet Michael Longley at his home in Belfast.
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Old Age
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Ian McMillan and guests explore the language, poetry and perceptions of old age.
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Music and Words
Fri 17 Jun 2022
From Sir Paul McCartney to Fat White Family - when words and music collide.
The Verb: Something New – The Poems
New poems commissioned by The Verb for the BBC centenary.
35 Years of Spoken Word
A season of Poetry and Performance from Hull.
BBC Arts
Explore the BBC Arts website and discover the best of British art and culture.
The Dylan Thomas Collection
Listen to programmes, poetry readings and commentary from Radio 3's Dylan Thomas Day.
