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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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.
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The Verb at Hay
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Ian McMillan is joined by Jennifer Egan, Gurnaik Johal and Allie Esiri.
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The Verb at Hay
Fri 3 Jun 2022
Ian McMillan's guests are Lemn Sissay, Monica Ali, Tishani Doshi and Daniel Morden.
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The Queen's Library, Windsor Castle
Fri 27 May 2022
Ian McMillan with Simon Armitage, Grace Nichols, Stella Panayotova and Theresa Lola.
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Books and Pens
Fri 13 May 2022
Ian McMillan's guests Emma Smith, Naush Sabah and Gerry Cambridge celebrate books and pens
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Ancient and Modern
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Ian McMillan is joined Lucy Mercer, Glyn Maxwell, Nick Chater and Tice Cin.
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15/04/2022
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
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The Twentieth Anniversary Verb
Fri 8 Apr 2022
Ian McMillan and guests celebrate 20 years of poetry and performance on The Verb!
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After Dark Festival: The Chance to Change
Fri 25 Mar 2022
The After Dark Festival at Sage Gateshead.
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Mothers and Daughters
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Warsan Shire, Ruth Padel, Hollie McNish and Lissa Evans join Ian McMillan.
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Adversaries.
Fri 4 Mar 2022
Marlon James and Hannah Lowe join Ian McMillan for a discussion of adversaries.
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Writing Travel
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Ian McMillan's weekly foray into language and literature explores the well-travelled life.
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Couples
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Ian McMillan's weekly digest of language and literature with Tessa Hadley and Rommi Smith.
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What Kind of Times Are These?
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan's regular foray into the world of language and literature
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TS Eliot Prize Verb
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan celebrates the poetry collections on the TS Eliot Prize shortlist.
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Mermaids and Other Mysterious Sea Creatures
Fri 7 Jan 2022
Ian McMillan explores the language and imagery of sea myths and folklore.
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The Christmas Dinner Verb
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by John Hegley, Carol Ann Duffy, Kathryn Williams, and Jay Rayner.
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The Everyday Verb
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Michael Rosen, Lauren Elkin, and Christopher Green talk diaries with Ian McMillan.
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Bernardine Evaristo
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Ian McMillan explores the writing of Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo.
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Electricity
Fri 5 Nov 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Ben Okri, Susie Dent, Kerry Shale, and Laura Watts.
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.
