Wordsworth: Experiments in Living at Contains Strong Language

The Verb comes from Grasmere to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wordsworth's birth.

• 44 mins

Landscape & Language: Experiments in Living

Record at the Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 44 mins

Claudia Rankine - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan is joined by the American poet Claudia Rankine to explore her writing.

• 44 mins

Oil Stories - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan and guests look at the way poets have written about oil and the oil industry.

• 47 mins

The Poetry of Walls: Inside Out at the Southbank Centre

New poetry inspired by the limestone and concrete walls of London's Southbank Centre.

• 44 mins

Comedy writing in difficult times: Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan is joined by Ben Schott, Kate Fox, Grainne Maguire and Matt Winning

• 44 mins

The Changing Language of Veganism: Experiments in Living

With Benjamin Zephaniah, Jonathan Safran Foer, Agustina Bazterrica and Rachael Allen

• 44 mins

Green Memoir - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan and guests on 'green' memoir, our intimacy with landscape and its language.

• 44 mins

Zero-Growth Writing - Experiments in Living

Zero-Growth with Yanis Varoufakis, Patrick McGuinness, Jade Cuttle and Seren Griffiths.

• 44 mins

Margaret Atwood - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan talks to Margaret Atwood about her writing process.

• 44 mins

Brazil - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan’s guests celebrate and explore the writers of Brazil.

• 44 mins

Christmas Lights Verb - Experiments in Living

The Christmas Verb, with Floella Benjamin, John Cooper Clarke and Susie Dent.

• 46 mins

Optimism in Stories for Children - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan with Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Gaia Vince, Smriti Halls and Kate Fox.

• 44 mins

Writing the Weather - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan talks to Jenny Offill, Alice Oswald and Wayne Binitie about weather language.

• 44 mins

T.S. Eliot Prize

Ian McMillan presents readings from poets shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.

• 44 mins

The Walk

Ian McMillan, Testament and Ira Lightman explore words and walking.

• 44 mins

Crime

Ian McMillan and guests explore the challenge of crime writing.

• 44 mins

Gratitude - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan with Michael Symmons Roberts, Leafcutter John, Jack Bernhardt and Kate Fox.

• 44 mins

The Great Gatsby

Ian McMillan is joined by Sarah Churchwell, Inua Ellams, LJ Rich and Jonathan Bate.

• 44 mins

Writing at Home - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan on 'writing at home' with Maggie O'Farrell and Brian Bilston.

• 44 mins

Spring Poetry: ambivalence and beauty

Ian McMillan is joined by Paul Farley, Caleb Femi and Penelope Lively to celebrate spring.

• 44 mins

Planets - Experiments in Living

Planets and poetry with Ian McMillan and guests including Bettany Hughes and JO Morgan.

• 44 mins

Determination in Writing - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan is joined by guests including Paula Byrne and Iona Lee.

• 44 mins

Pausing and Punctuation - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan punctuates with Kei Miller, Angela Leighton, Eley Williams and Kate Fox.

• 43 mins

Writing Technology - Experiments in Living

Isy Suttie and other writers on how technology shapes our time and thinking.

• 43 mins

Collaborations - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan is joined by collaborators Nicci Gerard and Sean French, and Harry and Chris.

• 44 mins

Family Time - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan talks families with Hollie MicNish, Hadley Freeman and Gillian Clarke.

• 43 mins

Reverie - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan and guests explore the dreamlike experience of 'reverie'.

• 44 mins

The Hay Verb - Experiments in Living

Hay Festival guests Michael Morpurgo, Caitlin Moran and Imbolo Mbue join Ian McMillan.

• 43 mins

Time Scales - Experiments in Living

Ian McMillan on timescales with Danny Dorling, Rachael Boast, Roman Krznaric and Kate Fox

• 44 mins