The Verb Podcast
Ian McMillan hosts Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance.
Episodes to download
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Green Places and Haunts - The Verb at Contains Strong Language
Fri 1 Oct 2021
Ian McMillan and guests on Coventry's green places and the river that ghosts through it.
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Live from Contains Strong Language
Fri 24 Sep 2021
With Loyle Carner, John Agard, Siana Bangura and Roy McFarlane.
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New Rules for Writing - Manifesto Launch
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Ian McMillan reveals the ideas in our new manifesto with guests including Damon Albarn.
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The Keepnet Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Anita Sethi, Kate Fox, Ira Lightman and Tom Chatfield.
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How to Write a Manifesto - Experiments in Living
Fri 23 Jul 2021
Greg James, Chris Smith, Kathryn Williams and Malika Booker and Ian McMillan on manifestos
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The Politics Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 25 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan's guests are Ed Miliband, Jackie Weaver, Emilie Robson and Kate Fox.
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Extremes
Fri 18 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan goes to the extremes this week to explore writing on the edge of places.
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Tree Thinking - Experiments in Living
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan with Sarah Moss, Peter Wohlleben, Jason Allen-Paisant and Sheena Blackhall.
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Time Scales - Experiments in Living
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Ian McMillan on timescales with Danny Dorling, Rachael Boast, Roman Krznaric and Kate Fox
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The Hay Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 28 May 2021
Hay Festival guests Michael Morpurgo, Caitlin Moran and Imbolo Mbue join Ian McMillan.
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Reverie - Experiments in Living
Fri 21 May 2021
Ian McMillan and guests explore the dreamlike experience of 'reverie'.
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Family Time - Experiments in Living
Fri 14 May 2021
Ian McMillan talks families with Hollie MicNish, Hadley Freeman and Gillian Clarke.
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Collaborations - Experiments in Living
Fri 7 May 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by collaborators Nicci Gerard and Sean French, and Harry and Chris.
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Writing Technology - Experiments in Living
Fri 30 Apr 2021
Isy Suttie and other writers on how technology shapes our time and thinking.
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Pausing and Punctuation - Experiments in Living
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Ian McMillan punctuates with Kei Miller, Angela Leighton, Eley Williams and Kate Fox.
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Determination in Writing - Experiments in Living
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by guests including Paula Byrne and Iona Lee.
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Planets - Experiments in Living
Fri 2 Apr 2021
Planets and poetry with Ian McMillan and guests including Bettany Hughes and JO Morgan.
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Spring Poetry: ambivalence and beauty
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Paul Farley, Caleb Femi and Penelope Lively to celebrate spring.
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Writing at Home - Experiments in Living
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Ian McMillan on 'writing at home' with Maggie O'Farrell and Brian Bilston.
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The Great Gatsby
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Ian McMillan is joined by Sarah Churchwell, Inua Ellams, LJ Rich and Jonathan Bate.
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Gratitude - Experiments in Living
Fri 5 Mar 2021
Ian McMillan with Michael Symmons Roberts, Leafcutter John, Jack Bernhardt and Kate Fox.
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T.S. Eliot Prize
Fri 29 Jan 2021
Ian McMillan presents readings from poets shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.
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Writing the Weather - Experiments in Living
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Ian McMillan talks to Jenny Offill, Alice Oswald and Wayne Binitie about weather language.
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Optimism in Stories for Children - Experiments in Living
Fri 8 Jan 2021
Ian McMillan with Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Gaia Vince, Smriti Halls and Kate Fox.
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Christmas Lights Verb - Experiments in Living
Fri 18 Dec 2020
The Christmas Verb, with Floella Benjamin, John Cooper Clarke and Susie Dent.
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Brazil - Experiments in Living
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Ian McMillan鈥檚 guests celebrate and explore the writers of Brazil.
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Margaret Atwood - Experiments in Living
Fri 4 Dec 2020
Ian McMillan talks to Margaret Atwood about her writing process.
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Zero-Growth Writing - Experiments in Living
Fri 27 Nov 2020
Zero-Growth with Yanis Varoufakis, Patrick McGuinness, Jade Cuttle and Seren Griffiths.
The Verb: Something New 鈥� The Poems
New poems commissioned by The Verb for the 麻豆社 centenary.
35 Years of Spoken Word
A season of Poetry and Performance from Hull.
麻豆社 Arts
Explore the 麻豆社 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.
