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The Verb Episodes

  1. The Verb at Free Thinking: 1/2 'The Many'

    Ian McMillan and guests discuss 'The Many' from the Free Thinking Festival in Gateshead.

  2. The Local Verb

    Sarah Hall, Hollie McNish & Vanessa Kisuule, Ari Eldjarn, and Rob Drummond.

  3. Notes on The Verb

    Writer Toby Litt and journalist Jude Rogers take notes with Ian McMillan.

  4. Poetry Book Club with Douglas Dunn

    Ian McMillan and the Poetry Book Club audience are joined by Douglas Dunn.

  5. Fighting Talk

    Willy Vlautin, Ben Crystal and Ross Sutherland get physical with language.

  6. The Wellbeing Verb

    Melissa Lee-Houghton, Julie Hesmondhalgh and George Szirtes.

  7. Kerry Andrew, Danez Smith, Hollie McNish and Jenni Fagan

    Ian McMillan and Hollie McNish present the best in new poetry.

  8. Lord Fox, David Crystal and Jenny Colgan

    Ian McMillan's guests are David Crystal, poet Mike Garry and novelist Jenny Colgan.

  9. Chest of Drawers

    Ian McMillan's guests are Ron Padgett, Hollie McNish, Harry Giles, and Laurie Bolger.

  10. The Verb's 'Out of this World' Christmas Special

    Carol Ann Duffy, Hollie McNish and Abandoman join Ian McMillan for a sci-fi Christmas.

  11. Lorna Goodison and Jorie Graham

    Ian McMillan shares extended interviews with poets Lorna Goodison and Jorie Graham.

  12. The Scrolling Verb

    Ian McMillan's guests on scrolling and scrolls include David Schneider and Ira Lightman.

  13. How do you choose a mentor?

    Guests include Margaret Cho, Sarah Howe, Tim X Atack, Hollie McNish & Rosy Carrick.

  14. The Verb Celebrates 35 Years of Spoken Word

    Ian McMillan presents the story of spoken word in the UK - from Hull, with John Hegley.

  15. The Unseen Verb

    Ian McMillan explores the 'unseen' with Mark Cousins, Isobel Rogers and William Letford.

  16. The Stoic Verb

    Guests include Angie Hobbs, Coralie Bickford-Smith, Ned Boulting and John Osborne.

  17. The Tense Verb

    Philip Pullman, Hollie McNish, and Francesca Martinez join Ian McMillan.

  18. Tim Minchin

    Ian McMillan speaks to comedian, author and composer Tim Minchin.

  19. The Society of the Spectacle

    Ian McMillan's guests include Will Self, Nick Harkaway and Paul Harfleet.

  20. The Memory Verb

    Ian McMillan presents a 'memorisable' cabaret of the word with Jenny Uglow & Julian Glover

  21. The Verb at the Contains Strong Language Festival of poetry and performance

    Ian presents a host of international poets recorded as part of the Hull 2017 Celebrations.

  22. The Verb Live from Contains Strong Language

    Ian McMillan broadcasts live from Hull with poetry inspired by the city.

  23. The Boffin Verb

    Ian McMillan's guests include writer Francis Spufford and poet Hollie McNish.

  24. The Verb at the Edinburgh Festivals

    Ian McMillan is back in festival mode with guests including Colm Toibin and Aditi Mittal.

  25. The Verb's Glastonbury Utopia

    Ian ponders a new way to live with Murray Lachlan Young, Nadia Rose and Kathryn Williams.

  26. David Sedaris and Sarah Churchwell

    Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, celebrating the anecdote.

  27. Strange Meetings

    Ian McMillan's guests are Don Paterson, Tessa Hadley, Jack Bernhardt and Denise Mina.

  28. Jackie Kay, Nicola Barker, Scottee

    Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret, with Jackie Kay, Nicola Barker and Scottee.

  29. Writing and Psychoanalysis

    Ian McMillan visits celebrated psychoanalytic writer and therapist Adam Phillips.

  30. The Verb at Hay Festival

    Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret from the 蜜芽传媒 tent at 2017's Hay Festival.

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