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The Verb Episodes

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    The Verb Celebrates 35 Years of Spoken Word

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

  2. The Unseen Verb

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

  3. The Stoic Verb

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

  4. The Tense Verb

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

  5. Tim Minchin

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

  6. The Society of the Spectacle

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

  7. The Memory Verb

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

  8. 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.

  9. The Verb Live from Contains Strong Language

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

  10. The Boffin Verb

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

  11. The Verb at the Edinburgh Festivals

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

  12. The Verb's Glastonbury Utopia

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

  13. David Sedaris and Sarah Churchwell

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

  14. Strange Meetings

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

  15. Jackie Kay, Nicola Barker, Scottee

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

  16. Writing and Psychoanalysis

    Ian McMillan visits celebrated psychoanalytic writer and therapist Adam Phillips.

  17. The Verb at Hay Festival

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

  18. The Verb on Return

    Ian McMillan presents the word cabaret, exploring the possibilities of looking back.

  19. Confessions

    Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, exploring confessions.

  20. New Poetry

    Ian McMillan features debut poetry collections from Kayo Chingonyi and Ocean Vuong.

  21. Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution: The Reformation and the Rural in Poetry

    Ian McMillan examines rural imagery in Reformation literature and contemporary poetry.

  22. The Fake Verb

    Ian McMillan joins author Delphine de Vigan, plus Ira Lightman on the art of the fake.

  23. The True Verb

    Poet Simon Armitage and journalist Jude Rogers on 'truth' in poetry and 1980s pop lyrics.

  24. The Oh! Verb

    As Radio 3 visits Hull for Uproot, Ian McMillan discusses vowels and goat-fronting.

  25. Free Thinking - 'Englishnesses'

    Ian McMillan with an edition for the Free Thinking Festival 2017 exploring 'Englishnesses'

  26. Free Thinking Festival - Charter of the Forest

    Richard Hawley, Emmy the Great, Kate Fox and William Fiennes take to The Verb Stage.

  27. Paul Auster Special

    An extended interview with the prolific American novelist Paul Auster.

  28. The Language of Dance

    Critic Ismene Brown explains how to write about dance, plus poetry from Nathan Walker.

  29. Helen Dunmore Special

    Ian McMillan celebrates the work of poet and novelist Helen Dunmore.

  30. Place

    Ian McMillan and guests explore how place shapes or distorts the stories we tell.

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