The Verb Episodes Episode guide
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George Pelecanos/PsychoPoetica/Sparks/CERN Lexicon
Ian McMillan presents an interview with The Wire writer George Pelecanos.
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Matthew Caley/CK Stead/Sparks/Writing and Social Work/Willy Vlautin
With CK Stead on the art of the short story, and American songwriter Willy Vlautin.
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Chekhov competition / Pearl Buck / Tracey Thorn / Pluto / Lorca in Shetlandic
Ian McMillan is joined by authors and poets for Radio 3's cabaret of the word.
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Attila the Stockbroker/Sophie Hannah/Ross Sutherland/Benin City
Ian McMillan presents a special edition, with guests including poet Ross Sutherland.
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Scottish Edition
Ian McMillan presents a special Scottish edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word.
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Joshua Ferris/Ginger and Black/JD Salinger Early Work/Niven Govinden
Presented by Ian McMillan. With novelist Joshua Ferris on books about the soul.
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Turkish Literature - Orhan Pamuk
Ian McMillan presents a special edition focusing on Turkish literature. With Orhan Pamuk.
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Haitian writing/Evie Wyld/Bill Griffiths/Lawrence Venuti
Presented by Ian McMillan. With new writing from Evie Wyld, plus Catalan poems.
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Live from Broadcasting House
Ian McMillan presents a special edition from the 成人论坛 Radio Theatre.
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New European Writing/Kate Kilalea/Kevin Jackson/Laura Veirs/The poetry of Charles Bukowski
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word.
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David Crystal/Simon Barraclough/Darrell Lloyd/Science Writing/Bestsellers of 1910
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word includes new fiction from Darrell Lloyd.
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Jonathan Lethem/Chekhov Short Story Competition/Elvis at 75/John Ashbery
Ian McMillan meets novelist Jonathan Lethem and avant-garde American poet John Ashbery.
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John Cooper Clarke/Matthew Holness/Laura Dockrill/Alex Horne
With Ian McMillan. Featuring new writing from award-winning comedian Matthew Holness.
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David Harsent/Cookery Writing/Browning/Eleanor Rees
Ian McMillan's cabaret of the word includes new writing from poet David Harsent.
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Ian Martin/Arto Vaun/School of Night/Margaret Tait
Ian McMillan's word cabaret features poet Arto Vaun and improvisation by School of Night.
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John Updike/Lists/Laura Gibson/Word of the Year/Nigar Hasan-Zadeh, Richard McKane
Ian McMillan talks to Azerbaijani poet and rising star Nigar Hassan-Zadeh.
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Muriel Spark/Sean Taylor/New American Gothic/Kenneth Steven/成人论坛 Introducing
Ian McMillan presents. Featuring Muriel Spark's work and singer-songwriter Sean Taylor.
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Martha Wainwright/Paul Durcan/Writing in Old Age/Halldor Laxness
With Martha Wainwright on the lyrics of Edith Piaf, plus poet Paul Durcan.
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Frieda Hughes/Youngest Authors/Keorapetse Kgositsile and Lebo Mashile/Greyworld
Ian McMillan talks to Frieda Hughes about her latest poetry collection.
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Peter Flannery/Kachi Ozumba/Alec Finlay and Linda France/Beccy Owen
Ian McMillan's guests in a Free Thinking edition are Peter Flannery and Kachi Ozumba.
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John Irving/Frank Cottrell Boyce/Free Thinking 2009/OED Historical Thesaurus
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist John Irving and writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.
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2009 Forward Poetry Prize
Ian McMillan talks to 2009 Forward Prize winners Don Paterson and Emma Jones.
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Dreda Say Mitchell/Simone Felice/Larissa Miller
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Dreda Say Mitchell, Simone Felice and Larissa Miller.
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Sophie Woolley/Alex Horne/Sam Lee and Thomas McCarthy
Ian McMillan presents a new commission from writer and performer Sophie Woolley.
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Don Paterson/Nick Harkaway/Nemo's Almanac/MacGillivray
Featuring poets Don Paterson and Nick Harkaway, plus singer MacGillivray.
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10/07/2009
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word.
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Joe Dunthorne/Basil Bunting
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist Joe Dunthorne, with a new short story.
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26/06/2009
Ian McMillan's guests include novelist Niven Govinden, author of Graffiti My Soul.
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Jen Hadfield
Ian McMillan's guests include TS Eliot Prize winner Jen Hadfield.
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Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Ian McMillan's guests include dramatist Rebecca Lenkiewicz, with a brand new monologue.