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Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Writers of the Caribbean diaspora

    Fri 12 Jun 2020

    Roger Robinson, Malika Booker, Jacob Sam-La Rose and Ingrid Persaud.

  • Language Lockdown

    Fri 5 Jun 2020

    With Kate Clanchy, Rob Drummond and Julie Hesmondhalgh

  • Virtual Hay Festival

    Fri 22 May 2020

    With Kapka Kassabova, James Shapiro and Inua Ellams

  • Birdsong

    Fri 15 May 2020

    With Sam Lee, Jen Hadfield and Richard Smyth.

  • Woods, Weeds and Wildflowers: Nature Poetry

    Fri 8 May 2020

    With Alice Oswald and Fiona Sampson

  • Mirrors

    Fri 24 Apr 2020

    Looking into the mirror with Rebecca Solnit and Ira Lightman.

  • 17/04/2020

    Fri 17 Apr 2020

    Ian McMillan is joined by guests including Alan Titchmarsh and Patience Agbabi.

  • Social

    Fri 10 Apr 2020

    Boo Hewerdine and Kate Fox on how friendships change in difficult times.

  • African Writing

    Fri 3 Apr 2020

    With Maaza Mengiste, Ekow Eshun, Jennifer Makumbi and Ellah Wakatama.

  • Obsolete

    Fri 20 Mar 2020

    With William Gibson, Don Paterson and K峄嵦乴谩 T煤b峄嵦�s煤n and Caro C

  • Poetry and philosophy

    Fri 6 Mar 2020

    Ian McMillan's guests are Raymond Antrobus and Helen Mort.

  • The Language of Leaving

    Fri 28 Feb 2020

    Ian McMillan explores the language of leaving.

  • Hotel

    Fri 21 Feb 2020

    With Eimear McBride, Andy Miller and Roger Luckhurst

  • Native American Writing

    Fri 7 Feb 2020

    Acclaimed poet Layli Long Soldier joins Ian McMillan to explore her poetry.

  • Goodness

    Fri 31 Jan 2020

    With Kelcey Wilson-Lee, Will Harris, Kate Fox and Toby Litt.

  • Puns and Wordplay

    Fri 24 Jan 2020

    Ian McMillan and his guests explore the power of puns and wordplay

  • The World of Poetry Publishing

    Fri 10 Jan 2020

    With Michael Schmidt, Peter Sansom, Nell Nelson and Malachi McIntosh

  • Christmas Nonsense

    Fri 20 Dec 2019

    Ian McMillan celebrates nonsense writing with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

  • Sports Writing

    Fri 6 Dec 2019

    With Frank Skinner, Zaffar Kunial, Rob Drummond and Joseph Bond.

  • To the Circus

    Fri 29 Nov 2019

    The Verb goes to the circus.

  • German poetry after the Berlin Wall

    Fri 15 Nov 2019

    Radio 3's weekly exploration of language and literature

  • Novels that Shaped Our Language

    Fri 8 Nov 2019

    With Tim Minchin, Elif Shafak, Geoff Dyer and Kit de Waal

  • Alone

    Fri 1 Nov 2019

    The language and literature of loneliness with Kate Carr and DJ Taylor.

  • Molluscs

    Fri 18 Oct 2019

    Ian McMillan and guests, including novelist Jill Dawson on molluscs, slime and writing.

  • The Moon Verb

    Fri 19 Jul 2019

    With Ocean Vuong, Kate Fox, Rob Drummond, Ira Lightman and Mary Jean Chan.

  • The Sound of Translation

    Fri 12 Jul 2019

    With Rowan Williams, Adam Thirlwell and Adania Shibli.

  • The Common or Vulgar Verb

    Fri 5 Jul 2019

    with Philip Gross, Jacqueline Saphra, Cathy Rentzenbrink and Heather Phillipson.

  • Aldeburgh

    Fri 7 Jun 2019

    Live from The Aldeburgh Festival with Lavinia Greenlaw, Fiona Sampson and Mark Padmore.

  • The Hay Festival

    Fri 31 May 2019

    Ian McMillan is joined by John Lanchester, Hannah Sullivan, Rachel Parris and Nina Stibbe

  • America

    Fri 24 May 2019

    With Tracy K Smith, Terrance Hayes and Sarah Churchwell.

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