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The Verb

A podcast by: BBC Radio 4

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

Our American listeners can also listen to The Verb at our American site

237 Episodes

28/07/2024
Published 2024-07-28

21/07/2024
Published 2024-07-21
14/07/2024
Published 2024-07-14
07/07/2024
Published 2024-07-07
30/06/2024
Published 2024-06-30
23/06/2024
Published 2024-06-23
The Final Verbdown
Published 2024-03-29
The Claustrophobic Verb
Published 2024-03-22
Zadie Smith
Published 2024-03-15
International Women's Day Verb
Published 2024-03-09
Words on Music
Published 2024-03-04
The Cute Verb
Published 2024-02-23
The World in Words
Published 2024-02-23
The Physical Verb
Published 2024-02-09
The Hip Hop Verb
Published 2024-02-06
Tessa Hadley
Published 2024-01-28
The TS Eliot Prize
Published 2024-01-19
Language
Published 2024-01-15
Last Lines
Published 2024-01-05
The Verb Christmas Special
Published 2023-12-22
Writing a Good Future
Published 2023-12-15
Joyce Carol Oates
Published 2023-12-01
Colm Tóibín
Published 2023-11-17
Shakespeare and the future
Published 2023-11-10
New International Poetry from the Contains Strong Language Festival 2023
Published 2023-11-03
20/10/2023
Published 2023-10-20
The Verb at Contains Strong Language Festival
Published 2023-10-06
Poetry from Contains Strong Language
Published 2023-09-29
Live from Contains Strong Language 2023
Published 2023-09-22
Irish Writing
Published 2023-09-15
The Verb at the Trades Club
Published 2023-07-14
Confidence: Masterclass
Published 2023-07-07
New Ways of Writing
Published 2023-06-30
Fathers and Time
Published 2023-06-23
The Verb at Hay Festival: How to write a Novel
Published 2023-06-16
The Verb at Hay Festival
Published 2023-06-09
Futures Verb
Published 2023-06-02
The Wicker Man Verb
Published 2023-05-26
Monsters and the Monstrous
Published 2023-05-19
12/05/2023
Published 2023-05-12

Radio 4's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance

237 Episodes

28/07/2024

21/07/2024

14/07/2024

07/07/2024

30/06/2024

23/06/2024

The Final Verbdown

The Claustrophobic Verb

Zadie Smith

International Women's Day Verb

Words on Music

The Cute Verb

The World in Words

The Physical Verb

The Hip Hop Verb

Tessa Hadley

The TS Eliot Prize

Language

Last Lines

The Verb Christmas Special

Writing a Good Future

Joyce Carol Oates

Colm Tóibín

Shakespeare and the future

New International Poetry from the Contains Strong Language Festival 2023

20/10/2023

The Verb at Contains Strong Language Festival

Poetry from Contains Strong Language

Live from Contains Strong Language 2023

Irish Writing

The Verb at the Trades Club

Confidence: Masterclass

New Ways of Writing

Fathers and Time

The Verb at Hay Festival: How to write a Novel

The Verb at Hay Festival

Futures Verb

The Wicker Man Verb

Monsters and the Monstrous

12/05/2023