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  1. T.S. Eliot Prize Poets

    Ian McMillan presents a poetry highlight of the year - the T.S. Eliot Prize readings.

  2. 26/12/2025

    Ian McMillan hosts Simon Armitage, Helen Mort and Katharine Goda, with music from LYR.

  3. The Christmas Adverb

    Testament's festive guests are Jackie Kay, Brian Bilston, John Hegley and Sam Lee.

  4. Simon Armitage, Alistair McGowan, Joelle Taylor

    Ian McMillan's guests include Simon Armitage, Alistair McGowan and Joelle Taylor.

  5. Train Poetry with Don Paterson, Bella Hardy, Carmen Marcus, Patrick McGuinness

    Ian McMillan with Don Paterson, Carmen Marcus, Patrick McGuinness & Bella Hardy on trains

  6. Hollie McNish, Major General Tim Hodgetts, Julia Nemirovskaya, Robert Chandler

    Ian McMillan and Hollie McNish, Maj.Gen. Tim Hodgetts, Julia Nemirovskaya, Robert Chandler

  7. Shaun Usher, Katrina Naomi, Amani Saeed, Fran Edwards and Jennifer Jones

    Ian McMillan hosts Shaun Usher, Katrina Naomi, Amani Saeed, Fran Edwards & Jennifer Jones.

  8. Poetry by Tony Harrison, US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, and Daniel Sluman

    Ian McMillan's guests are Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, Arthur Sze and Daniel Sluman.

  9. Maria Popova, Aditya Narayan, Kimberly Campanello, DM Black

    Ian McMillan with Maria Popova, Aditya Narayan, Kimberly Campanello, and DM Black.

  10. The Verb from Contains Strong Language in Bradford

    Ian McMillan presents The Verb from Contains Strong Language in Bradford.

  11. The Adverb

    Testament presents poetry from Daljit Nagra, Kate Fox, Andrew McMillan and Kirsty Taylor

  12. The Adverb from the Ledbury Poetry Festival

    Ian McMillan, Jackie Kay, Hollie McNish & Michael Pedersen at the Ledbury Poetry Festival

  13. The Adverb at the Edinburgh Festivals

    Ian McMillan hosts Liz Lochhead, Robert Crawford & Hannah Lavery at the Edinburgh Festival

  14. The Adverb at the Hay Festival 2025

    Ian McMillan presents poets in performance for The Verb's performance wing, The Adverb.

  15. Forrest Gander, Laurie Bolger, SJ Fowler, Rachel Segal Hamilton

    Forrest Gander, Laurie Bolger, SJ Fowler and Rachel Segal Hamilton.

  16. Harriet Walter, Jason Singh, Gillian Allnutt, Glacier Poetry

    Ian McMillan is joined by Harriet Walter, Jason Singh and Gillian Allnutt.

  17. Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, Yvonne Lyon, Eartoon

    Ian McMillan's guests are Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, and Yvonne Lyon.

  18. Poetry and performance with Ian McMillan

    Barnsley Bard Ian McMillan is joined by guests for poetry performance and discussion.

  19. Hedges and poetry

    Ian McMillan's guests are Testament, Michael Symmons Roberts, Sam Lee, Alison Brackenbury.

  20. Peter Mackay, Tishani Doshi, Scanner, Lorna Goodison

    Ian McMillan's guests include Scottish Makar Peter Mackay & Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison

  21. Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones

    Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza and Deryn Rees-Jones join Ian McMillan

  22. George Szirtes, Cecilia Knapp, Lisa Knapp, Gerry Diver, Rishi Dastidar

    Ian McMillan's guests include George Szirtes, who's been awarded the King's Gold Medal.

  23. Don Paterson, Zena Edwards, John McAuliffe on Michael Longley

    Don Paterson, Zena Edwards, John McAuliffe on Michael Longley, and words for numbers.

  24. Reeta Chakrabarti, Fred D'Aguiar, Ella Frears, Edward Wilson-Lee

    Reeta Chakrabarti, Fred D'Aguiar, Edward Wilson-Lee and Ella Frears.

  25. Joelle Taylor, Anthony Joseph, Luke Wright, Accents

    Ian McMillan is joined by Joelle Taylor, Anthony Joseph, Luke Wright and Rob Drummond.

  26. TS Eliot Prize Readings - highlights of a year in poetry

    Highlights of the TS Eliot Prize Readings - extraordinary poetry from 2024.

  27. Richard Dawkins, Gwyneth Lewis, Kate Fox, Eartoon

    Ian talks to Richard Dawkins, Gwyneth Lewis & Kate Fox - and introduces a new 'eartoon'.

  28. The Morecambe Poetry Festival

    Pam Ayres, Raymond Antrobus and Henry Normal performing at the Morecambe Poetry Festival.

  29. A special recording of The AdVerb at The Hackney Empire

    Ian McMillan presents new work from six poets with music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra

  30. Isy Suttie, Pascale Petit, Deryn Rees Jones, Alan Connor

    Poets Pacale Petit and Deryn Rees Jones join Isy Suttie and Alan Connor for The Verb.

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