16 May 2008
Friday 16 May 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
On The Verb this week, Ian McMillan talks to novelist and poet Will Eaves who shares three new poems with the show. Also on the programme, Verb regular Peter Blegvad with the latest in his series of aural cartoons, the Eartoon. As Israel marks its sixtieth anniversary Ian investigates Hebrew, its past and its contemporary usage and he also talks to singer songwriter Joan As Policewoman.
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On The Verb this week, Ian McMillan talks to novelist and poet Will Eaves who shares three new poems with the show. He was moved to write them after his mother's death, and they explore grief, mourning and coming to terms with loss. Also on the programme, Verb regular Peter Blegvad with the latest in his series of aural cartoons, the Eartoon, this week about a cryogenic trombone. As Israel marks its sixtieth anniversary Ian investigates Hebrew, its past and its contemporary usage with Dr Tsila Ratner from London University and Liat Collins who writes a column about Hebrew slang for the Jerusalem Post, and he also talks to singer songwriter Joan As Policewoman.
