Ian McMillan presents a cabaret of the word - the best poetry and performance - with guests Daljit Nagra, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Brian Bilston and the voice of Stagedoor Johnny.
Brian Bilston, internet poetry sensation - and the poet behind 'Days like there' and 'Alexa, what is there to know about love?' shares poems in both human and animal languages from his new book 'Let Sleeping Cats Lie'.
Karen McCarthy Woolf writes us a brand new poem in response to AA Milne's classic book - now reaching its centenary, 'When we were very young', featuring mice, Christopher Robin and Buckingham Palace. Karen's latest book is a verse novel called 'Top Doll' - Karen gives voice to the dolls that were owned by reclusive New York billionaire Huguette Clark.
Daljit Nagra lets us into a classic poem for our Neon Line series - and helps us enjoy and understand how a great line works in a great poem. He also shares poetry from his new book 'Indiom' which evokes English as a chatty and ancient forest.
Stagedoor Johnny is back with another Eartoon that explains the history of various language quirks - this time revelling in words that contain 'ear',
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