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The Verb

on BBC Radio 3

Ian McMillan hosts the showcase of new writing, language and performance.

This week Geoff Dyer plays with the language of banality in a spoof biography of Jackson Pollock written for the programme. And there's a new short story by Edward Upward, who has just celebrated his 100th birthday and is the last survivor of a remarkable generation of British writers that included WH Auden and Christopher Isherwood.

Contributors

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Ian McMillan
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Geoff Dyer
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Jackson Pollock
Story By:
Edward Upward
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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