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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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

The Verb: Steven Isserlis, David Vann, Alison Carr, Rachel Rose Reid

28/01/2011

Steven Isserlis, David Vann, Alison Carr, Rachel Rose Reid

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Steven Isserlis, David Vann, Alison Carr, Rachel Rose Reid

Presented by Ian McMillan. Cellist Steven Isserlis and writers David Vann and Alison Carr.

Presented by Ian McMillan. With cellist Steven Isserlis performing excerpts from his musical fairy stories for children, novelist David Vann and a new story from Alison Carr.

Ian McMillan bursts onto the air with Radio 3's language and literature cabaret. This week the cellist Steven Isserlis performs excerpts from his musical fairy stories for children and characterises the distinctive storytelling voice of the cello. The novelist David Vann sets out his theory that American writers unconsciously turn to Anglo-Saxon words when they're evoking landscape and scale. Storyteller Rachel Rose Reid performs extracts from her show I am Hans Christian Andersen.  And writer Alison Carr introduces a new story about a man who has only a million words left to say - as told by his wife, who never stops talking.

Producers: Erin Riley and Dymphna Flynn

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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