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19/12/2014

The Christmas Verb

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, The Christmas Verb

Ian McMillan presents a Christmas edition with guests Guy Garvey and John Hamilton May.

In a Christmas edition, Ian McMillan is joined by Elbow singer Guy Garvey. Plus the language of the carol and spoken word from John Hamilton May, one of the Verb New Voices.

For the Christmas Verb Ian McMillan will be joined by Guy Garvey lead singer of Elbow to explore the art of writing songs described as encounters with the 'mysteries of the human heart' and to explore why Guy is 'happiest on the inside of a good song'. The Verb will also be getting inside the language of the carol, and there'll be spoken word from John Hamilton May, one of our 'Verb New Voices'.

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