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18/09/2015

The Verb at the Edinburgh Festivals

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Ian McMillan presents a special programme from the 2015 Edinburgh Festival.

Ian McMillan presents a special edition from the 2015 Edinburgh Festival, with poet Mark Doty, stand-up comedian Mae Martin, crime writer Denise Mina and performer Will Pickvance.

The Verb returns from its summer break with a programme recorded at the BBC Tent at the 2015 Edinburgh Festivals. Ian's guests are Mark Doty, Mae Martin, Denise Mina and Will Pickvance.

Mark Doty is the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the only American poet to have been awarded the T. S Eliot Prize. He reads from his new collection 'Deep Lane' (Cape). 

The stand up Mae Martin was brought up in Canada and now lives in the UK. Mae has an ear for the peculiarities of everyday speech, so we've asked her to keep her very own 'Overheard at the Festival' diary.

Crime Writer Denise Mina has just published the fifth book in her Alex Morrow series, 'Blood, Salt, Water (Orion).

The performer Will Pickvance is a pianist and composer. 'Alchemy of the Piano' is his latest Edinburgh hour, where he combines music and storytelling in a show about what the piano means to him.

Producer: Faith Lawrence.

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