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01/04/2016

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Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, celebrating the absurd.

Ian McMillan celebrates the absurd on the word cabaret, with guests including poet Ira Lightman, performance poet James Messiah, and novelist and short story writer Rob Doyle.

We're celebrating the absurd this week on the All Fool's Verb. Ian's guests include our resident Court Jester - the poet Ira Lightman - and performance poet James Messiah on the power of radio to make us laugh.

More seriously, the novelist and short story writer Rob Doyle will be celebrating his favourite long-forgotten authors. 

Producer: Cecile Wright.

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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