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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

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Jean Binta Breeze, Katy Layton Jones, Karen McCarthy Woolf

BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Jean Binta Breeze, Katy Layton Jones, Karen McCarthy Woolf

Ian McMillan's is joined by Jean Binta Breeze, Katy Layton Jones and Karen McCarthy Woolf.

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's the word, with guests including Jean Binta Breeze, Katy Layton Jones and Karen McCarthy Woolf.

Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's Friday night cabaret of the word. Ian's guests include Jean Binta Breeze, Katy Layton Jones, Karen McCarthy Woolf.

Born and raised in Jamaica, Jean Binta Breeze is an internationally renowned dub poet and storyteller, and the first woman to come to prominence in the male dominated dub poetry scene. As she writes in her poem 'The Garden Path', "I want to make words/music/move beyond language/into sound". Her latest book is 'The Verandah Poems' (Bloodaxe)

Karen McCarthy Woolf is one of the poets invited by Radio 3 to write a new poem to celebrate its 70th anniversary as part of the 'Three Score and Ten' Series. She published her debut collection 'An Aviary of Small Birds' (Carcanet) in 2014.

Katy Layton-Jones is a Cultural historian and historical consultant. She examines our changing relationship with the city in her book 'Beyond the Metropolis' (Manchester University Press).

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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