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The Verb at The Proms

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The first Verb of a new season, recorded at the 2019 Proms. Ian McMillan is joined by Cerys Matthews, Jules Buckley, Jason Singh and Caleb Femi, and Debris Stevenson.

The Verb is back for a new season with a programme recorded at Beit Hall, Imperial College Union as part of the 2019 BBC Proms. Joining Ian and his proms audience are musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews. Cerys has just published 'Where the Wild Cooks Go', a cookery book that tells stories about food, travel, music, poetry and people.

Jason Singh & Caleb Femi perform their collaboration 'The Raven', from The Lost Words Prom. Jason Singh also gives us a short lesson in how he uses his voice to become a raven, and Caleb explains the place of dance in his work. Debris Stevenson performs her poem written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sir Henry Wood, the Founder-Conductor of the Proms. Her poem 'The Breakables', draws a line between the start of the proms and the present day, taking us to our final guest, Jules Buckley, who is conducting 'The Breaks' prom which celebrates breaking and early hip-hop culture.

Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Jessica Treen

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