Ian McMillan is a poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster. He’s written comedy for radio and plays for the stage, and worked extensively in radio and television. He currently presents The Verb on BBC Radio 3 and appears as a regular on Coast, BBC Breakfast, Countryfile, Pick of the Week, Last Word and The Arts Show. With the Times Education Supplement describing him as ‘the Shirley Bassey of performance poetry’ and Andy Kershaw saying ‘he’s inching towards the status of a National Treasure’, he’s been a castaway on Desert Island Discs, poet in residence for The Academy of Urbanism and Barnsley FC, resident poet at English National Opera and UK Trade & Investment poet, Yorkshire TV’s Investigative Poet and Humberside Police’s Beat poet.
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Bloomsbury presents My Sand Life, My Pebble Life written and read by Ian McMillan. My sand life, my pebble life. My life measured out in tides, coming in and going out. My life measured out in games of trying to spot the sea first. My life measured out... SEE MORE