BBC Contains Strong Language 2026 Line Up

MediaCity Studios

BBC Philharmonic Studio

13:00 CSL Poetry Gala: Part I

CSL Poetry Gala: Part I

15:30 BBC Radio 4 The Verb (Saturday recording)

BBC Radio 4 The Verb (Saturday recording)

18:00 BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends

BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends

20:00 John Cooper Clarke: In Conversation with Simon Armitage

John Cooper Clarke: In Conversation with Simon Armitage

University of Salford

Media City Campus

The Laurel Prize Workshop: Writing the Quays

The Laurel Prize Workshop: Writing the Quays

14:00 The Laurel Prize Workshop: As Easily as Leaves to a Tree: A Workshop in Negative Capability

The Laurel Prize Workshop: As Easily as Leaves to a Tree: A Workshop in Negative Capability

10:30 "Wordsworth the nature lover" - Can his poetry change your life?

"Wordsworth the nature lover" - Can his poetry change your life?

12:00 Inspirations: Testament, Owen Sheers & Jackie Kay

Inspirations: Testament, Owen Sheers & Jackie Kay

16:00 Journeys Into Poetry: Jackie Kay & Jason Allen-Paisant

Journeys Into Poetry: Jackie Kay & Jason Allen-Paisant

17:30 Tony Harrison's Film Poems

Tony Harrison's Film Poems

16:30 Future Focus: The Writing Squad, Jay Mitra & Griot Gabriel

Future Focus: The Writing Squad, Jay Mitra & Griot Gabriel

18:00 Imaginative Leaps: Paul Farley, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Khadijah Ibrahiim

Imaginative Leaps: Paul Farley, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Khadijah Ibrahiim

15:45 Writing To Be Well Workshop

Writing To Be Well Workshop

14:00 Alice Oswald: A Manifesto for the Oral Tradition

Alice Oswald: A Manifesto for the Oral Tradition

12:00 People's Poetry Forum: Paul Farley & Liz Berry

People's Poetry Forum: Paul Farley & Liz Berry

17:45 Writing Squad Podcast

Writing Squad Podcast

Imperial War Museum North

11:00 Meet the Author: Liz Kessler

Meet the Author: Liz Kessler

Nells, Media City

21:15 Brazil: Music and Poetry - Khadijah Ibrahim with Valen, Mileny, Ryane Leaõ

Brazil: Music and Poetry - Khadijah Ibrahim with Valen, Mileny, Ryane Leaõ