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Paul Merton & Suki Webster

The giants of improvised comedy share their secrets to owning stages worldwide. Plus poetry from Wolverhampton's inspiring Kuli Kohli. With Phillip Stoneman.

We're celebrating the best creatives where we live, with Phillip Stoneman in for Nina Das Gupta, including:

• They're two giants of improvisation, sharing their secrets to owning stages around the world. Paul Merton and Suki Webster are in conversation, taking a deep dive in to the art of why audiences can't get enough of the wonderful world of unscripted comedy.

• He's the Birmingham comedian who's conquered the radio, conquered social media, but now faces his biggest challenge yet. Funnyman SmashBengali is on preparing for the biggest stage and the biggest show of his life, with a one hour special.

• With Halloween hurtling towards us, discover the festival in one of our most rural areas bringing the joys of edge-your-seat scares and spine-tingling screams to some of the screens you might not normally find them at.

• Celebrating National Poetry day with two incredible writers: The first, Stoke-on-Trent's centenary laureate, who says that writing was his escape after finding his dyslexia held him back from reading.

• And from Wolverhampton, the inspiring Kuli Kohli who says words have always been a bridge for her, coming over from India aged two. She's performed and taught around the world, but says it wasn't easy first sharing her work on stage.

• The Hereford filmmaker whose latest feature - a modern small-town neo-noir thriller - is officially out on the streamers, and Blu-Ray. He says he wants to shine the spotlight on British filmmaking, because it's not all about Bridgerton and posh high-end drama.

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Music Played

  • Pet Shop Boys

    West End Girls

    • Pop Art: The Hits (2001 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.
  • Perrie

    If He Wanted To He Would

    • Columbia.
  • Erasure

    Sometimes

    • Hits! The Very Best Of Erasure.
    • Mute.
    • 08.
  • Maria McKee

    Show Me Heaven

    • The Power Of Love.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.
  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • Rod Stewart Greatest Hits.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 18.
  • The Weather Girls

    It's Raining Men

    • Now 80s Dancefloor.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.
  • Harry Styles

    As It Was

    • Columbia.
  • The Corrs

    Runaway

    • Best Of The Corrs.
    • WM UK.
    • 01.
  • Sam Fender

    People Watching

    • Polydor Records.
  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • The Essential Roy Orbison.
    • Monument/Orbison Records/Legacy.
    • 07.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Camera

    • Atlantic.
  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • You're So Vain (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 08.
  • The Beautiful South

    Don't Marry Her

    • Don't Marry Her (cd Single).
    • GO! DISCS.
    • 15.
  • Blue

    One Last Time

    • Cooking Vinyl Limited.
  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • Now Yearbook 1982.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.
  • Nick Straker Band

    A Walk In The Park

    • Pinnacle Records.
  • Lindisfarne

    Run For ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

    • Rediscover The 70s & 80s.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 17.
  • Will Young

    Leave Right Now

    • Leave Right Now (cd Single).
    • BMG.
    • 01.
  • Sheena Easton

    9 To 5

    • For Your Eyes Only - Best Of Sheena East.
    • EMI.
    • 01.
  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • Kenny Rogers Anthology.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 01.
  • Rita Ora

    All Natural

    • BMG.
  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • Capitol.
  • Oasis

    Some Might Say

    • Time Flies... 1994-2009.
    • Big Brother Recordings Ltd.
  • Myles Smith

    Stay (If You Wanna Dance)

    • RCA.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Now Yearbook 1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 04.
  • Cat Burns

    There's Just Something About Her

    • Since 93.
  • Olly Murs

    Dance With Me Tonight

    • In Case You Didn't Know.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 18:00
  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 19:00
  • Sat 11 Oct 2025 18:00