This week, Mrs Barbara Nice is out and about celebrating the International Day of Birmingham.

She joins the colourful parade winding its way through the city centre before heading to The Old Crown, where she hosts a very special live edition of her podcast in front of an audience. It was a day full of celebrities and local legends - with appearances from Joe Lycett, Prof Carl Chinn, Mr Egg, Tat Vision, Bam Bam and even Brummie historian @randellspackman from Birmingham in Pennsylvania.

New episodes every Thursday – listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends is a Brum Radio podcast, recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios. This episode was recorded on location in Birmingham by Paul Hadsley.

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This week on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara welcomes Lee Nabbs, the man behind Digbeth’s beloved independent Mockingbird Cinema.

Lee didn't pay for his parking, but he does know (maybe) who the next James Bond will be. It's one of the perks of running a cinema. Another one is interviewing cats live on stage for TikTok. It's all about embracing the chaos.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!

Find out what’s on at the Mockingbird: https://www.mockingbirdcinema.com

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This week on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara welcomes the fearless and sharp Ria Lina.

You'll know her from Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and she got rave reviews for her Edinburgh set this year.

Ria explains to Barbara that she quite enjoyed lockdown times and that she spent years putting off touring (because, let’s face it, the road takes it out of you) but she’s back now with her “Riabellion” tour.

She’ll be at The Glee Club, Birmingham on Sunday 19 October 2025.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!

Follow Ria Lina on X: https://x.com/rialina

Get tickets for Riabellion: https://rialina.com/p/tour2025/rialina.com

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This week, Mrs Barbara Nice welcomes the brilliant Daliso Chaponda into the shed.

Daliso was a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent in 2017, and he’s since appeared on QI, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, The News Quiz, and more. His stand-up clips have racked up over 300 million views online, and his BBC Radio 4 series Citizen of Nowhere was nominated for a Rose d’Or Award. He’s performed at major comedy festivals worldwide and is now touring the UK with his brand-new show Feed This Black Man Again.

The pair dive into conversations about shopping (including the maximum age for shoplifting), almost getting arrested in Malawi (Daliso, not Barbara) and the importance of saying yes to everything (although Daliso drew the line at Bargain Hunt).

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!

Follow Daliso on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalisochaponda

Check out his latest tour dates and projects: https://dalisochaponda.com/ or https://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/64282/Daliso_Chaponda.html

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This week on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara welcomes the delightfully prickly American–British comedian Lewis Schaffer.

There's lots of love in the shed this week: lean and mean looking Lewis is fully available for Barbara and shares his woes about women, GB News and Venn diagrams. He also reveals how he cured his own eyesight and that he eats raw eggs for breakfast.

As Lewis himself would say: Ladies, any takers?

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Follow Lewis on X: https://x.com/lewisschaffer

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This week, Mrs Barbara Nice is out on the streets of Stockport, on the hunt for the perfect raffle prizes for her show.

With leopard-print brolly in hand and a bag for life at the ready, Barbara scours the shops of Stockport Plaza, meeting a cafe worker who also happens to be a wrestler, and getting sidetracked by the irresistible sounds of karaoke drifting out of a pub. Overhead, planes rumble past, adding their own soundtrack to Barbara’s quest for Dettol.

New episodes every Thursday – listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends is a Brum Radio podcast, recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios. This episode was recorded on location in Stockport by Harry Banks.

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This week, Mrs Barbara Nice welcomes sharp-eyed explorer of people and places Mike Parker.

Mike - writer, broadcaster, map enthusiast, and “Welshman by choice with Birmingham roots” - arrives a bit sweaty but they're soon happily chatting away about tribute bands, the craft of writing, and his current focus on the Midlands. As part of his research Mike attended a Reform rally in Birmingham: it was mainly lots of lads in sharp suits, but they both agree that Clothes Don’t Make the Man.

It's what you'd call, a natter with substance.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!

Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeparkerwales

You'll find all his books here: https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=mike+parker

Find out more about Mike's books, stories, and upcoming appearances: https://mikeparker.uk/

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This week, Mrs Barbara Nice has put the kettle on in the shed for Jez Collins, popular music historian, activist, archivist and founder of the Birmingham Music Archive.

Jez was conscientious enough to ride his Raleigh Grifter all the way to the shed and him and Barbara dive straight in to talking titanium limbs, spirits and Irish funeral rites.

And of course, there’s plenty of conversation about the Birmingham music scene, with a few top tips for where to get your food shopping thrown in for good measure.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!

Make sure you check out http://birminghammusicarchive.com and

https://bmusic.co.uk/news/amplify-town-hall-past-present-and-future

On Facebook, there's https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirminghamMusicArchive

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