The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast

TV Presenter Alison Hammond likes to laugh, and she wants to make sure Barbara is laughing too. Things they chuckle about include: The ridiculousness of being paid to review cocktails on TV House moving stress amid the lockdown The best plant selling shop in Birmingham (but please don't go there!) And Podcast recordings themselves! Follow Alison on twitter here: https://twitter.com/AlisonHammond K...

Ben Davids is not only an award winning author, and not only an award winning author that has to accept his award via an online ceremony, but he is also a top-notch postie. Here he chats to Barbara about his latest projects and how postmen are faring in this COVID-19 Era Plus, stay tuned for the latest developments in the Jean Pickles rivalry. She couldn't have her own guests on her own podcast no...

The last time Comedian and star of such TV shows as Phoenix Nights, Dead Man Weds and 8 out of 10 Cats, Dave Spikey saw Barbara, he was the proud owner of a lot of chickens and a few turkeys. Now he's on the podcast to tell her how they fared, as well as discuss the tour he got 4 gigs out of his most recent tour before Covid hit,. Plus, don't tell Barbara, but a certain neighbour of hers has found...

Annette Fagon is a comedian Barbara has met gigging around the country, and now she manages to connect to her in her garden in Handsworth to hear how she is dealing with lockdown issues, who she rates as invaliable in a crisis, and who she isn't as much of a fan of. Listen as Barbara struggles to get a word in edgeways for once, but she still manages to update us on the Jean Pickles situation amon...

Today Barbara invites Todd Jennings onto the podcast, mainly to check on how he is after he only just escaped from Venice before their extreme lockdown hit. He also reports on what it's like to be part of a nightclub on Zoom as well as report on the fist-fight he saw when he popped out to his local Savers Meanwhile, there are further developments in the saga with Barbara's neighbour and rival, Jea...

Comedian and star of TV shows such as The Job Lot and Phoenix Nights, Jo Enright travels the electronic distance between her house and Barbara's for a good chat and a laugh. Well, it beats them bumping into each other at train stations on the way to gigs eh? They talk the pressures of "seeing" family members a lot more than usual an Jo reveals her plans to use the podcast to get her noticed so she...

In this episode, Barbara is down in the dumps after a Neighbour has been spying on her, but fortunately she has comedian Eric Rushton to cheer her up with tales of becoming match fit for the return of the going-outside season, as well as mourning the lack of football and explaining exactly what a game of boules actually is Follow Eric on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ericrushton96 Follow and t...

Full disclosure: Jonny has had "it" and talks about "it", but hopefully is a ray of 3pm sunshine at this dark time in that he is fully recovered and is now fighting fit. He talks about his experience as well as the gigs he has missed out on due to "it", and how he will be 10x as busy when "it" is over due to having to make up the work, as well as still be a devoted family man You can follow Jonny...

Barbara has been busy over the Easter holiday, she has galvanised her followers to show off their Easter bonnets (for pictures, see her Facebook page) and has found herself amongst the company of a deer and a pheasant (again, see her facebook for details) So when she isn't being heckled by a pheasant, she has a chat to comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean. They talk about the laughter they miss as well...

The sun is out and Barbara wishes she could get out of her garden and down to the Phoenix Club for some comedy, but sadly we're still on lockdown So to combat this she talks to Phoenix Nights star Archie Kelly about the best Corona related gags he's come up with, what Welsh mountain can be confused with a terrorist organisation, and the Phoenix Nights tour they should've been had we still been all...

The episode starts with Barbara excited because she's finally found a Canadian listener to this podcast (shout out to all our Canadian fans!) Then she calms down for a great laugh with Radio Presenter Andy Goulding who is deemed essential by the government to broadcast to the midlands and keep us all sane during the current crisis! They talk de-cluttering, being the one adult voice in parents live...

Barbara begins another week of Wide Ranging podcasting by talking to Llewela Bailey about starting her career at BBC Radio 1, feelings of FOMO around the famous and why they'd both fail if they had to work as spies Follow Llewela on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Llewela Follow and tweet us at: https://twitter.com/podcastnice Please also give us a rate and review on your podcast app as well as sh...

In this episode, Barbara is dealing with Dolly Parton muscling in on her territory as well as sifting through all the answers to the big question she asked on Yesterday's episode about what makes a Saturday Then Comedian Rob Rouse arrives in the virtual shed to give a view of what life is like out in the wilds of Derbyshire, having comedy and his new play version of Upstart Crow nixed by the Coron...

Barbara chats to Anna Gregory about how connected and small this new world really is. Anna was once a student of last podcast guest Oliver Double on his comedy course, and is now working with Barbara's friend Janice at renowned theatre company Women and Theatre She is piped into the shed all the way from famous Midsommer of "Midsommer Murders" fame and chats about how that gives her street cred, a...

Pre-Podcast, Producer Paul has survived a chair collapse, but that does not stop him piping Barbara into the shed to talk to today's guest: "Professor" of comedy Oliver Double Together they debate the difference between online and live comedy, find out the difference between a Professor and a "Reader" and talk about those reference points that we have all forgotten. You can find Oliver's website (...

Jobe Baker Sullivan is a musician, worship leader and music creative from Erdington, Birmingham.  This episode, he is piped into the shed to talk to Barbara Nice about his work in trying to cheer up those suffering from a "Covid Crisis", that moment of existential despair when you imagine all the events and socialising you'll miss out on in the current climate.  As discussed on the episode, his li...

This episode, Barbara talks to comedian Lucy Beaumont, the current star of "Meet the Richardsons" on Dave (Thursdays at 10pm) about gigs they have both shared, the state of almost delirious "laugh happy" they love to see in people, and their shared comedy influences.  Lucy also talks about how her husband is almost perfectly suited to the current crisis, as well as not really noticing she is actua...

The third "Corona Cast" sees Barbara and Producer Paul link up with "Writerer" Al Kennedy, who Barbara met at the Edingburgh festival and felt an instant kinship with Do writers feel any different in the current corona crisis? What does it feel like to have to cut your own hair because you can't go out? And will her edict of telling people to be kind get anyone sued by Barbara? You can follow Al o...

The second Corona Cast sees Barbara chatting to two different creative types about how they are coping with the state of the world at the moment She talks to renowned Sheffield artist Pete McKee about new arrivals amid the gloom and doom, watering the plants with a puppy and his work that is still happening at the moment You can see Pete's work on his website:  https://www.petemckee.com/ Or follow...

She's had secret flits out, had time to do a deep clean and even fully opened her night cream, there's a lot going on in Barbara's world, corona or no corona It's a bit of a test so forgive us for any technical hitches. If you'd like to be involved with the podcast, maybe send Barbara a question on Twitter https://twitter.com/podcastnice Or discuss it at the Brum Radio Facebook page https://www.fa...

After a short break, Barbara is back and this time she's keen to talk to musician Jack Goodall, who performs under the name of Goodall They talk everything from the first time you feel the need to perform at school, childish songs you invent in the playground, favourite artists and what you take from them, pigs going dig, Prince going bankrupt and much more And in a BNAF first, Goodall performs a...

Mrs Barbara Nice is lured out of the Brum Radio Podcast shed this episode and down to Digbeth in Birmingham for an arts festival: The Birmingham Weekender She was there to invite all and sundry to share a 5 minute conversation with her about whatever they see fit, and the general public certainly take her up on it. So expect 5 minute doses of conversation about everything from business to charity,...

Barbara Nice bumps into someone she was supposed to bump into later in the day, Enid from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, who comes bedecked in her finest (and cheapest) Ralph Lauren attire to have a good old chat with Barbara. They talk about playing out as a kid, running off to elope at Gretna green, throwing eggs vs milkshakes and Donald Trump's views on Birmingham Catch up wit...

TV sensation and housewife superstar Mrs Barbara nice has another friend down to Producer Paul's Shed at Brum Radio, and this time she's having a chat with comedian Steve Shanyaski Steve was in Birmingham to perform at the Glee Club in the city centre, but he still found time to come and talk to Barbara about his side jig as a bread maker, marathons, birthday celebrations and his youtube animation...

It's a new series of Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends and Barbara's first friend for Series Trois is Lucy Rix from the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham Together they talk all the fabulous stars, shows and performances that (the) Mac has hosted over the years, as well as getting off track and taking the podcast in a new direction: murder. Yes, Barbara has her eye on the true crime podcast market, loo...