The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast

What shop would YOU open if you had the opportunity?  How many chickens is worthwhile?  How nostalgic can you be over meeting a goat on holiday?  All these questions are pondered by Mrs Barbara Nice and this week's guest, Karen McCarthy from Localise West Midlands. Or mainly, the number 63 Bus as far as Mrs Nice is concerned  But what do Localise do, and are local things better than non-local thin...

This week, Mrs Barbara Nice ventured over to Simon Cowell's shed recently for a star turn on Britain's Got Talent So for this brief sojourn into a bit of Extra Nice, we get Barbara to sit down for 10 minutes or so to tell Producer Paul all about her time on the BGT stage, as well as behind the scenes secrets such as where the save diving supporters came from and who behind the scenes is even nicer...

Barbara's back, and she doesn't care if you're in the middle of decorating a meeting room, she's going to have you on her piggin' podcast! This episode Barbara lures Karen Leach in from Birmingham Friends of the Earth to talk about if the vegans are taking over and if that's a good thing.  They also consider what it would take to make you protest in this time of protests making the news, Karen's c...

Shhhh Kids, don't tell anyone but Barbara managed to squeeze an extra 10 minutes out of her day to tell you what she's up to away from the pressure of interviewing someone else So join Barbara and Producer Paul back in the Shed for a brief Dip into the world of Barbara Nice-Extra! We're looking for your feedback for future editions of extra nice, so if you want your comments read out on the podcas...

This time Mrs Barbara Nice invites Actor and Comedian Mikey Crump all the way from the Black Country to join her Podcast in Producer Paul's shed at Brum Radio Over the course of their chat they run through Mikey's favourite impressions, some of which might be (surprise) surprising  Also covered is the latest round of "beltin' TV" like the new shows from the Gervais and Partridge stables as well as...

Is Ayre's Rock bigger than the Bullring? This time on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, invited into Producer Paul's shed to talk to Barbara is Emma Fall who Barbara met on a comedy course and has had more jobs we can list in a short introduction spiel to a podcast! Over the course of their chat they discuss St Patrick's day and growing up Irish (But where exactly is Sligo though?), starting out in co...

Welcome back to Barbara's world, FOBs! (Friends of Barbara) For her first podcast of series 2, Barbara Nice invited "Comedians Comedian" Stuart Goldsmith to producer Paul's shed at Brum Radio and a great time they had recording her first podcast of 2019 THEN, disaster!  The shed threw a fit and decided not to record the podcast, leading to a now legendary "missing podcast" that was no doubt a trea...

Numero Seis: Barbara’s Christmas Cracker with The Bank Accounts and The Good Kids at the Midland Arts Centre (MAC) Join Barbara and Producer Paul for a special Christmas treat behind the scenes of Barbara’s Jig at the Midland Art Centre in Birmingham   She is joined on the podcast by her support acts on the night, local “up ‘N comers” the Good Kids and Birmingham Indie legends The Bank Accounts  ...

This time on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara invites Pip Barlow (No relation to Ken. (Barlow) and Heather Matuozzo to unearth the mince pies, tidy up to find the holly and the Ivy and talk about Christmas and Hoarding Does Christmas turn us into a nation of hoarders? Is it too much pressure on us? Babara Nice Numero Cinco; Christmas and Hoarding and Christmas Hoarding Has Barbara been at the...

For the Quattro (4th) instalment of Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara convinces Producer Paul to leave the production shed for the first time and head down to Moseley Road Baths, in Birmingham, to meet a collection of swimming pool characters First there's Liz…or is it Lynne? She teaches us about scrubbers in the showers and must improve her bust. Then there's Julie and the Leopard, who loves...

Hello Kids!  This week, Barbara invites Musician Andy Wickett to Producer Paul's shed. You'll have heard of Andy from such bands as The Xperts, TV Eye and his current project: World Service.   Oh, and a little known act called Duran Duran where he was responsible for Rio and Girls on Film. Belters, both of 'em!  Andy chats to Barbara about his time at Moseley School of Art, the night shift at Cadb...

Barbara Nice (Barbara as in Streisand, Nice as in the Biscuit) returns to Producer Paul's shed for her second (dos) Podcast and is chuffed to learn her podcast has become a 5 star hit, based on the ratings on Itunes and other podcast places This week, she invites new friends Sophia J.Griffin and Danny de Reybekill to the Shed to talk about public transport, clicking at the end of spoken word perfo...

Barbara grabs a mate and takes them to producer Paul's shed at Brum Radio for a weekly look into her life. In the first episode, Barbara is concerned about the demolition of one of her favourite old pubs, the fox and grapes in Birmingham city centre, and this sends her down memory lane remembering some of her best nights in public houses... ★ Support this podcast ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...