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Comedian Asif Afzal

Get to know the Handsworth comedian who took up comedy to prove his sister wrong and is selling out shows all over. Plus an incredible Stratford poet. With Nina Das Gupta.

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

• He took up comedy to prove his sister wrong and has been selling out shows all over the country. Get to know Handsworth comedian Asif Afzal, the master of letting audiences laugh.

• Discover the pioneering new play, based on the extraordinary story of its writer. 'Home' is set to take the world by storm, after a Herefordshire theatre company took Gill Parsons' story under its wing.

• Meet Debbie Allen, the Stratford poet who says writing helped her turn a corner in her life, conquering mental and physical health, and become published several times!

• Checking in with a brand new comedy night coming to Birmingham and starting next week featuring some of the country's rising West Midlands stars. And the best thing, it's comedy... and food!

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Music Played

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Decade In The Sun - The Best Of Stereophonics.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • RAYE

    WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

    • 2025 RAYE.

  • Macy Gray

    I Try

    • I Try (single).
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Nick Jonas

    Gut Punch

    • Republic Records.

  • Katy Perry

    Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

    • Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 2.

  • Djo

    End Of Beginning

    • DJO Music.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Shaboozey

    A Bar Song (Tipsy)

    • American Dogwood / EMPIRE.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • Adele - Rolling In The Deep.
    • XL.
    • 01.

  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • The Greatest Hits Of 91.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.

  • Robbie Williams

    All My Life

    • Britpop.
    • Sony Music.

  • Bryan Adams

    Summer Of '69

    • Bryan Adams: Anthology.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • KATSEYE

    Gabriela

    • HYBE/Geffen.

  • Stardust

    Music Sounds Better With You

    • Now 41 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

    • Foreigner - 40 (Radio Edit 2017 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Atlantic.
    • 01.

  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Of Blur.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 02.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 29 Jan 2026 18:00
    Â鶹Éç Hereford & Worcester & Â鶹Éç Radio Shropshire
  • Thu 29 Jan 2026 19:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio Stoke & Â鶹Éç CWR
  • Last Saturday 18:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio WM, Â鶹Éç Hereford & Worcester, Â鶹Éç CWR, Â鶹Éç Radio Stoke & Â鶹Éç Radio Shropshire