The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast

Mrs Barbara Nice is finally persuaded to sit down for half an hour or so and share what's she's been getting up to that week.Spend time in Barbara's world and meet some of her friends too as they discuss topics close to her heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mrs Barbara Nice & Friends Podcast is a comedy podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 113 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #17

  Befriending Toyah Willcox | THE RE-STOCKED EDITION

  Oct 29, 202539 minS0

  <p>We’re restocking the shelves with this classic conversation with the one and only Toyah Willcox - singer, actress, punk icon, and all-round creative powerhouse.</p><br><p>When Barbara caught up with Toyah back in 2020, the pair talked about the re-release of Toyah’s album Sheep Farming in Barnet on Cherry Red Records, the magic of connecting with audiences (even in the biggest gigs), and how performing is nothing without that shared energy between artist and crowd.</p><br><p>Somewhere along the way they also find themselves talking wild swimming in the Avon… and yes, sheep on trampo...

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  Episode #16

  Hypnotising Thorpe Street - with Reg Blackwood | RE-STOCKED EDITION

  Oct 23, 202545 minS5

  <p>We’re restocking the shelves with this classic conversation with the one and only Reg Blackwood — once introduced as “Reg as in Elton John, Nice as in the biscuit.”</p><p>When Barbara spoke to Reg back in 2020, he was living in New Zealand, reminiscing about nights at Birmingham’s legendary Gag Club, where he helped shape the character that became Barbara Nice herself.</p><br><p>They chat about the future comedy stars who passed through those doors, the glorious eccentrics who made every gig unpredictable, and how Reg found a new life performing as a hypnotist down under.</p>...

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  Episode #15

  Hop Along - with Steve Doherty

  Oct 16, 202548 minS5

  <p>This week on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara has comedy producer Steve Doherty on the show.</p><br><p>Steve’s first job in radio came while he was studying at Leeds University, but his career soon led him into TV - and right into the eye of the storm on Have I Got News For You. He shares what it was like to be in the office as the Angus Deayton headlines broke, and why Series 23 Episode 6 is burned into his memory forever.</p><br><p>But Steve is quick to say he’s always been “too nice”...

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  Episode #14

  No Razorblades Whatsoever - with Carl Chinn

  Oct 9, 202532 minS5

  <p>This week on Mrs Barbara Nice and Friends, Barbara welcomes Brummie Legend Carl Chinn.</p><br><p>If you're from Birmingham, you know exactly who he is. But for the others: Carl is an MBE-winning historian and writer who’s spent his life telling the stories of working-class Birmingham - and he is looking sharp today, thanks to Mrs Chinn. There's talk of the Peaky Blinders, and none of it is anything like you see on tv. </p><br><p>Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Thursday!</p><br><p>Follow Mrs Barbara Nice here: ht...

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  Episode #13

  The International Day of Birmingham!

  Oct 2, 202548 minS5

  <p>This week, Mrs Barbara Nice is out and about celebrating the International Day of Birmingham.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>New episodes every Thursday – listen now wherever you get your po...

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