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Original comedy, podcasts, poetry, fiction and more on BBC Upload with Adam Crowther. Upload your work for a chance to get on the BBC.

BBC Upload with Adam Crowther showcases your poetry, comedy, writing and podcasts.
Upload this week begins with Finbar Cullen’s "Cul de Sac", a reflective poem created for Bristol Libraries’ STREET! poetry project, exploring the comfort and character of the places we call home. From Calne in Wiltshire, Steve C Walters shares "The Saint Who Taught Me What Reading Means", a personal look at the moment a single book changed the way he saw the world. Cheltenham based comedian Shirley Halse brings laughs with" The World’s Shortest Book Reviews" - a look at how entire novels can be told in just a sentence. We also hear "Threshold", Christopher Mattravers-Taylor’s powerful story about a father reckoning with trauma. In Somerset, Andrew Herrod’s intimate monologue "Take Pains" follows a farmhand whose quiet life shifts after an unexpected encounter.
Comedian Dan Tiernan shares his top tips for anyone thinking of stepping into stand-up, and we close with "Wassailing" by John Baker, a poetic celebration of Somerset’s ancient orchard-blessing tradition.

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Sat 31 Jan 202618:00
BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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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.

  • Ronan Keating

    When You Say Nothing At All

    • Ronan.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 11.

  • Jack Savoretti

    We Will Always Be The Way We Were

    • Lanza Music.

  • 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.

  • Taylor Swift

    Opalite

    • TS/Republic.

  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

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

  • Olivia Dean

    Baby Steps

    • The Art of Loving.
    • PLG - Capitol.
    • 10.

  • BoB

    Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams)

    • Airplanes (Radio Version).
    • Universal Music Group.
    • 01.

  • Seafret

    Signal Fire

    • Nettwerk Music Group.

  • Blur

    Country House

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

Broadcasts

  • Thu 29 Jan 202618:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • Thu 29 Jan 202619:00
    BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset
  • Sat 31 Jan 202618:00
    BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Wiltshire