Nina Das Gupta sits in (14/12/2023)

Original comedy, podcasts, poetry, fiction and more on BBC Upload with Nina Das Gupta, including:

• Kidderminster filmmaker Tom Lee Rutter – whose horror shorts have picked up national acclaim.

• The social media sensation from Kidderminster, whose history of fashion exhibition is on display across Wolverhampton and Worcestershire.

• We showcase Telford comedy writer Andrew Prince Boateng and his latest sketch.

• Sasha, who's sixteen years old and is studying in Hereford, as a refugee from Ukraine, performs the poem she read in front of an audience including the Archbishop of Canterbury at Hereford Cathedral.

• Hear some incredible poetry from Wolverhampton based writer Daisie Lane.

• Worcestershire podcasters The Gravity Drive reflect on their new podcast Songwriting For Songwriters - this week hear Elijah in conversation with Ivor Novello winning musician Scott Matthews.

• In poetry corner: a reflective piece from Newcastle writer Patrick John Ward; and something silly for Christmas, from Stourbridge writer John Morris.

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