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Hereford & Worcester,01 Jan 2026,120 mins

The West Midlands' Class of 2025 (part two)

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Nina Das Gupta unveils the second part of our Class Of 2025, some of the most inspiring and successful creatives where we live, including: • Kingswinford's king of comedy, Eli Hart, who's picked up one of the biggest prizes in his field. • Meet the Brummie farmer who's gone from the bread basket of India to the strawberry and asparagus fields of the Vale of Evesham, who invited us to the glitzy red carpet movie premiere of his life! • When she speaks, we listen. Get to know Emily Galvin-Wilson, who became the first ever female, and youngest ever, Staffordshire poet laureate. • King's Norton's Hugh Sheehan picked up a British podcast award for his series digging in to a landmark legal case, The Bolton 7. Hear how he made it happen. • Discover the Wolverhampton-made internet phenomenon which publishes the internet's deepest and most shameful secrets to its millions of followers. • Dudley writer Kay Louise Bowen shares how she's become a first-time bestseller, after picking up the story left behind by her late mother. • Get to know the Coventry podcaster who has invited Ed Sheeran and Sean Paul on to his series, and is now blazing a trail in the industry, working on the hit podcasts of the future. • Meet Harbourne poet Vig, who's made performance an art form, setting up his own nights from scratch, already making a lasting impact on the scene. Upload your work for a chance to get on the BBC.

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