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Local Radio,01 Aug 2026,120 mins

Available for 17 days

BBC Upload with Adam Crowther. There's a poetic take on the summer heat from poet James Brinsford, before Stephanie Weston reimagines literary heroine Jane Eyre as an ambitious businesswoman in a clever piece of short fiction inspired by the prompt “I Did It My Way”. We also hear Revenge, a darkly comic audio drama from Devizes writer J.P. Paradise, in which a chef recounts the mysterious death of a feared restaurant critic. Full of twists, memorable characters and theatrical flair, it’s a showcase of homegrown storytelling at its most entertaining. Calne poet Steve C Walters takes us on a whirlwind tour through some of literature's most memorable moments, while Cheltenham writer Jess Blatchley shares a snippet from her debut novel Roofboy and tells us how a local writing group helped turn an idea into a published book. There's poetry inspired by one of Wiltshire's most remarkable historical figures as Marion Bond revisits the extraordinary tale of Eilmer of Malmesbury, the 11th-century monk who attempted flight centuries before the age of aviation. And we finish with Jonathan P Dovey's thoughtful poem Once We Called Belonging, the first in a series inspired by life on a Bristol high street. Upload now and get on air - bbc.co.uk/upload

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