12/02/2026

Upload with Adam Crowther showcases the best of creativity from across the West with a Valentine's special.

Starting in Salisbury with Rosie Lewis and her reflective poem 'Lost Eden' which is inspired by her grandmother and the connections we share with nature and each other. Cheltenham writer David Elder transports us back to 18th‑century spa-town history with an excerpt from his drama 'The King’s Message', based on the remarkable life of Hannah Forty.
Southmead poet Elsie Rhymes returns with 'Valentine’s Dove', a warm and nostalgic ode to love. Wiltshire writer Rachel Burrows shares 'Stored', a vivid memory piece sparked by a single fallen bougainvillea bloom.

Mark Rutterford brings humour and heart with his alien‑themed monologue 'The Things I Don’t Get About Your Planet: Love', exploring how baffling our emotions might seem from the outside.
From Somerset, Sian M Williams reads the opening of her comic novel 'Bohemia Somewhere Between Rome and Shepton Mallet', set in the quirky folk clubs of the Mendips. Bristol poet Nikki Cottrell follows with 'Love Letter', inspired by a chance meeting on a harbourside bench that restored her faith in love. And we close in Frome with Lily Bell’s 'Lost', a mysterious and tender poem about losing your heart in the best possible way.

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