So you're a musician and you want to play, but where? How do you let the world know how good you are, and how do you find and audience? Travel the open mic circuit. Musician, Dan Rubinstein, tells us about his experience.

This time, Mel reviews two important new books on creativity: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and Think Like an Artist by Will Gompertz, and asks for your suggestions for inspiring books.

This time, Mel Byron takes us back to some creatives from 1999. Then we ask, why is curiosity important to help us create?

How do we motivate ourselves and find time for creativity in our lives? Come to think of it, what is creativity? Mel Byron wonders about the concept of 'New Year, New You'. What do we need to change? Do we need to change anything? So many questions, so let's start making time to answer them and be creative in 2016.

In this latest episode of the creativity podcast,we meet blogger, Maria Vassilopoulos of Once Upon The Book. How should we approach blogging in order to build an audience? Is that the most important consideration? And we touch on the topic of self publishing.

Singing is good for you, and openings in choirs and other groups abound. This time, we meet singing group, The Wrablers, and hear their stories. More than just a small choir, these guys work hard to perfect what they do. We have some advice for would-be choral singers too.

Squatting Toad with a Hint of Radio 4! Coach and writer, Tania Hummel, discusses motivation, fear and what helps or hinders us creatively. More long words than previous episodes and more to think about. Why do we fear failure? And does Crouch End have any bookshops left? Listen and find out.

Inspiration for creatives from Emma McArthur of Emmalucymakes. How does she balance her full-time job and her crafting passion?

Episode 1 of the podcast on creativity. If you both work and pursue creative interests in your free time, this is the podcast for you.Presented by Mel Byron.