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A Funny Kind Of..Challenging Taboos through ComedyAn accomplished repeating series for BBC Radio Scotland where Julia Sutherland and guests laughs in the face of the last remaining taboos. ‘A Funny Kind Of..’ is a hugely successful and respected returning brand for BBC Radio Scotland. What is it that we should …
A Funny Kind of BodyLaughing at things you’re not meant toCerebral Palsy, obesity and deafness aren’t really the sort of things you’d expect to laugh at, but in this show, that’s exactly what we’d like you to do. Continuing our wildly successful ‘Funny Kind of..’ series, host Julia Sutherland introduces …
The Lach ChroniclesOne man’s journey from New YorkOur longest running series for BBC Radio 4, The Lach Chronicles are held very dearly by the Dabster team. Lach’s monologues have inspired us all to push creative and experimental conventions. Lach set up AntiFolk, a worldwide movement that rejects conformity. He ran …
4 Extra Stands UpDabster gets new talent on airFor over four years BBC Radio 4 Extra have commissioned a continuing series of exciting, different and new comedy from Dabster, continuing the development of our stand up comedy production. With comedy’s resurgence in broadcast, our challenge was to introduce fresh voices …
Michael Fabbri’s DyslexiconComedy about copingMichael Fabbri is a dyslexic comedian who battles through life, feeling trapped in the clutches of his condition. He’s articulate, persuasive, eloquent and incredibly intelligent, yet somehow his condition makes him feel likes he’s stupid. This two part series was warmly embraced by the comedy community …
Fat ChanceJulia’s debut show for Radio 4Have you ever imagined how different life could be, if you looked completely different? Have you thought that if only you were thinner, you’d be happy and your life would be perfect? Well, Julia Sutherland did. At thirty two she weighed over sixteen stone …
Live at the StandFrom the best comedy club in the countryThe ‘Live at the Stand’ brand has been a fantastic success for Dabster, growing from a speculative podcast proposal into a multi-series broadcast phenomenon. The original podcast was presented by Richard Melvin, though when picked up by BBC Radio Scotland …
The Joke FloatCalamity on calm watersThe Joke Float tells the unofficial story of ‘Pleasance Ahoy’; our epic Olympic summer adventure with Pleasance where we sailed from capital to capital, connecting the London 2012 Festival to the Edinburgh Fringe with a canal boat full of comedians. What should have been the …
How Bossman Jay Lost His EarsThe Radio Superstar who became deafJay Crawford has worked in Scottish radio for almost forty years, he was one of the voices that launched Radio Forth, he gave birth to Scot FM and led from the front as Real Radio became the dominant force in …
