Deborah Frances-white Introduces...

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Herself

20210329

20240911 (BBC7)
20211227 (R4)

Deborah Frances-White is here to tell stories.

She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this series, she's picked four very different writers to take part in following episodes.

* Performance artist, Travis Alabanza

* Writer and activist, Scarlett Curtis

* Writer and broadcaster, Steve Ali

* Comedian and actress, Jessica Fostekew

She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know.

But the series starts with Deborah's own piece in which a woman who throws off the life she knows to have a wild adventure.

Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads. She's also appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium

Deborah's BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy.

Her award-winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand.

Written and read by Deborah Frances-White.

Producer: Caroline Raphael

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.

The comedian gives storytellers a prompt - The Devil You Know, but starts with her story on leaving a life you know. From 2021.

Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories.

Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt - The Devil You Know. But the series starts with Deborah's own piece in which a woman who throws off the life she knows to have a wild adventure.

Across the series you can hear the response of performance artist Travis Alabanza, writer and activist Scarlett Curtis, writer and broadcaster Steve Ali and comedian and actress Jessica Fostekew

Deborah's BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand.

Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright

Travis Alabanza

20210330

20240918 (BBC7)
20211228 (R4)

Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories.

She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know. In Travis Alabanza's story we meet the devil in their own life who became too close for comfort.

Travis is a performance artist and writer. Their most recent drama Overflow was performed at the Bush in December before moving online; it has received critical acclaim, including numerous four star reviews. Their debut show Burgerz, which they also performed in, won a number of awards including the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019.

Written and Read by Travis Alabanza.

Produced by Caroline Raphael.

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.

Deborah Frances-White gives Travis Alabanza the prompt of The Devil You Know.

Performance artist Travis Alabanza tells a story from Deborah's prompt of a devil who became too close for comfort. From 2021.

Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and,for this special broadcast series,she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know.

Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer. The Guilty Feminist podcast has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. Her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand.

Producer: Deborah Frances-White

Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael

Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright

Scarlett Curtis

20210331

20240925 (BBC7)
20211229 (R4)

Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories.

She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know and in this episode we hear Scarlett Curtis' story.

Scarlett Curtis is the curator of the Sunday Times Bestseller and National Book Award winning Feminists Don't Wear Pink (& other lies), a collection of essays by 52 women on what feminism means to them, and followed that with It's Not Okay to Feel Blue (& other lies) about mental health.

She is currently contributing editor at The Sunday Times Style. She co-founded The Pink Protest, a feminist activist collective committed to helping young people take action online and IRL. To date they have been a part of campaigns that have changed two laws - a bill to help end period poverty and to get FGM into the Children's Act. Scarlett was awarded The Changemaker Award for young activists in November 2019. Scarlett is currently a UN Women UK advocate and on the advisory board for Chime for Change.

Written and Read by Scarlett Curtis.

Produced by Caroline Raphael.

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.

BBC Action Line

If you are experiencing emotional stress, help and support is available from the organisations listed here:

https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/4WLs5NlwrySXJR2n8Snszdg/emotional-distress-information-and-support

Deborah Frances-White gives Scarlett Curtis the prompt of The Devil You Know.

Writer and mental-health activist Scarlett Curtis explores the devil in our heads, that can lead to very dark places. From 2021.

Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know. Tonight you can hear Scarlett Curtis' story.

She has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Vogue and is currently contributing editor at The Sunday Times Style. She co-founded The Pink Protest, a feminist activist collective committed to helping young people take action online and IRL. To date they have been a part of campaigns that have changed two laws - a bill to help end period poverty and to get FGM into the Children's Act. Scarlett was awarded The Changemaker Award for young activists in November 2019. Scarlett is currently a UN Women UK advocate and on the advisory board for Chime for Change.

Producer: Deborah Frances-White

Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael

Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright

20210401

20211230 (R4)

Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know.

Steve Ali's story takes us back to his childhood in Aleppo to explore family legends and memories. He is a Syrian writer and broadcaster living in London. He was a regular on all four seasons of the BBC podcast GrownUpLand and has appeared on Global Pillage and The Guilty Feminist as well as Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Tour shows. He has written for The Sunday Times Magazine, GQ Magazine and The Evening Standard and is co-founder of The Refugee Media Centre. He is a silversmith and has his own jewellery company. Steve is currently developing a one man show called The Alcohol of the Soul.

Written and Read by Steve Ali

Producer: Deborah Frances-White

Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael

Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright

Deborah Frances-White gives Steve Ali the prompt of The Devil You Know.

20210402

20211231 (R4)

Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know.

In Jessica Fostekew's story, she shares her memories of a naughty child from her school days.

Jessica is a comedian whose last show Hench was nominated for the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award. Her television appearances include Live at The Apollo, QI and Hypothetical. She has her own podcast The Hoovering Podcast, has been a co-host on The Guilty Feminist and she regularly appears on BBC Radio 4 panel shows. As an actor, her work includes Cuckoo (BBC/Netflix), Out of Her Mind and Motherland (BBC2), and the BAFTA multiple-award winning BBC Drama Three Girls.

Written and Read by Jessica Fostekew

Producer: Deborah Frances-White

Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael

Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown

Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright

Deborah Frances-White gives Jessica Fostekew the prompt of The Devil You Know.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Herself	20210329	20240911 (BBC7) 20211227 (R4)	Deborah Frances-White is here to tell stories. She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this series, she's picked four very different writers to take part in following episodes. * Performance artist, Travis Alabanza * Writer and activist, Scarlett Curtis * Writer and broadcaster, Steve Ali * Comedian and actress, Jessica Fostekew She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know. But the series starts with Deborah's own piece in which a woman who throws off the life she knows to have a wild adventure. Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads. She's also appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium Deborah's BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award-winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Written and read by Deborah Frances-White. Producer: Caroline Raphael A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021. The comedian gives storytellers a prompt - The Devil You Know, but starts with her story on leaving a life you know. From 2021. Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories. Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt - The Devil You Know. But the series starts with Deborah's own piece in which a woman who throws off the life she knows to have a wild adventure. Across the series you can hear the response of performance artist Travis Alabanza, writer and activist Scarlett Curtis, writer and broadcaster Steve Ali and comedian and actress Jessica Fostekew Deborah's BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright
02	Travis Alabanza	20210330	20240918 (BBC7) 20211228 (R4)	Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories. Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know. In Travis Alabanza's story we meet the devil in their own life who became too close for comfort. Travis is a performance artist and writer. Their most recent drama Overflow was performed at the Bush in December before moving online; it has received critical acclaim, including numerous four star reviews. Their debut show Burgerz, which they also performed in, won a number of awards including the Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. Deborah's BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Written and Read by Travis Alabanza. Produced by Caroline Raphael. A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021. Deborah Frances-White gives Travis Alabanza the prompt of The Devil You Know. Performance artist Travis Alabanza tells a story from Deborah's prompt of a devil who became too close for comfort. From 2021. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and,for this special broadcast series,she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer. The Guilty Feminist podcast has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. Her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Producer: Deborah Frances-White Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright
03	Scarlett Curtis	20210331	20240925 (BBC7) 20211229 (R4)	Travis Alabanza, Scarlett Curtis, Jessica Fostekew and Steve Ali join Deborah Frances-White to tell stories. Deborah is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast which has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. She has hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she has picked four very different writers to take part. She gave them all the prompt – The Devil You Know and in this episode we hear Scarlett Curtis' story. Scarlett Curtis is the curator of the Sunday Times Bestseller and National Book Award winning Feminists Don't Wear Pink (& other lies), a collection of essays by 52 women on what feminism means to them, and followed that with It's Not Okay to Feel Blue (& other lies) about mental health. She is currently contributing editor at The Sunday Times Style. She co-founded The Pink Protest, a feminist activist collective committed to helping young people take action online and IRL. To date they have been a part of campaigns that have changed two laws - a bill to help end period poverty and to get FGM into the Children's Act. Scarlett was awarded The Changemaker Award for young activists in November 2019. Scarlett is currently a UN Women UK advocate and on the advisory board for Chime for Change. Written and Read by Scarlett Curtis. Produced by Caroline Raphael. A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021. BBC Action Line If you are experiencing emotional stress, help and support is available from the organisations listed here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/4WLs5NlwrySXJR2n8Snszdg/emotional-distress-information-and-support Deborah Frances-White gives Scarlett Curtis the prompt of The Devil You Know. Writer and mental-health activist Scarlett Curtis explores the devil in our heads, that can lead to very dark places. From 2021. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know. Tonight you can hear Scarlett Curtis' story. She has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Vogue and is currently contributing editor at The Sunday Times Style. She co-founded The Pink Protest, a feminist activist collective committed to helping young people take action online and IRL. To date they have been a part of campaigns that have changed two laws - a bill to help end period poverty and to get FGM into the Children's Act. Scarlett was awarded The Changemaker Award for young activists in November 2019. Scarlett is currently a UN Women UK advocate and on the advisory board for Chime for Change. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer. The Guilty Feminist podcast has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. Her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Producer: Deborah Frances-White Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright
04		20210401	20211230 (R4)	Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know. Steve Ali's story takes us back to his childhood in Aleppo to explore family legends and memories. He is a Syrian writer and broadcaster living in London. He was a regular on all four seasons of the BBC podcast GrownUpLand and has appeared on Global Pillage and The Guilty Feminist as well as Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Tour shows. He has written for The Sunday Times Magazine, GQ Magazine and The Evening Standard and is co-founder of The Refugee Media Centre. He is a silversmith and has his own jewellery company. Steve is currently developing a one man show called The Alcohol of the Soul. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer. The Guilty Feminist podcast has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. Her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Written and Read by Steve Ali Producer: Deborah Frances-White Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright Deborah Frances-White gives Steve Ali the prompt of The Devil You Know.
05		20210402	20211231 (R4)	Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer best known for The Guilty Feminist podcast. She has also hosted many storytelling events and, for this special broadcast series, she gave everyone the prompt - The Devil You Know. In Jessica Fostekew's story, she shares her memories of a naughty child from her school days. Jessica is a comedian whose last show Hench was nominated for the 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award. Her television appearances include Live at The Apollo, QI and Hypothetical. She has her own podcast The Hoovering Podcast, has been a co-host on The Guilty Feminist and she regularly appears on BBC Radio 4 panel shows. As an actor, her work includes Cuckoo (BBC/Netflix), Out of Her Mind and Motherland (BBC2), and the BAFTA multiple-award winning BBC Drama Three Girls. Deborah Frances-White is a comedian and writer. The Guilty Feminist podcast has had 85 million downloads and she has appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House and The London Palladium. Her BBC Radio 4 show Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice won The Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. Her award winning independent film Say My Name premiered in 2019 at The Leicester Square Odeon. Deborah's book The Guilty Feminist was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She is an Amnesty International Ambassador and Artistic Director of the Secret Policeman legacy brand. Written and Read by Jessica Fostekew Producer: Deborah Frances-White Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael Sound: Lucinda Mason Brown Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Wright Deborah Frances-White gives Jessica Fostekew the prompt of The Devil You Know.