Deborah Frances-White Rolls The Dice
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2015 - 2016
- 6 episodes (2 series)
Radio 4 show presented by Deborah Frances-White. The material is adapted from her one-woman shows. Also features Alex Lowe, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Laurence Dobiesz, Thom Tuck, Celia Pacquola and Cariad Lloyd
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2016
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 6 (2 series)
- Stars
- Deborah Frances-White, Alex Lowe, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Laurence Dobiesz, Thom Tuck, Celia Pacquola and Cariad Lloyd
- Writer
- Deborah Frances-White
- Producer
- Alan Nixon
- Company
Comedian Deborah Frances-White shares her extraordinary true life stories with each gripping tale seeing her roll the dice with her own life.
Supported by a cast of comedians including Thom Tuck, Alex Lowe, Celia Pacquola and Cariad Lloyd, Deborah Frances-White reveals monumental events in her life such the such as the search for her birth parents and escaping a cult. The programme mixes reality and comedy as she retells her true-life stories.
The radio show first evolved from her Edinburgh show Half a Can of Worms which told the story of how Deborah, who was adopted when she was only ten days old, went on a round-the-clock treasure hunt to find her birth family.
In Series 2, Deborah's quest spans the globe revealing a cast of eccentric characters from the Trenchcoat Detective Agency to the Australian Salvation Army, locally known as the Salvos.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 13th April 2015 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 28th January 2021 at 5:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
- Wednesday 27th January 2021 at 5:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
- Wednesday 27th January 2021 at 7:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
Recording details
- The Museum of Comedy