DMs Are Open
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 4
- 2022 - 2024
- 19 episodes (3 series)
A sketch show hosted by Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official that accepts submissions from the public. Also features Stevie Martin and Ali Shahalom.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 5
DMs Are Open sees show hosts Athena Kugblenu and Ali Official dissecting the big stories alongside Will Hislop, Meggie Foster and Tom Lawrinson. Tune in for sketches, one-liners and voice notes about over-eager tree surgeons, a Brexit nightclub and the gritty origin story of Donkey Kong.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 16th June 2022
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Athena Kugblenu | Host / Presenter |
| Ali Shahalom (as Ali Official) | Host / Presenter |
| Hamish Lloyd Barnes | Voicenote |
| James Docherty | Voicenote |
| Kit Foxley | Voicenote |
| Mo Gascoigne | Voicenote |
| Phil Green | Voicenote |
| Will Hislop | Ensemble Actor |
| Meggie Foster | Ensemble Actor |
| Tom Lawrinson | Ensemble Actor |
| Will Adnams | Writer |
| Nathan Cowley | Writer |
| Kit Foxley | Writer |
| Jade Gebbie | Writer |
| Carl Carzana | Writer |
| Martin Pilgrim | Writer |
| Jennifer Walker | Writer |
| David Duncan | Writer |
| Arfie | Writer |
| Danny Antrobus | Writer |
| Hamish Lloyd Barnes | Writer |
| Davina Bentley | Writer |
| Tasha Dhanraj | Writer |
| Jacob Hatton | Writer |
| Neil James Hudson | Writer |
| Tom Lawrinson | Writer |
| James Docherty | Writer |
| Mo Gascoigne | Writer |
| Phil Green | Writer |
| Paul Di Paola | Writer |
| Catherine Brinkworth | Script Editor |
| Gráinne Maguire | Script Editor |
| Rajiv Karia | Producer |
| Sadia Azmat | Producer |
| Sean Kerwin | Sound Designer |