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Turan Ali

Turan Ali has been a producer/director/writer of BBC radio dramas and comedies for 25+ years.

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Turan Ali has been a producer/director/writer of BBC radio dramas and comedies for 25+ years. He’s been a stage storyteller since 2012, and a stand-up since 2019. His solo show recently toured Europe and east Asia. He has two sell out monthly shows in Vienna and Edinburgh. “Utterly fabulous” (Q-Review).

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