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This week鈥檚 episode takes a trip to the unpronounceable village of Yxsj枚 with the writer, comedian and self-confessed Swedophile Danny Robins.

From comedy revue beginnings, performing alongside Marcus Brigstocke and Dan Tetsell at Bristol University, Danny has gone on to write numerous sketches, as well as scripts for sitcom, stage and documentaries.

One early live show, The Museum Of Everything, became a Sony-nominated series for Radio 4. And he鈥檚 since become a radio regular, writing for Dead Ringers, Hudson & Pepperdine, Armando Iannucci, and co-creating Rudy鈥檚 Rare Records with Lenny Henry; while his television work includes Young Dracula and The Basil Brush Show.

Danny鈥檚 most recent radio sitcom takes creative inspiration from his own experiences as a Brit indoctrinated by his Swedish wife. It is recorded on location; with Adam Riches starring alongside a cast of Swedish comic actors, and a fifth series has been commissioned for Radio 4.

In The Cold Swedish Winter, Danny mines a rich comic seam of cultural differences, exploring language, tradition and national characteristics, without resorting to clich茅. The featured episode, New Swedes, also explores the country鈥檚 attitude towards immigration, a subject he explored further in the 2017 radio drama The Most Wanted Man In Sweden.

Both dramas are produced by Frank Stirling for the Unique Broadcasting Company.

Made for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 Extra.