The Cabaret of Dr Caligari

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The Cabaret of Dr Caligari was a BBC Radio 4 comedy series first broadcast in 1991.

Starring John Woodvine as Dr Caligari, Victoria Wicks as Anthrax and Sylvester McCoy as Snuff, The Cabaret of Dr Caligari is a macabre comedy about the goings on at a night club owned by Dr Caligari. The episodes centre around the unpleasant actions of an individual (usually a character strongly associated with the 1980s), who finds themselves in Dr Caligari's nightclub, catching up with them in a suitably ironic way.

The title of the series is a reference to the 1919 German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. This has caused confusion for some listings sites, and some radio presenters have stumbled when introducing it.

It was originally created as a late night live show created for the London Bubble Theatre Company featuring early career performances by Sharron D Clarke, Lisa Spenz and Lynn Whitehead.

[edit] Episodes

A Word in your Ear - a DJ is plagued by calls from those he has wronged until he cannot bear to go on listening...
Comedian's Moon - an alternative comic, after an encounter with one of his former comedy heroes finds himself turning into something hideous...
The Conversion - a yuppie, after cashing in on the publicity surrounding the strange project of "de-gentrification" her retired trade union leader father is undertaking, tries to have him sectioned only to be caught up in his dream...
Teenage Psycho Chainsaw Bimbos - a video store owner and obsessive fan of horror films (of the second-rate slasher variety) finds himself trapped in a fantasy world of his own creation...
The Homeless Who Ate London - a freak chemical spill turns the homless of London into a giant blob. And the person responsible is a little surprising...
The Body Politic - an M.P. is introduced to the consiquesces of eroding the NHS...