Karen Dunbar 'privileged' to shine spotlight on Glasgow grannies for new BBC show

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Scots comedy icon Karen Dunbar is set to take her rapping career to new heights, embarking on a musical mission to turn a group of Glasgow grannies into lyrical supremos.

In the one-off BBC documentary, Karen Dunbar's School of Rap, she follows Glasgow grannies Maggie, Susan, Wilma, Betty and Jean as they embrace their inner rap star and share their heartwarming life stories along the way.Karen's musical challenge culminates in a performance at a local community centre where the ladies showcase their rap skills in front of a live audience.Speaking about the show, Karen told the Daily Record: "This is a story about community, about friendship, about family and about how a thing like rap, poetry and spoken word can empower people to tell their own stories – no matter who they are or where they come from."The actress and writer added: "The inspiration behind me doing this is that the older generation have some incredible stories to tell and I think nobody can live that long and not have a fascinating life, so I am acutely aware the wealth and breadth of experience in the older generation."I am 51 now and I can assure you I have some stories to tell so here we have women with 20 and 30 years on that who have led hugely enriching and very varied lives."I think we see that in the show but also in very subtle ways, we get wee peeks into that, so it is an absolute privilege to be involved in it."When asked about the stories from the North Glasgow women that stood out, she said it was impossible to "single one out."She said: "I'm not just saying this, but I couldn't single one out because the two things that came out of all of them women was the level of love but also the level of love they had and when you can touch on that in