Dabrowski was Stina Dabrowski’s own afternoon talk show, which ran on SVT1 from November 1990 to December 1991.

Frida talked for 15 minutes to Stina Dabrowski about her engagement (to Ruzzo Reuss), pollution and the environment and a little bit about ABBA.

She said she understood why so many people loved ABBA and that when she listens to ABBA records she hears that the music is full of joy and happiness. She said that she had never heard about The Beatles until she met Benny!

Another guest on the programme, although not in the studio but pre-recorded, was my favourite Beatle George Harrison.

Stina Dabrowski also interviewed ABBA on Nöjesmaskinen in 1982.

Running order of the show:

1. A short report on the 10th anniversary of John Lennon's murder
2. Short interview with Calle Norlén and Göran Everdahl
3. Perssons Pack – Små, små saker
4. Interview with siblings and actors Jessica and Philip Zandén
5. Interview with Jeff Koons (artist)
6. Björn Skifs – Imagine (John Lennon’s song)
7. Interview with Frida. She produced a little composter gadget complete with wiggly worm!
8. Interview with George Harrison
   He talked about his band the Travelling Wilburys which consisted of fellow rock stars Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. He also explained why The Beatles had stopped touring.
9. Studio choir (Lennonkören) - Give Peace a Chance 

At the end of the programme, all the guests are individually shown jumping into the air as their names appear - this included Frida.

Stina Dabrowski: Welcome Frida!
Frida: Thank you so very much, Stina
SD: What do you actually do these days?
Frida: Well, what do I do? I have changed my life quite radically since the last time we met. I remember it was some time in 1983. It's so long ago.
SD: At the ABBA event (Nöjesmaskinen)
Frida: Yes, that's right. I have started to devote myself to something I think is worth consideration and that means so much to me - the environment. That's what I mainly do.
SD: How did it start then?
Frida: I believe the big interest started after I read an article about destroying forests.
SD: Forests?!
Frida: Yes, I thought it was so awful. I thought about what an individual could do in order to actively take part in this with the environment. I don't only want to see the problem and sometimes worry, I really want to do something. I contacted the authors of the article and introduced an idea which had slowly begun to grow. They liked it very much. After a while an organisation called "The Natural Step", I don't know whether you've heard of it or not ....?
SD: : Yes ...
Frida: ... contacted me and they wanted me to some way be the first person because I had for so many years been well known and because people recognize me.
SD: Aren't you afraid of what some people say about you sitting there with your millions doing nothing and then wanting to do something considerable?
Frida: No. Considerable - it's a funny word. People may say what they want as long as I am 100% sure that this is what I want to devote myself to. I don't really care much about what people like and think - I haven't done previously either.
SD: How do you live then, environmentally friendly?
Frida: Yes, absolutely.
SD: Don't you buy plastic bottles any more?
Frida: Not anymore - I buy glass bottles. They are big and heavy but it's worth it I think. I have to do everything if I want to be serious about this. I also have to live the way I try to teach others to live.
SD: : Give me some advice then, more than about plastic bottles which I know people should not buy.
Frida: You can have a present from me (she takes a little can from behind her)
SD: Oh yes, you sat there and hid something. I wondered ...
Frida: That's right. You're not allowed to read what it says there but I'd like you to push in the middle in order to open the can. you have to keep it yourself. Open the lid and what do we have there?! (a can with lettuce, radish, etc.) You thought I had given you a can of lettuce! But under this lettuce, this is food you see. Can you guess what's lying underneath this?
SD: Algae?
Frida: No, worms (waves her hand, laughs, pretends to be surprised)
SD:  No!!!
Frida: Yes, actually these are ordinary worms
SD:   I think I'll close this
Frida:... and this is something you can do yourself if you really want to do something for the environment. That is, make a recycling centre in your own household with the help of little worms.
SD: In one's apartment?
Frida: It's very simple
SD: No ....
Frida: Yes, this is its own culture
SD: Those are dead!
Frida: No, they are alive but you have to search for them if you want to see them. I saw them this morning when I opened this can. There are 250 worms in there.
SD: Oh no! (closes the can)
Frida: You can get a plastic bucket which holds 10-20 litres, put torn, wet newspaper inside and then this culture from the can. Then you should feed these poor worms with left-overs, etc. You also have to care about their living environment. Put a lid on the bucket so the worms can be in darkness as you probably know.
SD: Yes
Frida: But in order to check their "standard" you can pick a worm up every now and then, and they should be thick and ... (both laugh!)
SD: And you've got one of these at home in the kitchen?!
Frida: No I haven't bought ... actually I got this yesterday and I thought it would be an excellent present for you, or Christmas present for you. But I wlll start with this, too.
SD: It's strange. As I said, last time we met we talked about ABBA. Now you're sitting there as ... what should I call it - environment instructor?
Frida:: Don't say activist because I don't want to be called this!
SD: What's wrong with activist?
Frida: I don't know, it sounds so negative
SD:  I see
Frida: But yes, I am happy to talk about this whatever I can, nice to hear you think I can say something!
SD: Yes, really!
Frida: Worms are something really new. I think some people may think it's disgusting with worms in the kitchen (laughs!)
SD: I really think so!
Frida: But as I said, you must take care of your new pets as they must get used to their new environment.
SD: It's not only environment in your life now. You have gone over to a prince
Frida: No, I don't smoke anymore! (prince = a make of tobacco)
SD: : No, you don't smoke anymore
Frida:... I gave up many years ago
SD:ut a real prince I mean!
Frida: Hmmm (smiles)
SD: And I have to ask if you're married because there have been so many reports in the Swedish press.
Frida: You can aslways ask Rolfstadius or whatever her name was at Svensk DamTiding, she knows everything about me!
SD:I really wonder if she does - are you married?
Frida: No, I'm not married
SD: But you live together with a prince anyway?
Frida: Yes, yes if you think it's important he's a prince, then yes, I live with a prince.
SD:And you live partly in Switzerland, sometimes in Sweden and sometimes in Majorca
Frida:: Yes, that's right.
SD:: But what do you do then, do you work? Or is this work with the environment your job?
Frida:I know what you mean with work. I like to live a life where I can arrange different things, it gives me satisfaction.
SD: You don't have to go to work day after day like many others do you?
Frida: Not between 9am and 5pm anyway. I like to go to places, eg. my office for a few hours a day and do what I feel is important. I believe people need that. I also like to be at home, I enjoy being lazy, reading my books, just about everything that's in my life today.
SD: You seem to be very happy
Frida: Yes I am, I am happy
SD: Don't you think your work with the environment would be more successful if you sing, if you were still an artist?
Frida: I hope I can do something for the environment without the need to sing. It would be much better for me as Frida today if I could do somethingn good for people without performing and singing for singing's sake.
SD: But you've got such a fantastic gift! It's so hard to understand you don't want to use the gift you have.
Frida: There are so many other things in life that have a meaning. It required very much to be be in the music business, it swallowed a person totally. I didn't want to be involved in such a thing. Later it would have developed to an egotistical point of view. I want to be able to do something that gives me power to give others something too.
SD: Going back to the time when you were a part of the music business, what kind of perspective do you have to it today?

UNFINISHED!

Translaton by Ulla Sahlberg as featured in Intermezzo Magazine No.7

Dabrowski (Frida), 1990;
Dabrowski (Benny), 1991;

Archive data from Swedish Media Database:
SVT, Kanal 1 1990-12-19
Fullständig tablå
16.35-17.35 Dabrowski.
Tablåinnehåll Del 7 av 8. Medverkande: Anni-Frid Lyngstad (intervju), Ann Stenmark, Svempa och Häggarna (rps fr 1990-12-15)
Utgivning
År/datum 1990-12-19
Kanal SVT1
Utgivning Stockholm : SVT, Kanal 1
Utgivningsland Sverige
Exemplar
VHS TV91-1400
1 tum B LP TVB90-1339
MPEG-2 YA_TV91-1400

Thanks to Jozsef, Paul Russell, Kari Paananen, Carl Magnus Palm, Intermezzo Magazine No. 5, Malin Westerberg c/o ABBAMAIL (no longer online) and Micke Andersson c/o ABBA Planet (no longer online) for the SVT link.  Extra thanks to William Wilson, Philip Muytjens and Linda Veerhuis c/o ABBATalk.
YouTube link c/o abba2shay