1834 Time Travelling Teacher: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy
Jim Poyser's BBC radio riotous six-part comedy of time travel and delight
Jason Slater is a very average twenty-first-century English teacher from Cheadle Hulme, but somehow wakes up after a few drinks in nineteenth-century Macclesfield. Apparently, he's now Tarquin, third son of Lord Belport, with a faithful valet, a suspicious brother, a spurned ex-girlfriend (who's now going out with his brother) - and no obvious way he'll ever get back home again.
From toasted sandwich makers and the perfect beer, to root canals and royal visits, can Jason - Tarquin, that is - change the course of history and make 1834 his playground? Or will all his modern sentiments and inventions cause total disaster for the rest of time - or at least the rest of his life)? A fun comedy of historical proportions, 1834: Time Travelling Teacher is created by the writer of Stockport: So Good They Named It Once and The Architects.
Cast
Jason Slater: Michael Begley
Ned: Joe Caffery
Hoskins: Kenneth Alan Taylor
Lord Belfort: Mark Chatterton
Henry: James Nickerson
Luddite/Highwayman: Toby Hadoke
Millicent: Julia Rounthwaite
Stubbs: Glenn Cunningham
Duke of Cranmere: John Craig
Queen Victoria: Caroline Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:
11 June - 16 July 2003
Production credits
Written by Jim Poyser
Directed by Polly Thomas
©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Jim Poyser (Author), Caroline Harding, Full Cast, Glenn Cunningham, James Nickerson, Joe Caffrey, John Craig, Julia Rounthwaite, Kenneth Alan Taylor, Mark Chatterton, Michael Begley, Toby Hadoke (Narrator)
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