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Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2013 - 2015
  • 9 episodes (2 series)

Radio 4 comedy in which adventurer and comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a series of bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Video clips

Tim attempts body dragging to win a bet

Tim's penultimate attempt to go over 25 mph over water. Does he dare try again?

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Tim vs. a man in a sumo suit

im attempts another historic bet; to race a fat man with a jockey mounted on his back.

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Tim vs. Cuddles (A Horse)

Tim talks us through the historical bet of racing against a horse.

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How to roll a cheeseboard - 1811 style

Tim shows us the effort required to roll a cheesebaord for a bet originating in 1811.

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The great coat wager

Tim guides us through the process of trying to make a coat in one day. But did he win the bet?

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Tim FitzHigham trampolines

Tim Fitzhigham must see if he can communicate a message over a distance of fifty miles in one hour. Here, he tries to travel this distance with the help of a trampoline.

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