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Staggering Storytellers

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Available for 5 months

A special episode of the historical sketch show, taking a look at some of literature's greatest works and history's wackiest writers. Witness the development of storytelling technology, learn how a party at Lord Byron's house led to the writing of the Gothic masterpiece Frankenstein, and how Charles Dickens was the Harry Styles of his day. Spanning 3,000 years of recorded history, take a look at the funny and ridiculous ways some of the finest writers cured their writing block. Also, of course, trusty host Rattus guides the way. Show less

Contributors

Main Cast Memmber:
Tom Stourton
Main Cast Member:
Richard Atwill
Main Cast Member:
Richard David-Caine
Main Cast Member:
Jalaal Hartley
Main Cast Member:
Jessica Ransom
Main Cast Member:
Thom Tuck
Main Cast Member:
Gemma Whelan
Additional Cast Member:
Mel Giedroyc
Additional Cast Member:
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Additional Cast Member:
Louise Ford
Additional Cast Member:
Dominique Moore
Additional Cast Member:
Natalie Walter
Additional Cast Member:
Jon Culshaw
Puppeteer:
John Eccleston
Producer:
Lisa Mitchell
Series Producer:
Tom Miller
Executive Producer:
Simon Welton
Executive Producer:
Richard Bradley
Writer:
Ben Ward
Writer:
Dave Cohen
Writer:
Danny Peak

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