Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

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The comedian-author-adventurer recreates bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Award-winning comedian-author-adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates a series of bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Comedian-adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates a bizarre bet originally wagered in 1753.

Tim and his nemesis Alex Horne try to recreate a bizarre bet wagered by the 4th Duke of Queensbury in 1753. From 2013.

Award-winning comedian-author-adventurer, Tim FitzHigham and his nemesis Alex Horne recreate a bizarre bet which was originally wagered by the 4th Duke of Queensbury in 1753.

The bet: that Tim can pass a missive over a distance of 50 miles in one hour, using only the means that would have been available to a gentleman in 1753.

Written by Tim FitzHigham and Jon Hunter.

With additional material from Paul Byrne.

Producer: Colin Anderson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

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