2011 Edinburgh Fringe

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Fringe favourite Tim FitzHigham reveals the ten strangest bets ever made and recounts his endeavours to recreate them. Inspired by bets from previous centuries recorded in the betting books of the most revered gentlemen's clubs, Tim celebrates the nation's love of gambling by attempting ten wagers including:

- Riding to Dover before Alex Horne can draw a million dots on a piece of paper. Tim and Alex discovered their shared awe for this legendary bet and recreated it - to unbelievable lengths - in April.

- Standing on one leg for twelve hours, in a bet with Neil Morrissey (originally an 1815 bet).

- Pushing a wheelbarrow from Hertfordshire to Shoreditch in 11 hours, in a bet by Richard Hammond (as first attempted by the brilliantly named Goliath Shadbolt in 1789).

- Rolling a cheese board, 3 and three quarter miles in a bet with actor Hugo Speer (an 1811 bet).

- Racing a racehorse over 100 yards.

- Walking backwards for 30 miles.

At a time when the UK is reeling in the effects of some of the riskiest gambles ever made, Tim seeks to explore how and why we are all gamblers at heart - whether we like it or not.

This Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tim also appears in Flanders and Swann, his much-loved homage to the musical maestros of the 40s and 50s and a show for children with Tiernan Douieb.

Tim is famed for imaginative and foolhardy missions including crossing the channel in a bathtub, 'endurance' Morris dancing from London to Norwich and rowing 160 miles down the Thames in a paper boat (all World Record breaking stunts). His previous acclaimed Edinburgh outings have earned him two Spirit of the Fringe Awards, a Perrier nomination for Best Newcomer, two Chortle Award nominations, a Three Weeks Editors Award and Critics Choices in most of the nation's media including Telegraph, The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, The Observer, The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Evening Standard, Time Out and Metro.