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?
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.
Tim vs. Cuddles (A Horse)
Tim talks us through the historical bet of racing against a horse.
How to roll a cheeseboard - 1811 style
Tim shows us the effort required to roll a cheesebaord for a bet originating in 1811.
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?
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.