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A time travelling adventure in which Bradford school boys and best friends Bilal and Ted go on a voyage of discovery to find out more about the city and its remarkable residents.

A time travelling adventure in which Bradford school boys and best friends Bilal and Ted go on a voyage of discovery to find out why their home city has been named the UK City of Culture.

Bilal and Ted are in the comfort of Emily Bronte鈥檚 home in 1847. They suddenly realise they鈥檝e been transported over 170 years back in time to one of the most incredible Bradford born authors of all time. Wuthering Heights is then the topic of conversation.

Emily joins the Bradford friends as they try and get back to school in time to deliver their presentation about 'what culture means to Bradford'. They find themselves in 1907 where they meet the founder of school dinners, John Priestly.

In another jump in time, they head to 1963 to experience Beatlemania in Bradford, meeting John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Cast:

Bilal .... Armaan Ali
Ted .... Solomon Gordon

Other characters are played by Deb McAndrew, Dominic Blunt, Lucas Papageorgiou, Mark Charnock and Seeta Wrightson

Written by Nick Ahad
Directed by Dermot Daly

Dramaturg: Ruby Clarke
Producer: Jane Chesworth
Sound design: David Crickmore and Richard Biddulph
Digital producers: Dan Purvis and Rachael Smith
Executive Producer: Tracy Gee

Originally broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio Leeds as part of the 麻豆社's coverage of Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.

To listen on smart speaker, on most devices just say 鈥榓sk 麻豆社 Sounds to play Bilal and Ted鈥檚 Bradfordian Adventure'.

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16 minutes