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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 why their home city has been named the UK City of Culture. After getting detention for being disruptive in class, they try to explain to their teacher why they just don’t care about the City of Culture year, not recognising what they’re already doing with doddles and artwork themselves is culture in its own right. They're tasked by their teacher to find ‘the story only they can tell’ about what culture means to Bradford. With just a day to prepare, the friends look for inspiration and they come across a statue of JB Priestley, Bradford’s famous playwright son. On touching the statue they’re catapulted through time and space meeting historical people from the past, including Emily Bronte. 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 �鶹�� Radio Leeds as part of the �鶹��'s coverage of Bradford UK City of Culture 2025. To listen on smart speaker, on most devices just say ‘ask �鶹�� Sounds to play Bilal and Ted’s Bradfordian Adventure'. Image: Nasa.