The Quanderhorn Xperimentations [Quanderhorn]

Meet Professor Quanderhorn, a maverick scientific genius with absolutely no moral compass.

Assisted by a rag-tag crew - his part insect son, reputedly a 'major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'; a recovering amnesiac; a brilliant scientist with a half-clockwork brain; a captured Martian hostage and a sinister factotum. He'll save the world. Even if he has to destroy it in the process.

With his Dangerous Giant Space Laser, High Rise Farm, Utterly Untested Matter Transfuser Booth and Fleets of Monkey-driven Lorries, he's not afraid to push the boundaries of science to their very limit. And far, far beyond.

But his arch nemesis, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, has plans to put a stop to his Infernal Xperimentations once and for all.

It's an Adventure beyond human understanding in Super-Vis-O-Sound.

Will our Crew of Brave Boffins survive? Tune in next time - if there is such a thing -for the next thrilling instalment.

An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.

Brian Nylon awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.

England, 1952. Brian Nylon finds time is behaving very oddly. Can Professor Quanderhorn help? Stars Ryan Sampson. From 2018.

Meet Professor Quanderhorn (JAMES FLEET), a maverick scientific genius with absolutely no moral compass. Assisted by a rag-tag crew - his part insect son (Freddie Fox), reputedly a 'major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'; a recovering amnesiac (Ryan Sampson); a brilliant scientist with a half-clockwork brain (Cassie Layton); a captured Martian hostage (KEVIN ELDON) and a sinister factotum (JOHN SESSIONS). He'll save the world. Even if he has to destroy it in the process.

Will our Crew of Brave Boffins survive? Tune in next week - if there is such a thing -for the next thrilling instalment.

Brian Nylon (Ryan Sampson) awakes with no memory to find time behaving very oddly indeed.

Dr Gemini Janussen- Cassie Layton

Guuurk- KEVIN ELDON

Troy Quanderhorn- Freddie Fox

WINSTON CHURCHILL/Jenkins- JOHN SESSIONS

Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

Production Manager Sarah Tombling

Director: Andrew Marshall

Producers: Rob Grant / Gordon Kennedy

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But will the self-declared ‘miserable coward and despicable turncoat' risk his life and even his very sanity by mind-leaping into Quanderhorn's son, Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as ‘a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'.

Meanwhile, behind the Post Office in the nearby village, a glowing, throbbing meteorite is exuding a strange influence on the local inhabitants.

When Dr Janussen, Guuuurk, Troy and even Quanderhorn himself appear to be possessed by an alien intelligence, Brian is faced with a perilous dilemma.

And who is that peculiar hot chestnut seller, who bears a startling resemblance to Prime Minister Churchill?

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2018.

Martian hostage Guuuurk risks his life and his sanity to save the crew from the X-Barrier.

Martian Guuuurk mind-leaps into half-insectoid Troy: a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity. Stars Kevin Eldon. From 2018.

It's still 1952.

It's always still 1952.

The crew of Professor Quanderhorn (JAMES FLEET) are about to have their space craft shredded like a savoy cabbage by a massive gravitational wave. Only Martian hostage Guuuurk (KEVIN ELDON) can save them.

But will the self-declared 'miserable coward and despicable turncoat' risk his life and even his very sanity by mind-leaping into Quanderhorn's 'son' Troy (Freddie Fox), a half-insectoid, touted as 'a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'?

When Dr Janussen (Cassie Layton), Guuuurk, Troy and even Quanderhorn himself appear to be possessed by an alien intelligence, Brian (Ryan Sampson) is faced with a perilous dilemma.

And who is that peculiar hot chestnut seller who bears a startling resemblance to Prime Minister Churchill (JOHN SESSIONS)?

Guuuurk (KEVIN ELDON) risks his life and his sanity to save the crew from the X-Barrier.

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Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are besieged by a mob of alien-possessed villagers. Their only hope - a highly-trained spy parrot with a bad attitude and an irritating gramophone record by the Queen of the Hammond organ.

Having been permanently fitted with a rather dangerous experimental bra, Brian finally steels himself to face the nightmare horrors of the professor's cellar, unaware that a secret camera is set to expose him.

Meanwhile, Dr Janussen has discovered a message from Virginia revealing the terrible secret that turned her into a broccoli monster.

As Troy and Guuuurk join the not-quite-romantic pair while fleeing the merciless cellar defences, Troy inadvertently presses the wrong lift button and they find themselves heading pell mell....for the Moon.

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

Dr Janussen discovers a secret about the giant broccoli monster. Stars Cassie Layton.

Dr Janussen discovers the terrible secret that turned Virginia into a giant broccoli monster. Starring Cassie Layton. From 2018.

Professor Quanderhorn (James Fleet) and his crew are besieged by a mob of alien-possessed villagers. Their only hope - a highly-trained spy parrot with a bad attitude (Kevin Eldon) and an irritating gramophone record by the Queen of the Hammond organ.

Having been permanently fitted with a rather dangerous experimental bra, Brian (Ryan Sampson) finally steels himself to face the nightmare horrors of the professor's cellar, unaware that a secret camera is set to expose him.

Meanwhile, Dr Janussen (Cassie Layton) has discovered a message from Virginia (Rachel Atkins) revealing the terrible secret that turned her into a broccoli monster.

As Troy (Freddie Fox) and Guuuurk (Kevin Eldon) join the not-quite-romantic pair while fleeing the merciless cellar defences, Troy inadvertently presses the wrong lift button and they find themselves heading pell mell.for the Moon.

Brian Nylon- Ryan Sampson

Dr Gemini Janussen- Cassie Layton

Guuurk- Kevin Eldon

Troy Quanderhorn- Freddie Fox

Winston Churchill/Jenkins- John Sessions

Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

Dr Janussen (Cassie Layton) discovers a terrible secret about the giant broccoli monster.

Producers: Rob Grant & Gordon Kennedy

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The Quanderhorn crew find themselves on Advanced Lunar Station Q, with no means of returning to Earth and limited oxygen supplies.

Splitting into two teams after a game of Martian Closey-Eyesie, Guuuurk and Troy fall prey to a ravenous Lunar Man Trap, while Brian and Gemma stumble upon an intact space craft.

But there are two problems. Gemma's ear is unwinding, rendering her emotionally unstable, and there's no apparent entrance to the craft.

Having rather astonishingly escaped their various dilemmas, the crew encounter yet another conundrum - how exactly is the ship powered?

Jenkins, the professor's factotum, detects a spacecraft approaching Earth which Quanderhorn orders him to blast out of the sky, apparently unaware his own crew is aboard.

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

Jenkins discovers the crew have taken the lift to the Moon. Stars John Sessions.

Jenkins learns the crew have taken the lift to the Moon, where carnivorous plants await them. Stars John Sessions. From 2018.

Splitting into two teams after a game of Martian Closey-Eyesie, Guuuurk (Kevin Eldon) and Troy (Freddie Fox) fall prey to a ravenous Lunar Man Trap, while Brian (Ryan Sampson) and Gemma (Cassie Layton) stumble upon an intact space craft.

Jenkins (John Sessions), the professor's factotum, detects a spacecraft approaching Earth which Quanderhorn (James Fleet) orders him to blast out of the sky, apparently unaware his own crew is aboard.

Professor Quanderhorn- James Fleet

Brian Nylon- Ryan Sampson

Dr Gemini Janussen- Cassie Layton

Guuurk- Kevin Eldon

Troy Quanderhorn- Freddie Fox

Winston Churchill/Jenkins- John Sessions

Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

Jenkins (John Sessions) discovers the crew have taken the lift to the Moon.

Director: Andrew Marshall

Producers: Rob Grant & Gordon Kennedy

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Having fired the Dangerous Giant Space Laser at the alien vessel containing his crew, Quanderhorn creates 'improved' duplicates of them all as replacements.

Meanwhile the originals - having luckily escaped the blast by triggering the Mercurian metadrive thanks to an astonishingly angry outburst from Guuuurk - find themselves marooned in a strange forest which the Martian deduces is somewhere in the Crab Nebula.

The professor receives a dire warning from his future self, as an ancient alien ziggurat emerges at Piccadilly Circus Tube Station - just by the chocolate machine. He hastens to London to investigate with his new assistants.

Our heroes are slightly surprised when a number 43 bus to Highgate Woods arrives unexpectedly and they race to Piccadilly Circus to confront the professor and their doppelgangers.

But Prime Minister Churchill has plans of his own to deal with Quanderhorn, and summons up his crack Lab Busting bomber squadron.

The professor receives a call from his future self with a dire warning.

Dr Gemini Janussen - Cassie Layton

Winston Churchill/Jenkins - John Sessions

Director: Andrew Marshall

Producers: Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

The professor gets a warning from his future self, as an ancient alien ziggurat appears. Starring James Fleet. From 2018.

Having fired the Dangerous Giant Space Laser at the alien vessel containing his crew, Quanderhorn (James Fleet) creates 'improved' duplicates of them all as replacements.

Meanwhile the originals - having luckily escaped the blast by triggering the Mercurian metadrive thanks to an astonishingly angry outburst from Guuuurk (Kevin Eldon) - find themselves marooned in a strange forest which the Martian deduces is somewhere in the Crab Nebula.

But Prime Minister Churchill (John Sessions) has plans of his own to deal with Quanderhorn, and summons up his crack Lab Busting bomber squadron.

Professor Quanderhorn- James Fleet

Brian Nylon- Ryan Sampson

Guuurk- Kevin Eldon

Troy Quanderhorn- Freddie Fox

Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

The professor (James Fleet) receives a call from his future self with a dire warning.

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As Churchill's squadron of bagpiping bombers grows closer, our intrepid crew and their duplicates face the diabolical traps of the Alien ziggurat.

Meanwhile, Jenkins races back to the laboratory to secure the cellar, and uncovers a duplicate Quanderhorn, who claims he's the real thing.

Barely surviving the Deadly Duck Trap, the Waterfall of Glue and the Collapsing Stairway of Strangling Vines, Brian and the originals face the ultimate challenge - the Mirror Maze of Laser Death.

The duplicates reach the prize, the legendary Gaulus Tempus - the Time Bucket - but they are immediately betrayed by Guuuurk 2 who claims it for Mars.

Can Gemma, Troy, Guuuurk and Brian triumph and use the Time Bucket to save reality before the bombers strike and the bagpipers strike up Ride of the Valkyries?

Troy tries to comfort a dying Brian. And fails.

Dr Gemini Janussen - Cassie Layton

Winston Churchill/Jenkins - John Sessions

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

Facing the diabolical traps of the Alien ziggurat has deadly consequences for Brian. Stars Ryan Sampson. From 2018.

Meanwhile, Jenkins (JOHN SESSIONS) races back to the laboratory to secure the cellar, and uncovers a duplicate Quanderhorn (JAMES FLEET), who claims he's the real thing.

Barely surviving the Deadly Duck Trap, the Waterfall of Glue and the Collapsing Stairway of Strangling Vines, Brian (Ryan Sampson) and the originals face the ultimate challenge - the Mirror Maze of Laser Death.

The duplicates reach the prize, the legendary Gaulus Tempus - the Time Bucket - but they are immediately betrayed by Guuuurk 2 (KEVIN ELDON) who claims it for Mars.

Can Gemma (Cassie Layton), Troy (Freddie Fox), Guuuurk and Brian triumph and use the Time Bucket to save reality before the bombers strike and the bagpipers strike up Ride of the Valkyries?

Professor Quanderhorn- JAMES FLEET

Brian Nylon- Ryan Sampson

Guuurk- KEVIN ELDON

Troy Quanderhorn- Freddie Fox

Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins

Troy (Freddie Fox) tries to comfort a dying Brian (Ryan Sampson). And fails.

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