Time Trumpet is a six-episode satirical television comedy series which aired on BBC Two in August 2006.
[1] One sketch was later spun off by network in Ireland, RTÉ, into the cult television series Soupy Norman, in May 2007.
These 'older selves' include David Beckham, Anne Robinson, David Cameron, Sebastian Coe, Kate Middleton, Charlotte Church, Ant & Dec, June Sarpong, Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell, Charles Clarke, Noel Edmonds, Chris Moyles, Gordon Brown, David Miliband, Bob Geldof, Saddam Hussein, Natasha Kaplinsky, Prince Harry, Jamie Oliver and Paul Burrell.
These include Stewart Lee (also appearing as the bald-headed 'Stu Lee', the implication being that he was contractually obliged to shave his head and change his name), Richard Ayoade, Jo Enright, Matthew Holness, Adam Buxton, Mark Watson and David Sant.
In December 2011, network in the United States, Comedy Central announced they would be remaking the series, with Iannucci as producer.