An extraordinary thing happens in TOPPER CHORLEY’s attic.
When the arm of an old record player lifts by itself and a record starts to play, Topper and his sister CHARLIE are transported back to Roman Britain on the brink of revolution.
Taken at first for Roman spies by spear-wielding British villagers, Topper and Charlie manage to talk their way out of trouble – until village chief MORCAN ropes them into a dangerous mission against the local Roman fort. But the Romans are one step ahead.
The villagers are captured and taken as slaves, where they are put to work improving the fort’s defences. But when Commandant CORNELIUS takes Charlie as his personal slave, Topper faces a race against time to rescue her before the great escape attempt.
When Topper and Charlie get split up during the audacious escape, Topper comes face-to-face with BOUDICA, ‘Warrior Queen of all the Britons’, as she prepares for her uprising against the Romans. Charlie, however, has ended up in Colchester, the capital city of Roman Britain - a city Boudica has pledged to raze to the ground.
Topper survives iron-age feuds and deadly chariot races as Boudica rallies her armies, while Charlie evades capture and enlists the help of ODHRAN, Boudica’s paranoid spy in the Roman capital. The scene is set for the historic battle for Colchester – Boudica’s Battle.
As Colchester burns around them, Topper and Charlie struggle through the mayhem and bloodshed to find each other. Reunited as Boudica’s armies claim victory over the Roman occupiers, all they need to do now is get back home … as soon as they’ve figured out how.
When the arm of an old record player lifts by itself and a record starts to play, Topper and his sister CHARLIE are transported back to Roman Britain on the brink of revolution.
Taken at first for Roman spies by spear-wielding British villagers, Topper and Charlie manage to talk their way out of trouble – until village chief MORCAN ropes them into a dangerous mission against the local Roman fort. But the Romans are one step ahead.
The villagers are captured and taken as slaves, where they are put to work improving the fort’s defences. But when Commandant CORNELIUS takes Charlie as his personal slave, Topper faces a race against time to rescue her before the great escape attempt.
When Topper and Charlie get split up during the audacious escape, Topper comes face-to-face with BOUDICA, ‘Warrior Queen of all the Britons’, as she prepares for her uprising against the Romans. Charlie, however, has ended up in Colchester, the capital city of Roman Britain - a city Boudica has pledged to raze to the ground.
Topper survives iron-age feuds and deadly chariot races as Boudica rallies her armies, while Charlie evades capture and enlists the help of ODHRAN, Boudica’s paranoid spy in the Roman capital. The scene is set for the historic battle for Colchester – Boudica’s Battle.
As Colchester burns around them, Topper and Charlie struggle through the mayhem and bloodshed to find each other. Reunited as Boudica’s armies claim victory over the Roman occupiers, all they need to do now is get back home … as soon as they’ve figured out how.
