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Johnny and the Bomb
Cover by Larry Rostant
Co-author(s)	{{{coauthors}}}
Illustrator(s)	{{{illustrator}}}
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1996
ISBN	0385406703
Pages	272
RRP	{{{rrp}}}
Main characters	Johnny Maxwell
Series	Johnny Maxwell
Annotations	View
Notes
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Blurb

There was a flash of light, the air flickered... and the world changed. It's May 21, 1941, thought Johnny. It's war.

Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do some- thing when they find Mrs. Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley... as long as it's not the kiss of life.

But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different eras - including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself bound up more and more with then...

Characters

Main Characters

Characters (The Present)

Characters (The Past)

Sergeant Bourke
Rose Bushell
Dr Atkinson
Young Tom Maxwell
Mr Hodder

Adaptations

Johnny And The Bomb
VHS/DVD Cover
ASIN	{{{asin}}}
IMDB	0498319
First Broadcast	2006
Broadcast Channel	CBBC
Director(s)	{{{director}}}
Producer(s)	Peter Tabern
Writer(s)	{{{writer}}}
Starring	George Mackay, Keith Barron, Frank Finlay, Zoë Wanamaker
Duration	108 minutes
Episodes	3
Series	Johnny Maxwell Series
Annotations	Annotations for Book:Johnny and the Bomb
Notes
Preceded by	Wyrd Sisters
Followed by	Hogfather
All data relates to the UK home release.

TV Series

In 2006, the book was screened on the BBC as a three part television series, the episodes being called 'Mrs Tachyon and the Bags of Time', 'The Butterfly Effect' and 'Deja Voodoo'.

Cast:
Johnny Maxwell - George MacKay
Mrs. Tachyon - Zoë Wanamaker
Sir Walter - Keith Barron
Wobbler - Kyle Herbert
Yo-Less - Lucien Laviscount
Kirsty - Jazmine Franks
Bigmac - Scott Kay

Theatre

The book was also adapted into a musical pack for schools Johnny and the Bomb A Time-Ticklingly Tremendous Musical, by Matthew Holmes in 2012.

Gallery

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 ==Blurb==
 There was a flash of light, the air flickered... and the world changed. It's May 21, 1941, thought Johnny. It's war.
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 But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different eras - including the [[Blackbury]] Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself bound up more and more with then...
-==Adaptions==
+==Characters==
+===Main Characters===
+*[[Johnny Maxwell]]
+*[[Wobbler]]
+*[[Yo-Less]]
+*[[Kirsty]]
+*[[Bigmac]]
+*[[Tachyon|Mrs. Tachyon]]
+*[[Guilty]]
+===Characters (The Present)===
+*[[Carol Maxwell]]
+*[[Tom Maxwell]]
+*[[Wobbler|Sir John]]
+*Sergeant Comely
+===Characters (The Past)===
+*[[Sergeant Bourke]]
+*[[Rose Maxwell|Rose Bushell]]
+*Dr Atkinson
+*Young [[Tom Maxwell]]
+*Mr Hodder
+==Adaptations==
+{{TV Data
+|title=Johnny And The Bomb
+|cover=[[File:JatBDVD.jpg|thumb|240px|VHS/DVD Cover]]
+|imdb=0498319
+|date=2006
+|channel=CBBC
+|producer=Peter Tabern
+|cast=George Mackay, Keith Barron, Frank Finlay, Zo&euml; Wanamaker
+|duration=108 minutes
+|episodes=3
+|series=Johnny Maxwell Series
+|annotations=
+|notes=
+|prev= [[TV and Film:Wyrd Sisters|Wyrd Sisters]]
+|next=[[TV and Film:Hogfather|Hogfather]]
+}}
+===[[TV and Film:Johnny and the Bomb|TV Series]]===
 In 2006, the book was screened on the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ BBC] as a three part television series, the episodes being called 'Mrs Tachyon and the Bags of Time', 'The Butterfly Effect' and 'Deja Voodoo'.
-===Cast===
+Cast:<BR>
 [[Johnny Maxwell]] - [[wikipedia:George_MacKay_(actor)|George MacKay]] <BR>
 Mrs. [[Tachyon]] - [[wikipedia:Zoë_Wanamaker| Zoë Wanamaker]]<BR>
 Sir Walter - [[wikipedia:Keith_Barron|Keith Barron]]<BR>
-[[Wobbler]] - [[wikipedia:Kyle_Herbert|Kyle Herbert]]<BR>
+[[Wobbler]] - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1623382/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2 Kyle Herbert]<BR>
 [[Yo-Less]] - [[wikipedia:Lucien_Laviscount|Lucien Laviscount]] <BR>
 [[Kirsty]] - [[wikipedia:Jazmine_Franks|Jazmine Franks]]<BR>
+[[Bigmac]] - [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2171542/ Scott Kay]<BR>
+===[[Theatre Adaptations|Theatre]]===
+The book was also adapted into a musical pack for schools ''Johnny and the Bomb A Time-Ticklingly Tremendous Musical'', by Matthew Holmes in 2012.
+==Gallery==
+{|
+|-
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by Larry Rostant]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB2.jpg|thumb|120px|Paperback]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB3.jpg|thumb|120px|Paperback]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB Kirby.jpg|thumb|130px|Cover by [[Josh Kirby]] (Czech)]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB Tape.jpg|thumb|140px|Audio Cassette]]
+|}
+{|
+|-
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB CD.jpg|thumb|170px|Audio CD]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB BM.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Bill Mayer]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB HS.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by Henry Steadman]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB Kidby.jpg|thumb|120px|Cover by [[Paul Kidby]]]]
+| valign="top" | [[File:JATB MB.png|thumb|120px|Cover by Mark Beech]]
+|}
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