Calling all secret agents!
The Ministry of Time Travel was a series of adventures created at for young people & families visiting The National Archives. We welcomed audiences to the world of The Ministry of Time Travel (MOTT), a secret organisation based at the heart of TNA, to use the evidence from the past to safeguard time itself!
2021 – 2024
About the project
Between 2021 and 2024, we developed the world of the The Ministry of Time Travel with The National Archives to engage new young family audiences through a series of adventures. Through an exciting combination of digital storytelling and interactive gameplay, The MoTT was a unique and immersive world for family audiences to explore history together.
We kicked off with The Pickles Mission in September 2021. In this phone based adventure, the task was is to help Beatrix save Pickles the dog, who discovered the missing World Cup trophy in 1966. Players faced the challenges from Beatrix and help her to overcome TADAH, an evil group who want to change the past for their own gain. This mission returned in 2024.
In 2022, we invited audiences to solve a very royal mystery – The 1671 Crown Jewels Heist. Audiences arrived at the MOTT’s mysterious Misfires Room at The National Archives and virtually met ministry operatives Ola and Jay, to help them decode strange time signals from 1671. However, as the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place, we need to head out into the building to solve the mystery of The Locked Door.
In 2023, we developed MoTT Training Mission, which presented players with five exciting challenges highlighting records, stories and photos from The National Archives’ exciting collections, under the tutelage of the Chief Timer herself.
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Project legacy
The Ministry of Time Travel continues at The National Archives. Check out their website to see if there’s an MoTT mission that you can be part of onsite or at home!
Credits
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Performer Afia Abusham
Filmmakers DMLK Video
Producer Eliza Cass, Harriet Bolwell & Emily Davis
Director & Writer Toby Peach
Sound Designer Dinah Mullen
Digital Programming Maz Hemming & Su Hurst
Graphic Design Ed Naujokas & Gareth Edwards
Set and Prop Design James Rowlands
Creative Development Mel Frances, Amy Marr & Shikha Sharma -
The 1671 Crown Jewels Heist
Performers Jacoba Williams & Gerel Falconer
Filmmakers DMLK Video
Producers Marie Klimis, Emily Davis & Nathan Charles
Writer Melanie Frances
Sound Designer Dinah Mullen
Digital Programming Maz Hemming
Graphic Design Gareth Edwards & Jess Sanders
Director and Narrative Design Toby Peach
Set and Prop Design James Rowlands -
Performer Afia Abusham
Filmmakers DMLK Video
Producer Carole Keating
Writer Fran Moulds
Sound Designer Dinah Mullen
Digital Programming Ed Naujokas
Graphic Design Ed Naujokas
Director and Narrative Design Toby Peach
Set and Prop Design James Rowlands
Ministry of Time Travel Narrative Development Team – Brigitte Adela, Rhianna Ilube, Carole Keating, Chloe Mashiter, Fran Moulds, Toby Peach, Tassos Stevens & Ruth Sutcliffe
Additional Footage Magneto Films