London to Hereford
Alexei Sayle journeys from London to Hereford, breaking the golden rule by talking to fellow passengers. From 2024.
Alexei Sayle takes another train journey and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train in the UK - by actually talking to his fellow passengers.
In this episode, he travels from London to the ancient cathedral city of Hereford.
Among his many fellow travellers, he meets:
* his old friend, comedian David Baddiel, who is off to the Hay Festival
* Deborah and David, psychologists from San Antonio in Texas on a walking holiday
* Stewart, who teaches computer science in a London school and is on his way to a tech festival
* Kashmini and Lara who met on the internet and decided to meet up in real life
* ‘Collie’ from Australia who travels the world under the alias Collie – short for ‘Cauliflower’
* James who has become something of an expert on fermented food and is travelling with a very large and slightly smelly container of Kimchi
* Angela and her mother Kathleen, who surprises Alexei with her stories of life on the road with her Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Producers: Peter Lowe and Lyndon Jones
A Ride production for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2024
On radio
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Sat 27 Jul 2024 10:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
- Mon 29 Jul 2024 16:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
- Thu 19 Feb 2026 08:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 19 Feb 2026 13:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 19 Feb 2026 19:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 20 Feb 2026 03:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra