London to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Alexei Sayle takes his final train journey across Great Britain in this series and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train in the UK - by actually talking to his fellow passengers.

In this episode he takes a trip from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Among his many fellow travellers, he meets

*Christina, who is returning to Yorkshire after being scared of taking on such a long journey to London - especially the perils of travelling on the underground - but happily found a knight in shining armour to help her at King's Cross station.

*Steven who, apart from working on the railway, has carved out a budding career as a playwright

*Sally, who spent 24 years in the Army and now works as a philanthropy manager helping a leading cancer charity to raise money for its work

*Rahul and Priya, who are heading for Scotland on a short break sightseeing

Producers: Peter Lowe and Lyndon Jones

A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2024.