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Will Self's Great British Bus Journey

Will Self takes a 1,000-mile tour of the UK by bus and coach, exploring urban Britain and British identity at a time of flux.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Omnibus
Omnibus 1
Will Self goes on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
02 Feb 2018,60 mins
Omnibus
Episode 2
Will Self goes on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
09 Feb 2018,60 mins
Series 1
Back to the Future
Will Self embarks on a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, travelling only by bus and coach.
29 Jan 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Soup and Laverbread
Will Self boards the coach for Swansea where he assesses the state of Welsh identity.
30 Jan 2018,15 mins
Series 1
A Trip down Rusty Lane
Will Self visits the place which JB Priestley described as the worst street in England.
31 Jan 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Rock On at the Giffard
Will Self visits Wolverhampton's local paper and rocks out at the town's goth pub.
01 Feb 2018,14 mins
Series 1
Jobless in Wolverhampton
Will Self speaks to jobless young people in Wolverhampton.
02 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
The Preston Model
Will Self continues his 1,000-mile tour of the UK, stopping off in Preston.
05 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Dual Control to Middlesbrough
Will heads to Middlesbrough, where he learns about the booming digital scene.
06 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
A Night in East Kilbride
Will takes the coach from Middlesbrough to East Kilbride.
07 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Across the Irish Sea
Will takes the ferry across the Irish Sea to assess identity in Northern Ireland.
08 Feb 2018,15 mins
Series 1
Last Bus to the Border
Will Self concludes his tour of the UK in Derry-Londonderry.
09 Feb 2018,15 mins