Birmingham to Stansted Airport

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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 Birmingham to Stansted Airport. Among his many fellow travellers, he meets: * Adam, a student at Cambridge on his way back to college with his mum Helen. Adam introduces Alexei to the mysterious world of competitive Pokemon. * Holly who lives in Bali and is dedicated to studying and saving sharks * Megan, who was born in Arizona and is on her way to her first ever key note speech at the prestigious Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge * Katrin and Klara who have been on holiday in the UK, are flying home to Germany from Stansted, and are great fans of English humour. Producers: Peter Lowe and Nick Symons A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2023.