London to Hereford

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 BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2024