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Will Self's Great British Bus Journey

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Will Self makes a 1,000-mile tour of the UK, by bus and coach, exploring British identity

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.

Will Self’s Great British Bus Journey

Will Self's Great British Bus Journey: Series 1: A Trip down Rusty Lane

A Trip down Rusty Lane

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Will Self visits the place which JB Priestley described as the worst street in England.

Will Self continues on his 1,000-mile tour of the UK exploring British identity: JB Priestley and West Bromwich. From 2018.

Will Self continues his tour of urban Britain travelling only by coach and bus, assessing British identity at a time of flux.

After checking out of his Swansea B&B, it's time to move on to West Bromwich, where Will visits the place JB Priestley once described as the worst street in England. Will finds out what the street tells us about Britain today.

Producer: Laurence Grissell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

Will Self's Great British Bus Journey: Series 1

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Will Self takes a tour of the UK, travelling by bus and coach, to explore British identity

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