Self Drives: The Trabant

Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Self Drives

Documentaries

Factual

Self Drives The Trabant podcast

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 LW

Self Drives: The Trabant: 3. Achtung Bitte!

3. Achtung Bitte!

The Trabant

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Self Drives, The Trabant, 3. Achtung Bitte!

Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car

Will Self embarks on a 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car: worries about safety. From 2016.

Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car. 

But he starts to worry about the safety of the vehicle and wonders whether it's time to call the journey off.

Having started out in London, Will and his childhood friend Mike had planned to drive 700 miles all the way to where the car was manufactured in Zwickau, Germany.

On the former border, they meet a teacher who grew up in the GDR and has fond memories of the Trabant.  

But it's becoming clear just how flimsy the plastic-bodied car is. Over dinner in Eisenach, Will and Mike discuss the wisdom of continuing the trip.

Producer: Laurence Grissell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Will Self goes on a 700-mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Self Drives

The Trabant

3. Achtung Bitte!

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra