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2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Trabi

Episode 2 of 5

Will Self embarks on a 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car: a meeting near Brussels. From 2016.

Will Self continues his 700 mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.

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

Just outside Brussels, the duo meet a Belgian Trabi enthusiast who was asked spy for East Germany.

And over dinner in Bonn, the pair argue about whether it's feasible to take a more positive view of life in the former GDR.

Producer: Laurence Grissell

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in November 2016.

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15 minutes

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Tue 18 Jun 2024 09:30

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  • Tue 29 Nov 2016 13:45
  • Tue 18 Jun 2024 09:30