Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090330 | Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services, capturing its sounds and stories as he talks to people in transit. A compulsive people-watcher, Lemn buys himself a coffee and observes modern Britons collide. Serenaded by the howls from arcade games and the quiet chit chat over burgers and cappuccino, the poet arrives for a 24-hour stint. He catches people in transit, but as they wait, the sound of the motorway still ringing in their ears, he wonders what fantasies, fears and fun will fuel their conversation. Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services. |
| 02 | 20090331 | Lemn discovers exotic tales from Africa and an arranged marriage in operation. Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services |
| 03 | 20090401 | Lemn encounters a Coronation Street actor going to a party and students going to Amsterdam Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services |
| 04 | 20090402 | Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services, capturing its sounds and stories as he talks to people in transit. Lemn meets a Portuguese family who all work at the services, a lorry driver whose coy carp just died and an elderly couple who sleep in a lorry on the forecourt. Lemn meets a family who work at the services and a lorry driver whose coy carp just died. |
| 05 | 20090403 | Lemn meets two businessmen with thermal imaging cameras. Poet Lemn Sissay observes Britain on the move at the Watford Gap motorway services |