Here we go with the final instalment of this three-part trip from Stoke-on-Trent to Shrewsbury. It sees us aboard the 96 from Telford, where we squint through murky windows at the crucible of the industrial revolution, meet the sinful monks of Buildwas Abbey and come across Shropshire's most legendary hedonist.
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Written, read and edited by Ian Burke (https://twitter.com/TalkingTurkeyWB).
Music by Mesita (http://www.mesitamusic.com/ (http://www.mesitamusic.com/)).
Read more on the Slower Travel (https://slowertravel.co.uk/) blog.
Follow the show on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Slower_Travel).
18 Jun 2026
EP 33: 5 & 5A, Stafford to Telford
It's part two of our journey through Staffordshire and Shropshire, this time aboard the 5 and 5A buses from Stafford to Telford, with a quick pitstop in Newport. Along the way, we pass the (possible) birthplace of self-raising flour, get stuck behind a tractor lugging a load of slurry, and torpedo any chances I'll have of becoming a political correspondent.
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Written, read and edited by Ian Burke (https://twitter.com/TalkingTurkeyWB).
Music by Mesita (http://www.mesitamusic.com/ (http://www.mesitamusic.com/)).
Read more on the Slower Travel (https://slowertravel.co.uk/) blog.
Follow the show on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Slower_Travel).
14 Jun 2026
EP 32: 101, Hanley to Stafford
We start a new three-part odyssey through Staffordshire and Shropshire with a ride on the 101 bus from Hanley to Stafford. Along the way, we learn about the mathematician who brought Guinness to the masses, marvel at rubbish company names on a business park in Stone, and wonder if my grandad could've faked his death.
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Written, read and edited by Ian Burke (https://twitter.com/TalkingTurkeyWB).
Music by Mesita (http://www.mesitamusic.com/ (http://www.mesitamusic.com/)).
Read more on the Slower Travel (https://slowertravel.co.uk/) blog.
Follow the show on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Slower_Travel).
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