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Self Drives Episodes

    5. The End of the RoadThe Trabant

    5/5 Will Self finally reaches the birthplace of the Trabant. His arrival causes a stir.

    4. Gearbox BluesThe Trabant

    4/5 Will runs into gearbox problems in his East German car.

    3. Achtung Bitte!The Trabant

    3/5 Will makes it to the former East German border in his iconic communist car

    2. Tinker Tailor Soldier TrabiThe Trabant

    2/5 Will Self continues his 700 mile road trip in the iconic East German car: Brussels

    1. Go Trabi Go!The Trabant

    1/5 Will Self embarks on a 700-mile road trip in a Trabant, the iconic East German car.

    5. Maxwell's GeniusMaxwell's Equations

    5/5 Will Self concludes his road trip. So was Maxwell really a genius?

    4. Maxwell in SpaceMaxwell's Equations

    4/5 Will visits Jodrell Bank Observatory to better fathom Maxwell's equations.

    3. Maxwell and a Chinese DinnerMaxwell's Equations

    3/5 Will Self is deeply concerned over the nature and value of scientific progress.

    2. Maxwell at GlenlairMaxwell's Equations

    2/5 Will Self visits James Clerk Maxwell's country estate in Scotland.

    1. Maxwell's EdinburghMaxwell's Equations

    1/5 Will Self begins a 600 mile road trip on the trail of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.