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Over the years Philip and Grandad have mellowed toward each other, that is to say, nobody shouting....when Philip comes home one day Gandad is in his usual chair.....he also has a fat pigeon on his head.......

After a technicolour week in Wales with Aunty Vi and Uncle Bryn, Philip prepares to return to his seemingly grey life in Lincolnshire ...... but then he meets the woman on the train ...and the story just sort of happens and there's cake and before he... more

In Wales, Aunty Vi unleashes Philip and his confabulations on her friends, much to the delight of the ladies in the cafe...and the amusement of Uncle Bryn

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in 1978, Young Philip is packed off to deepest darkest Wales to spend a week with Aunty Vi and Uncle Bryn.....very soon, after cakes and tea and a tall tale or two...he has finally found his tribe

Young self confessed confabulator Philip navigates his way through a dull life in Lincolnshire living with a miserable Grandad, disinterested dad, frustrated mum and horrible brother, nobody listens to him anyway so he can just rattle on...then in th... more

Episode 4

The journey reaches its end and with it a new mutual understanding emerges.

For Peter and Janice their meeting has built a bond betweenthem that will have implications for the rest of their lives.

The Map on the Train is an original sto... more

As the journey on the Jacobite Steam Train continues Peter's anxiety builds as Janice and her brood settle in...

The Map on the Train was Written by Max Jones and performed by Workhouse Players. It was recorded at The Old Nick Theatre, Gainsborough more

as Peter's worst fears come true Janice and her disruptive brood enter his carriage....

The Map on the Train was written by Max Jones and recorded at The Old NIck Theatre Gainsborough.

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