ExcessBag19Nov11:A272, Mitteleuropa, Escape from Hong Kong 164uq

John McCarthy talks to Rita Boogaart, one half of a Dutch couple whose obsession with the A272 has led them to publish a guide to its delights. John also looks at Eastern Europe with broadcaster Dennis Marks who visited places described by the author Joseph Roth who wrote about the declining years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And journalist Tim Luard traces the escape of military personnel from Hong Kong in 1941 through what was once bandit country but is now part of bustling modern China. 2b1r6e