You Are Awful: The funny side of unloved Britain
Tim Moore sought out unloved Britain and was called a clown by the Mayor of Goole in the process. He tells Peter Moore why it was worth the effort
15 March 2012
Hailed as ‘the new Bill Bryson’, Tim Moore has written some of the most popular travel books of recent years. In French Revolutions, he cycled the route of the 2000 Tour de France. In Spanish Steps, he coaxed a reluctant donkey to accompany him along the Pilgrim Way to Santiago. And in Nul Points, he sought out Eurovision contestants who had suffered the ignominy of receiving zero points.
