In this week's programme, we find out about two Londoners who hold
the world record for visiting all of the stations on London's underground
transport system in the fastest time. Following the bomb attacks in London in
July, they decided to do it again to raise money for victims of the attacks. Dozens
of other people joined them.
| Vocabulary used in the show |
| they are obsessed with it | they can't stop thinking about it |
| a lad | a boy (informal) |
| a chap | a man (informal) |
| a travel card | a ticket for several journeys on the underground |
| a feat | an action that needs skill or strength |
| we had a crack at it | we tried it |
| to back off | to move away |
| a weirdo |
someone strange (very informal) |
| to knock it | to criticize it |
| remote | far away |
| beloved | to be loved |
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