• 1 hour 2 minutes
    How to make good car TV

    Jonny and Richard discuss the new series of The Grand Tour and explain why Top Gear was the way it was. Also in this episode, news of upcoming live shows, global car scatter, old money cars spotted, seeing someone you know on the side of a bus, the greatest AMG Mercedes, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic. 

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    7 September 2026, 5:00 am
  • 35 minutes 36 seconds
    Q&A 116 - Racing Nigel Havers

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle ludicrous car-related stage shows, cars in clothing ads, and famous people in unlikely cars. 

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    4 September 2026, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Soldiers of fortune and an amphibious eight-wheeler

    Jonny and Richard struggle to remember some precise details about The A-Team and find a very interesting machine for sale on Car & Classic. Also in this episode, the very specific music of Dawson’s Creek, the drinking habits of the people in Friends, a look back at a recent live show, getting into trouble with an old man in Detroit, incorrect words in car ads, the interesting postal vehicles of North America, and some bad news about horses.

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    31 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 53 minutes 27 seconds
    USA trip part 2

    Jonny and Richard are recording in a Los Angeles hotel room as they discuss hoarding wristbands, enforced sushi, attending a 2000s R&B video recreation, America’s hidden fire hydrants, the Road Wizard, a White Cabriolets update, trying to rent a Ford Crown Vic, a new leader in the caravan game, Aston Martin names, the curse of the free pour, gate crashing a Ferrari party, guerrilla parking a Bentley, the forbidden crisps of Pebble Beach, and the highlights of Monterey Car Week. 

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    24 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    USA trip part 1

    Jonny and Richard are in the United States for Monterey Car Week, discussing car spotting, waving from bridges, getting separated on planes, words Americans can’t say, the true engine capacity of Andre 3000, The Equaliser, Lalo Schifrin, Gordon Murray in an airport, No Name Full Suspension Mountain Bike Guys of California, Celica Lady as an elegant dinosaur, the White Cabriolets detective agency, and a very American car from Car & Classic. 

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    17 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 30 minutes 10 seconds
    Q&A 115 - That's not a supercar

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle the tricky issue of what makes a supercar, plus picking one British car to be re-made, and Tesla copying Robocop.

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    14 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Running M.A.N. and a bulletproof Maserati

    Jonny has ruined a T-shirt and there’s a Smith and Sniff spin on a popular film concept. Also in this episode, lost London accents, doing messy activities with Jerry Seinfeld while wearing light linen, factory tank turns, an awkward misunderstanding about The Late Brake Show, an incredibly old money Rolls-Royce, Brewster’s Millions with a Corrado VR6, confusing bagpipes in California and another corking car from Car & Classic. 

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    10 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 31 minutes 42 seconds
    Q&A 114 - The best yellow

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard cover No Name Full Suspension Mountain Bike Guy and the e-scooter, a listening thinking of meeting his Sierra Cosworth childhood hero, the correlation between motorsport success and cat ownership, and which is the best yellow? 

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    7 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Getting lynched by mk3 Escort owners and buying a P-reg Ka

    Jonny has been confronted about his opinions on specific Fords while Richard has bought a new car to take him back to his early 20s. Also in this episode, flashbacks to the Next sales, a look back at the recent and absolutely brilliant Festival of the Unexceptional, the glory of starting a small strimmer engine live on stage, a warning about old Esprits from an ex-Lotus engineer, a listener asks about Pininfarina and the Hyundai Matrix, an unpopular opinion about the film The Matrix, Nelson Mandela’s Mercedes S-Class, and another corking car from the Car & Classic classifieds. 

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    3 August 2026, 5:00 am
  • 32 minutes 13 seconds
    Q&A 113 - Back To Back To The Future

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss the right car for a Back To The Future remake, AI photos in classified ads, satisfying accessory removal, and unexpected car cultures in other countries. 

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    31 July 2026, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Engine bay cookery and Caterham chaos

    Jonny had an ingenious idea for road food while Richard spent a mixed week with a Caterham Seven. Also in this episode, listeners’ ideas for car-related time travel, developments in the caravan name game, the fearless people of the ‘60s generation, a revelation about owls, and another excellent car picked from Car & Classic. 

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    27 July 2026, 5:00 am
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