Podcast 187 - The truth about Top Gear
Added 2023-11-26 18:00:03 +0000 UTCJonny and Richard discuss the recent news about a well-known car show. Also in this episode, accidentally offending Angela Rippon, going to a drum and bass night in Bristol, a surprisingly boozy school quiz, ULEZ Miserables, the heydays of telly and motorshows, a terribly vandalised Jag, what people put in those new Defender side boxes, mysteriously damaged road signs, an interesting sight in a supermarket car park, weird-looking Land Cruisers, and getting Madonna to guest on The Late Brake Show.
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https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23957463.winter-gardens-revamp-approved-great-yarmouth-councillors/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3aBbSXmG5D-L_p4lguH9rSDJPvv4s-cIOjArIrG0K4NFPvmPAndnhCCw0 WINTER GARDENS REFURB! (Can't remember which episode Jonny referred to it)
Elliott Levy
2023-12-01 20:11:50 +0000 UTCI have a mate working in TV and he met Ian McShane getting changed in a TV centre dressing room. 'Great guy' he'd say, then shake his head and whisper 'No arse'
Dave Law
2023-12-01 11:55:07 +0000 UTCIn my youth, Roni Size had a residency at Da Bomb in Nottingham so I have many happy and hazy memories of carting friends between home and club in my modified 106 XSi. None of us could afford a true hot hatch at that point, so pimped up warm hatches were the order of the day. One friend later bought a Prelude and made the suspension so firm he hated driving it.
Kenny May
2023-12-01 06:51:51 +0000 UTCRichard & Jonny, this one really hit a note with me, being a very young (childish) 52 yr old I have been into the Drum & Bass scene since the beginning, and obviously a bit of a car nerd (looking forward to boring facts 4 btw) I wanted to see if you have ever played Forza Horizon 4 ? I love driving round the UK roads in anything from a Mk1 Transit to a McLaren Senna and everything in between whilst listening to Drum & Bass courtesy of the Hospital Records radio station, it certainly scratches my car itch when I can’t drive the oh so ropey “Everyman racing” cars with the dash lit up like Brighton seafront and some young kid telling me how to drive 😂 Trust me it will keep you up later than Roni Size and 15 Disco Biscuits
mark bacon
2023-11-30 19:43:04 +0000 UTCTragic outcomes from ‘Do you know who I am’ … I’m now picturing Angela Rippon instead of Ronnie Pickering in the Xsara Picasso on that fateful, infamous day..
Stu Morris
2023-11-30 06:58:30 +0000 UTCI agree. The change from the normal banter to serious commentary has a real impact.
Simon O
2023-11-29 11:06:08 +0000 UTCI think Liam Howlett ran a Tomcat 100 in various southern Comp Safari events. It was wrapped in full Prodigy livery.
Phil Griffiths
2023-11-28 19:16:01 +0000 UTCWhilst I agree the Merc electric cars have absolutely been levt in a warm room for a little too long, as an owner of the current generation CLA Shooting Brake (or rather estate), I disagree that ALL the current Mercs are Meh-cs.
Nick Davies
2023-11-28 18:49:50 +0000 UTCIs it just me that checks the amount of time left when Richard says "let's bring this one into land"... This week, a full 10 minutes to go!
Stephen Hollingsworth
2023-11-28 14:26:48 +0000 UTCI really miss the NEC and London motor shows. I went pretty much every year it was held from 1995 to 2004, for the teenage car geek it was a joy to be able to look at what was out, coming out and concepts. In 1994 I got a poster from Fiat for the Fiat Coupe which had pride of place and on my bedroom wall for years after. I still have it tucked away. I recall the local agricultural shows like the East of England at Peterborough would always have a large section of car dealers present too which also seems to be a thing of the past now too, unless you sell crew-cab pick-ups.
John Hammond
2023-11-28 08:44:34 +0000 UTCIt gives a margin of inaccuracy yes, as does unexpected norovirus or a general lack of fibre.
John Hammond
2023-11-28 08:38:44 +0000 UTCPedant Corner: Avionics refers to the electronic and electrical systems on an aircraft. The word Jonny is looking for is Aeronautics or Aerospace.
Oliver Burden
2023-11-28 06:02:23 +0000 UTCI used a Defender side locker to transport an Indian takeaway. It was very tasty, if a little cold. I borrowed it while my LR was in overnight.
Greg
2023-11-28 02:56:35 +0000 UTCI went to see The Prodigy is Glasgow last week. I can confirm that it was absolutely banging.
Dandydandan
2023-11-27 22:08:49 +0000 UTCI made the mistake of dipping into the YouTube comments for this week's pod (which was one of the best IMO). There's a lot of people missing the point spectacularly. The same people who'd unironically use the term 'snowflake'...
Simon Turner
2023-11-27 20:52:28 +0000 UTCDo you have to budget for dodgy takeaways?
Simon Turner
2023-11-27 20:51:09 +0000 UTCSunday was DJ Khaled's birthday OTSOT.....
david marden
2023-11-27 18:03:29 +0000 UTCIt's always great when Richard is true to himself, and starts the podcast being a grumpy old man.
Stephen Hollingsworth
2023-11-27 15:59:36 +0000 UTCNot sure if there's a more appropriate place to post this but I have a ticket for OTLOT going- need to take the 'hubby' in for minor surgery that day so no longer able to travel. If anyone would like it, let me know....
Rach881
2023-11-27 14:31:44 +0000 UTCHolibobs is high level twattery, as is using 'sleeps' as a unit of measurement. I prefer to use 'shits'. Hey only 36 shits 'til Christmas.
John Hammond
2023-11-27 14:01:47 +0000 UTCPetrol 2007 MX-5 - compliant. It's only the Diesels that are the problem. If the gammon complains, tell them what Jeremy said about diesels - he was right all along!
Anthony Daniels
2023-11-27 13:43:54 +0000 UTCI expected Richard’s Top Gear ranting to end up dissecting ‘GearknobOfficial’ (off of Twitter an’ all that)’s ‘documentary’ on Top Gear. (I do like how someone with 90 followers needs the ‘Official’ moniker….)
Nik Howard
2023-11-27 13:17:43 +0000 UTCAlways loved the NEC motor shows. First one I went to was 1982 (aged 7). Went to one or two shows on press day as my Dad managed to get free tickets from work (Jaguar).
Stephen Archer
2023-11-27 11:59:18 +0000 UTCJust saw this on my Facebook shorts. Couldn’t see four dads in jackets but I can see Why there’s low stock in lasers in Britain. ▶️ Watch this reel https://www.facebook.com/share/r/PLnhJAQWdzWbJgPB/?mibextid=UalRPS
Swanger
2023-11-27 10:13:59 +0000 UTCJonny sounds like he's been to 'Motion', the only industrial music venue in Bristol with hand car wash.
John Hammond
2023-11-27 09:23:33 +0000 UTCplus a short segment simply called "Tiff tries to break something" in which a fairly mundane vehicle is driven like an absolute hooligan.
John Hammond
2023-11-27 09:21:02 +0000 UTCM.M.I.L.F. Motoring Mother I'd Like to Fettle. Keep it respectful!
Alistair Neish
2023-11-27 09:11:58 +0000 UTCSpot on with the ULEZ Miserables audience of gammon that don’t understand the regs and the sort of dullards that use “woke” as a negative slur.
Matt W
2023-11-26 22:55:43 +0000 UTCI owned a 2007 Chevrolet 2500HD pickup. It had an 'engine hours' meter along with the standard odometer display. Just push the dash button that controlled the instrument light intensity.
Darren B McLellan
2023-11-26 22:44:27 +0000 UTCWe all know you two plus Monkey would be at least as good as, or even better than, the TG/GT trio. Format comes second to personality dynamics. Make it happen.
Neil Scott
2023-11-26 20:12:58 +0000 UTCI dont have a defender but one of my mates does . He and his partner do actually put their muddy boots in those side lockers. He is a bit obsessive with car interiors being clean but likes a bit of rambling and lives in Wales. I pointed out that a bin liner does the same job at a tiny fraction of the cost. Of course the selling point is to make the car look outdoorsy and adventurous but the true outdoorsy and adventurous people drive old landcruisers and dont give a shit about some mud in the interior.
Sergey Baskakov
2023-11-26 20:02:14 +0000 UTCThe boring car trivia volume 4 is showing as out of stock. 😩
Nathan English
2023-11-26 19:55:05 +0000 UTCVodka jello/jelly shots… source of many carpet stains and hours of unconsciousness…. They are right evil because the effect kicks in so much later than consumption….
Andy Pinchock
2023-11-26 19:49:15 +0000 UTCInteresting chat about TG, it's very much like Doctor Who that can reinvent itself around a central theme. Anyway I have my copy of BCT4, it's locked away in the Christmas vault though.
Matt Tester
2023-11-26 19:47:38 +0000 UTCAs Always, appreciate a strong Richard rant, very cathartic
alfred munkenbeck
2023-11-26 19:32:23 +0000 UTCAbsolutely correct Richard. All the people complaining Top Gear useless since the old days now complaining they can't watch it.
Anthony Daniels
2023-11-26 19:30:22 +0000 UTCInteresting to listen to a serious discussion about the halting of Top Gear, thank you for that. Also 'Yoga Lady Spec' is a new car type...
Steve Morton
2023-11-26 19:03:54 +0000 UTC
