Episodes

  • Ronnie Pickering's Picasso
    Jun 29 2026

    Jonny and Richard fear for the survival of a car icon. Also in this episode, the origin of the name Urus, strange trousers at a music festival, car problems in hot weather, Fast & Furious at 25, memories of Millbrook proving ground, choosing where to live based on wind, car colour and insurance costs, and another cracking car plucked from Car & Classic.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Q&A - Classics for the taller man
    Jun 26 2026

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle message signs on motorways, things you might commission Gerry McGovern to design, car-related versions of ‘psychological rain’, a fun car for a lofty listener, and are private plates for morons?

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    29 mins
  • Aura loss in a Japanese taxi
    Jun 22 2026

    Jonny suffers an embarrassing moment with one of his cars. Also in this episode, party planning with Lionel Richie, northern words, a first car for Jonny’s daughter and a bicycle for Richard, Avenger at Goodwood, the legend of the TVR Speed 12, parental substitutes for swear words and what this means for popular songs, hanging out with Carl Cox, and another fine car from the Car & Classic classifieds.

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    1 hr
  • Q&A 107 - Palmer palming in the Bahamas
    Jun 19 2026

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss ‘4D’ plates, Grace Jones and the Citroen CX, fuel station etiquette, a very podcast coded car, and random challenges from strangers.

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    30 mins
  • Windhound and the mummified fox
    Jun 15 2026

    Jonny and Richard discover an amazing car from Switzerland and a local landmark under a bridge. Also in this episode, Opel Rekord headlamp theft, karma for a grumpy minicab driver, irritating over-familiarity with F1 drivers, motorsport jackets, an ingenious way to pass time at EV chargers, stickers for people who hate driving, and another excellent car from Car & Classic.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Q&A 106 - V12 engine swap
    Jun 12 2026

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard discuss alerting other drivers to problems with their cars, period correct engine swaps, home conversions, giving cars celebrity names, and an EV replacement for a Fiesta ST.

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    34 mins
  • The Range Rover story
    Jun 8 2026

    Richard finally explains why selling his old car was quite a protracted process. Also in this episode, an amazing fact about Niki Lauda, an unfortunate name for a gardening business, a ghost on a doorbell camera, and another excellent car from Car & Classic.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Q&A 105 - Plato banger racing
    Jun 5 2026

    In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle cars for going banger racing with Jason Plato in 2029, car name mispronunciations, a dilemma with a Freelander 1, and Britain’s best service station.

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    33 mins