Smith and Sniff

OTOSOT 54

06 Jun 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer questions about going camping in a VW Up, cars you’d like to see banger racing, the embarrassment of running out of fuel an...

Dentists' car parks

02 Jun 2025

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Jonny and Richard have a beef with a specific profession. Also in this episode, trying to identify VW SUVs at gunpoint, the decline of the Audi A8, po...

OTOSOT 53

30 May 2025

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In a second Q&A with an audience at the Morgan factory, Jonny and Richard answer questions about what’s in the Eagle, questionable car cleaning ...

Do your own car spraying

26 May 2025

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Jonny has brought Richard an interesting DIY book. Also in this episode, terrible photos and descriptions in used car ads, disposable cameras at weddi...

OTOSOT 52

23 May 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer questions about strange personalisation, poorly treated performance cars, television fixers, knowing Dario, and Skoda suspens...

Buttery Range Rover

19 May 2025

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Jonny likes a Swedish restomod while Richard has seen something horrific in Los Angeles. Also in this episode, love for the Discovery 4, trying to und...

OTOSOT 51

16 May 2025

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In front of an audience at the Morgan factory, Jonny and Richard answer questions about weird car promo items, Top Gear Marinas and pianos, choosing s...

Return to Morgan

12 May 2025

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Jonny and Richard return to the Morgan Experience Centre in Malvern where, in front of an audience, they discuss peacock damage, extreme roadster face...

OTOSOT 50

09 May 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the most ingenious use of gaffer tape, doing a Cannonball Run with car TV presenters, 4D plates,...

Roadster face

05 May 2025

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Richard has noticed what happens when you drive a car with no roof. Also in this episode, the CSI Tarpaulin capital of the UK, tattoo failure, air rai...

OTOSOT 49

02 May 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about Daimler saloons, catseyes, mullets, cars that look better scuffed, celebrities in unexpected mod...

Popemobiles and the Cybertruck

28 Apr 2025

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Jonny has fallen down a Papal wormhole and Richard has driven a controversial Tesla. Also in this episode, favourite numbers, the Mercedes Vision V, a...

OTOSOT 48

25 Apr 2025

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It’s another On The Other Side Of Things spin-off show and this time questions from listeners cover Jonny’s dislike of red cars, Car magazine lege...

Max Log and La Raoul

21 Apr 2025

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Jonny has spotted some odd things written on French lorries. Also in this episode, a racoon decal on a RAV4, a shout out to Dave Car Keys, cheap skinn...

OTOSOT 47

18 Apr 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about the sadness of seeing a destroyed car, an urgent need for something less ruinous, finding a new ...

Free Willy

14 Apr 2025

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This week it’s Smith and Smith as Jonny is joined by his brother, Greg, who tells an amazing story about a man with poor control of his flies. Also ...

OTOSOT 46

11 Apr 2025

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Richard is on his own answering listeners’ questions about Top Gear merchandising, Tiffany Dell, the Sniff Petrol campaign against a certain F1 comm...

Golf GTI flip flops

07 Apr 2025

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Jonny has found some strange Volkswagen merchandise. Also in this episode, soiling a brand new car, not picking a side in ICE v EV, the new Subaru For...

OTOSOT 45

04 Apr 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about BMW gear selectors in other makes of car, the model sold under the most manufacturers, finding a...

I bought a new car!

31 Mar 2025

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Richard has some news. Also in this episode, the lesser spotted Daewoo Lanos, James May’s S-Type road test cheat, a drive-by shouting, car storage p...

OTOSOT 44

28 Mar 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about Ross Kemp in a Twingo boot on Top Gear, seeing secret cars before they’re announced, concept cars ...

Airbrushing Nigel Mansell onto the bonnet

24 Mar 2025

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Jonny and Richard have a terrible idea for their Eagle limo. Also in this episode, bargaining for a car, Vitaraizing, the first Shortsman of spring, t...

OTOSOT 43

21 Mar 2025

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In front of an audience in Manchester, Jonny and Richard answer questions about worst Lego kit, weirdest car selling experience, The Late Brake Show L...

Live from Manchester

17 Mar 2025

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Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience at the Tesla Centre in Manchester talking about Grease 2, Ross Kemp, Twingo face, car tattoos and lots o...

OTOSOT 42

14 Mar 2025

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard cover topics including the right Honda for an ace guitarist, how to impress the Max Po...

Literally, to be fair

10 Mar 2025

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Jonny has encountered a troubling verbal tic. Also in this episode, tripping into your own car, trying to understand Polestar, an unexpected Renault 5...

OTOSOT 41

07 Mar 2025

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This week Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about inconvenient car purchases, OEM purism, and awkward car conversations with medical pro...

Well at least the sunroof works

03 Mar 2025

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Jonny and Richard are tempted by a car spotted for sale in a newsagent’s window. Also in the episode, the punchlines to Jonny’s 911 GTS trip to se...

OTOSOT 40

28 Feb 2025

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In another episode of their Friday spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars that are too good to throw away, buying a...

Leather bootcuts

24 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard admire the trouserial stylings of guitarist Steve Stevens. Also in this episode, going for an uncomfortable medical procedure in the...

OTOSOT 39

21 Feb 2025

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things spin-off show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a fun car for 16 grand, a trip to an...

Frontera up a mountain

17 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard remember a weird story about a man who drove a Vauxhall up Snowdon. Twice. Also in this episode, locally sourced drugs, Kendrick Lam...

OTOSOT 38

14 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer audience questions in Eastbourne. Topics covered include car journalist things missed out on, strangest optional extras, Brit...

Live in Eastbourne

10 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience on the south coast talking about the unusual car choice of a recovery truck driver, a Gen X version of W...

OTOSOT 37

07 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a Honda Jazz replacement, the lost art of jump starting, Mazda design, cars you can’t get rid ...

The murderous Rover

03 Feb 2025

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Jonny and Richard discuss a strange Spanish news story involving an old British saloon. Also in this episode, Clive Mansory, a badly-restored Jesus, q...

OTOSOT 36

31 Jan 2025

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about Tales Of Modern Motoring, Top Gear Aston misery, the best small car, and changing the driving te...

A Longbridge too far

27 Jan 2025

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In another of his hyper-nerdy solo shows, Richard is in Birmingham poking around the remains of the once-massive Longbridge car factory. He recounts t...

OTOSOT 35

24 Jan 2025

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Jonny and Richard are at the Haynes Motor Museum answering audience questions about cars they’ve never driven, giving people car names, the next Bon...

Live from Pistonheads Sunday Service

20 Jan 2025

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Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience at the Haynes Motor Museum, raising money for Mission Motorsport by talking their usual nonsense, specif...

OTOSOT 34

17 Jan 2025

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This week Jonny and Richard answer listener questions about cars from the ‘80s, mechanical sympathy, most rave car interior and old cars in TV detec...

The Dalai Palmer

13 Jan 2025

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Jonny and Richard walk to the pub, and later walk back from it, while looking at the vaguely interesting cars they find along the way. For early,...

OTOSOT 33

10 Jan 2025

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In this week’s Smith and Sniff second show Jonny and Richard answer listener questions about watches, Miami Vice Ferraris, interesting cars for lear...

Jingle horse

06 Jan 2025

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Jonny and Richard are back discussing changing car buying habits, Martin Lewis and his nemesis Lewis Martin, overhang parking, sunken sitting rooms, l...

Friends with tired eyes

23 Dec 2024

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In the final episode of the year, Jonny and Richard talk live show tech problems, mean Christmas songs, Yoko Ono the cold start superbike, buying too ...

OTOSOT 32

20 Dec 2024

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Jonny and Richard answer more listeners’ questions. This week, getting out of cars in British garages, synchro on reverse, the state of the car worl...

The snoring dog

16 Dec 2024

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Jonny and Richard are sitting by a Christmas tree with Richard’s noisy mutt discussing once, twice, thrice a lady, wanting a Honda Beat, Tonys of th...

OTOSOT 31

13 Dec 2024

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In front of an audience at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer more questions. This time they cover Richard’s Range Rover (and why ...

Compton Pauncefoot and Facel Vega

09 Dec 2024

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Sitting in a reasonably-priced hotel room on a ring road, Jonny and Richard discuss a black ice vest, the Dacia Spring, Compton Pauncefoot, a duvet la...

OTOSOT 30

06 Dec 2024

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In front of a few hundred people at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about synth pop endurance racing, amazing ...

Live from the MINI factory

02 Dec 2024

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In front of an audience at the MINI visitors’ centre in Oxford, Jonny and Richard meander pointlessly through a range of topics including the Cowley...

OTOSOT 29

29 Nov 2024

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In this week’s Smith and Sniff second show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars only you think are good, people who don’t l...

Get a grip, lads

25 Nov 2024

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Why has everyone lost their minds about Jag? Also in this episode, steam rally season, jammed kettles, the TWR Supercat, a superclub curry restaurant,...

OTOSOT 28

22 Nov 2024

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Richard answers listeners’ questions while Jonny is busy on a Scottish barnfind. Topics covered include old Top Gear screen cars, the best looking m...

Two-stroke terrorist

18 Nov 2024

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Richard has managed to record the motorcycle noise that wakes him every morning. Also in this episode, cash-only petrol buying, useless spy James Wand...

OTOSOT 27

15 Nov 2024

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On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about car-related aide memoires, best uses of the Ford V6 and Rover V8, h...

The uninteresting adventures of Spiderman

11 Nov 2024

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Jonny returns from a theme park holiday with one complaint. Also in this episode, does The Incredible Hulk drive a Lamborghini, the return of the Scou...

OTOSOT 26

08 Nov 2024

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Jonny and Richard are back together and answering listeners’ questions about buying a car in the 1990s, removing tar spots, morbid thoughts while dr...

Hunting a top secret Jaguar

04 Nov 2024

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In a change to the usual format, Richard is on the road trying to track down prototypes of a mysterious new Jag. It’s mostly a very boring man talki...

OTOSOT 24

01 Nov 2024

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This week Jonny is on his own answering listeners’ questions about heated screens, strange MOT failures, the burning urge to own a car, inconsistent...

International driving permit

28 Oct 2024

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Jonny has a problem with the flimsiest official document in the world. Also in this episode, things made in Japan, weird company car systems, the Chic...

OTOSOT 24

25 Oct 2024

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about hard hats on parcel shelves, speeding on stately home drives, vigilante car repairs and what hea...

And on that bootcut

21 Oct 2024

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Jonny and Richard celebrate the glory years of Top Gear trousers. Also in this episode, ladders on unlikely cars, Rhino Pipes, the Subaru third eye, M...

OTOSOT 23

18 Oct 2024

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In another round of On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about old Jags, mk4 Fiestas, cars that got away, Robb...

The McLaren glass cleaner

14 Oct 2024

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Jonny and Richard struggle to get excited about a hypercar. Also in this episode, new merchandise, ape hangers, valet parking, The Weeknd, Sia’s fri...

OTOSOT 22

11 Oct 2024

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It’s another On The Other Side Of Things in which Jonny and Richard answer listener questions. This week, best dials, cars as times, project hatch s...

Playing snooker with a tram

07 Oct 2024

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Jonny and Richard have discovered another amazing world championship. Also in this episode, the cars of Scooter, German pronunciation help, a windscre...

OTOSOT 21

04 Oct 2024

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Another instalment of the Smith and Sniff spin-off show in which Jonny and Richard answer your questions. This week subjects tackled include what car ...

The forklift world championships

30 Sep 2024

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Jonny and Richard are excited about a new sporting event. Also in this episode, Invacar on the M6, a pair of odd private reg sightings, getting steame...

OTOSOT 20

27 Sep 2024

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t’s On The Other Side Of Things, the Friday spin-off show in which Jonny and Richard answer listener questions. This week, a restomod family car, th...

The silty trombone

23 Sep 2024

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Richard is still being terrorised by a terrible motorcycle. Also in this episode, Shazam for cars, going to Goodwood with a tortoise, travelling light...

OTOSOT 19

20 Sep 2024

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This week Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars that cost more to maintain than to buy, Jonny’s Matra Rancho, untraceable car f...

The over-serviced XJ-S

16 Sep 2024

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Jonny and Richard start to worry that Brian May is doing too much to his Jag. Also in this episode, new rules for the London to Brian, the Gamage Asto...

OTOSOT 18 - Jonny AMA special

13 Sep 2024

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This week Jonny’s on his own for an ask me anything in which he covers dream road trips, Max Power memories, favourite Tamiyas, going back on TV, sc...

Wet belt saga

09 Sep 2024

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Jonny has a bee in his bonnet about a specific engine design problem. Also in this episode, the strange names of the Autoglass empire, a PE teacher lo...

OTOSOT 17

06 Sep 2024

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More listeners’ questions answered. Or near offer. This week Jonny and Richard tackle the best way to approach the owner of a sweet low mileage Jag,...

Michael McDonald, Tiff Needell and Postman Pat

02 Sep 2024

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While Jonny's on holiday Richard presents a Smith and Sniff clip show featuring bits of old episodes requested by listeners. Includes a clown in a Ras...

OTOSOT 16 - Top Gear special

30 Aug 2024

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Richard answers listeners’ questions about Top Gear from back in the day. Topics covered include finding Hammond and May, the logistics of filming r...

Paul and Taylor Swift

26 Aug 2024

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Jonny has an idea for a new stadium show. Also in this episode, inflation is at a familiar level, pigeons saying a catchphrase, a listener has an alar...

OTOSOT 15

23 Aug 2024

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In this week’s question answering session Jonny and Richard tackle Cayman v 911, the moneyed Celica lady, best looking wheel trims, Grand Theft Auto...

Lasagne track days

19 Aug 2024

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Jonny has an idea for making motorsport more interesting. Also in this episode, Mediterranean-style scooter dismounts, shorts the colour of an ‘80s ...

OTOSOT 14

16 Aug 2024

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This week Jonny and Richard answer questions about a car for a Euro road trip, eye-opening 5th Gear crash tests, pit stops in slow moving traffic, a s...

Smith and Sniff origins

12 Aug 2024

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It’s a Smith and Sniff summer clip show in which we put together the first mentions of various things that have become running gags on the show. Fea...

OTOSOT 13

09 Aug 2024

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions relating to continental driving errors, the Acrimonious Rally, 1980s PE teacher cars, how the Malbec m...

Cheese and wine

05 Aug 2024

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Recovering from FOTU, Jonny and Richard discuss the wonders of the Fiat Multipla, rod fisherman Jeremy Wade, the Iron Maiden wine generously given by ...

OTOSOT 12

02 Aug 2024

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In answering questions this week, Jonny and Richard discuss the registered colour of a Polo Harlequin, having Jason Plato as a guest, an update on Sad...

Live from Festival of the Unexceptional

29 Jul 2024

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In front of an audience at the amazing Festival of the Unexceptional, Jonny and Richard discuss the opening titles to Bond movies, “Princess Diana”...

OTOSOT 11

26 Jul 2024

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard answer questions about re-arranged badges, inadvisable driving with your parents, Jonn...

Talking superchargers with Carol Vorderman

22 Jul 2024

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This week Jonny and Richard talk about off-road mower riding, that time an Oregon town blew up a whale, listeners’ driving instructor stories and th...

OTOSOT 10

19 Jul 2024

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things Jonny and Richard answer questions about the best-looking saloon-based coupe, working on Top Gear Austral...

Goodwood FFS

15 Jul 2024

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Jonny and Richard are sitting outside somewhere in Sussex looking back at an excellent few days at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. They also discuss t...

OTOSOT 9

12 Jul 2024

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This week Jonny and Richard answer questions about universal floor mats, cars washes, the AC game, upcoming merchandise and the Goodwood Revival of 20...

Driving instructor strangeness

08 Jul 2024

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This week Jonny and Richard wonder how many times a day you can say ‘back in the day’ and discuss Tiff’s thin racing bag, memories of your drivi...

OTOSOT 8

05 Jul 2024

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Jonny and Richard answer questions about restomods you’d like to see, the first single you bought, who’s better at fixing stuff, cars you’d reco...

Taking a Cav cabrio to the prom

01 Jul 2024

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Jonny and Richard are in Richard’s shed talking about unwanted pianos, problems with hornets, getting surprised by a cockchafer, Honda Cub news, Por...

OTOSOT 7

28 Jun 2024

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In answering listeners’ questions this week, Jonny and Richard cover car-related injuries, getting away with things while making Top Gear, how to re...

Edwardian drifting

24 Jun 2024

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Jonny and Richard invent a D1 series for veteran cars. Unitards optional. Also in this episode, a strange 1990s car insurance advert, not knowing how ...

OTOSOT 6

21 Jun 2024

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In a second show of questions from a live audience in London Jonny and Richard cover cars you regret not buying, small faults that ruin cars, creating...

A weekend in Le Mans

17 Jun 2024

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Jonny and Richard have spent the weekend at the Le Mans 24 Hours. In a podcast recorded just after the race ended topics covered include a failed inte...

OTOSOT 5

14 Jun 2024

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Jonny and Richard answer questions from the audience at one of their London live recordings. Topics covered include the funniest things to happen whil...