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James Whalley chats to the world's biggest petrolheads about their Ultimate Road Trip......Destination anywhere. © James Whalley & Louise Irving.
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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
It's a very special episode of the podcast this week as I'm joined by three-time Formula One World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart.
It was a privilege to chat with him about his early years shooting and then racing, the people he's met from many and varied walks of life, to setting up the pioneering charity Race Against Dementia. His love of Scotland has never diminished and as you'll hear, it plays an important part in his Ultimate Road Trip.
1. What's the car - make, model, colour?
2. Why that car?
3. Destination......anywhere.
4. Who's the passenger?
5. Seminal soundtrack.
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Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Season 3 of The Ultimate Road Trip Podcast is here! Over the next few weeks, I'll be chatting to the great and the good of Formula One, W-Series, design, business, music, art and more... and for the first episode of the new season, it was wonderful to catch up with The Boxer Rebellion's Piers Hewitt. During lockdown, drumming had been restricted to his online lessons, rather than playing live to the band's loyal fans, but it also meant he could find time to come on the podcast and talk about some memorable on-tour moments, the music business and of course his choices for the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour?
2. Why that car?
3. Destination......anywhere.
4. Who's the passenger?
5. Seminal soundtrack.
Thanks again for listening, please share, follow or subscribe!
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Chrysalis Music Group co-founder Chris Wright joins me for this episode of the podcast. He helped to launch the careers of Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Blondie and Ultravox and built up a media empire expanding into Radio and TV. He's owned QPR and Wasps (winning the Heineken European Cup twice) and runs a successful horseracing stud with a number of Group 1 winners. He's also travelled the world, both for business and pleasure, so in terms of the destination and tune for the Ultimate Road Trip, there's lots to choose from. But the car? Well, he's come a long way from his first set of wheels...
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The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car.
3. Destination......anywhere.
4. Passenger.
5. Seminal soundtrack.
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
The Classic Motor Hub, based at the former RAF Bibury in the Cotswolds, is a unique space - car sales, storage, workshops, concierge services, events and more are taken care of by a hugely experienced and knowledgeable team. As they themselves say, "Its more than just a showroom..."
Richard Wrightson is Sales Manager at the Hub, and joins me for this week's episode of the podcast. As well as going through the five "URT" questions, we talk about how the Hub and the classic car market generally have been coping over the past few months.
And of course, we're also really excited that The Classic Motor Hub now sponsors The Ultimate Road Trip podcast.
Thanks again for listening, please share, follow or subscribe!
The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car.
3. Destination......anywhere.
4. Passenger.
5. Seminal soundtrack.
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Film and TV producer Tarquin Gotch joins me for this week's episode of the podcast. He started his career in music publishing and A+R, but moved into music supervising and then producing on many of John Hughes' films through the 80's and 90's, including Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Home Alone. He's also managed musicians, actors and writers including Rowan Atkinson, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais and Brian Johnson, and was in the middle of producing the latest series of "A Life on the Road" when the pandemic hit and shooting was stopped. I caught up with him a few weeks ago to talk about his career and go through his "URT" - the choice of car and tune in particular brought back memories...
Thanks again for listening, please share/follow or subscribe!
The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car
3. Destination......anywhere
4. Passenger
5. Seminal soundtrack
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
On the podcast this week, I'm joined by Dave Robinson, co-founder of the iconic Stiff Records, the label which turned the music business on its head with its anarchic, leftfield approach to promoting its bands and artists. Stiff signed names including Madness, The Pogues, The Damned, Elvis Costello, Kirsty McColl, Nick Lowe and Ian Dury, but Dave's also known for tour managing Jimi Hendrix, running Island Records and putting together 'Legend' , the Bob Marley compilation. He's still managing and promoting new bands, but the car and tune for his Ultimate Road Trip includes a couple of his old favourites.
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The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car
3. Destination......anywhere
4. Passenger
5. Seminal soundtrack
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
This week's guest fronts the world's biggest rock band - AC/DC's lead singer Brian Johnson is also an authority on cars, and it's a real privilege that he joins me on the Ultimate Road Trip podcast. Along with the usual 5 URT questions, we talked about his general love of cars and motor racing and how all things automotive have played an important part in his life. There are the TV shows which he's presented over the years, covering both music and cars, and then of course we talked AC/DC, and how the band approached the release of their 17th studio album 'Power Up', despite the pandemic. Thanks again for listening, please share/follow or subscribe! The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip... 1. What's the car - make, model, colour 2. Why that car 3. Destination......anywhere 4. Passenger 5. Seminal soundtrack
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
The name Alex Hirschi may not ring too many initial bells, but undoubtedly you'll have heard of 'that girl with the cars' Supercar Blondie and I'm excited to say that she's my guest for this week's edition of the Ultimate Road Trip Podcast. She's a social media sensation with millions of followers, but last year was of course a little different than usual. After initially taking advantage of the pandemic travel restrictions to have a breather from her hectic schedule, Alex then got on with what she does best, bringing the latest in automotive culture to a rapidly growing audience worldwide. And shortly before Christmas she found time to join me for her Ultimate Road Trip.
Thanks again for listening, please share/follow or subscribe!
The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car
3. Destination......anywhere
4. Passenger
5. Seminal soundtrack
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Last year, the motor racing world paid tribute to the great Sir Stirling Moss, who died in April at the age of 90. It was a huge privilege for me to interview him on a number of occasions, from Brooklands to Goodwood, and the last time I briefly spoke to him was at the Festival of Speed. He was there to drive his ex-Mille Miglia Mercedes 300 SLR and I thought I'd ask what he'd take on his Ultimate Road Trip...he was in absolutely no doubt about his choice of car or passenger, as you'll hear in this special episode of the podcast.
Thanks again for listening, please share/follow or subscribe!
The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car
3. Destination......anywhere
4. Passenger
5. Seminal soundtrack
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
On this week's Ultimate Road Trip Podcast, I'm joined by two times Formula One and Indy 500 Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. He was reunited with his Lotus 72's at Goodwood last October, and it was a privilege to chat with him before he headed out onto the circuit alongside his old rival and good friend Sir Jackie Stewart.
Thanks again for listening, please share/follow or subscribe!
The five elements that make up the Ultimate Road Trip...
1. What's the car - make, model, colour
2. Why that car
3. Destination......anywhere
4. Passenger
5. Seminal soundtrack