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Smith and Sniff
TV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things.
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Episodes
- Smith and Sniff
The murderous Rover
Jonny and Richard discuss a strange Spanish news story involving an old British saloon. Also in this episode, Clive Mansory, a badly-restored Jesus, quick…
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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 test to…
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A Longbridge too far
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 the time…
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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 Bond car…
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Live from Pistonheads Sunday Service
Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience at the Haynes Motor Museum, raising money for Mission Motorsport by talking their usual nonsense, specifically…
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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 detective…
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The Dalai Palmer
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, ad-free…
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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 learners, the…
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Jingle horse
Jonny and Richard are back discussing changing car buying habits, Martin Lewis and his nemesis Lewis Martin, overhang parking, sunken sitting rooms, light-up…
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Friends with tired eyes
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 many…
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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 world and bad…
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The snoring dog
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 the…
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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 the story…
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Compton Pauncefoot and Facel Vega
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 lady in a…
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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 car…
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Live from the MINI factory
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 or not…
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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 look after new…
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Get a grip, lads
Why has everyone lost their minds about Jag? Also in this episode, steam rally season, jammed kettles, the TWR Supercat, a superclub curry restaurant, the fate…
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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 motorway…
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Two-stroke terrorist
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, getting…
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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, how the Top…
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The uninteresting adventures of Spiderman
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 Scout badge…
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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 driving, and…
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Hunting a top secret Jaguar
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 talking to…
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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 scrapyard…
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International driving permit
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 Chicken Tax…
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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 hearse to have…
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And on that bootcut
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, Mark…
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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, Robbie…
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The McLaren glass cleaner
Jonny and Richard struggle to get excited about a hypercar. Also in this episode, new merchandise, ape hangers, valet parking, The Weeknd, Sia’s fringe, the…
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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 suggestions…
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Playing snooker with a tram
Jonny and Richard have discovered another amazing world championship. Also in this episode, the cars of Scooter, German pronunciation help, a windscreen…
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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 to buy…
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The forklift world championships
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 steamed up in…
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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, the craziest…
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The silty trombone
Richard is still being terrorised by a terrible motorcycle. Also in this episode, Shazam for cars, going to Goodwood with a tortoise, travelling light with…
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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 faults, and…
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The over-serviced XJ-S
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 Astor, wet…
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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, scary 5th…
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Wet belt saga
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 love story…
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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, the…
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Michael McDonald, Tiff Needell and Postman Pat
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 Rascal, a…
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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 road trips…
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Paul and Taylor Swift
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 alarming…
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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 car names…
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Lasagne track days
Jonny has an idea for making motorsport more interesting. Also in this episode, Mediterranean-style scooter dismounts, shorts the colour of an ‘80s Vauxhall…
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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 specific…
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Smith and Sniff origins
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. Featuring on…
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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 mechanic…
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Cheese and wine
Recovering from FOTU, Jonny and Richard discuss the wonders of the Fiat Multipla, rod fisherman Jeremy Wade, the Iron Maiden wine generously given by a…
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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 Sade…
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Live from Festival of the Unexceptional
In front of an audience at the amazing Festival of the Unexceptional, Jonny and Richard discuss the opening titles to Bond movies, “Princess Diana” S-Classes…
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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, Jonny’s Element…
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Talking superchargers with Carol Vorderman
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 the different…
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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 Australia and lies…
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Goodwood FFS
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 things…
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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 2050…
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Driving instructor strangeness
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 driving instructor…
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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 recommend but…
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Taking a Cav cabrio to the prom
Jonny and Richard are in Richard’s shed talking about unwanted pianos, problems with hornets, getting surprised by a cockchafer, Honda Cub news, Porsche…