Fuelling Around - Stars Talking Cars!

The boys are back with a brand new series, and Jason and Dave's first guest is the brilliant Marcus Wareing, who joins them for a chat about his early car history, and explains how becoming a head chef, opened the door to some seriously tasty motors!

It's the final episode in the current series, so only right that Jason and Dave go out with a bang! Their very special guest this week, live from his home in Australia is comedian and actor Ross Noble, who talks bikes, utes, roos and tanks, in a frank and no holds barred chat about pretty much everything! 

This week's guest with Jason and Dave is the man who wrote Top Gear and The Grand tour for Clarkson, Hammond and May! Richard Porter was tasked with steering the two biggest car shows of all time, and as you might imagine, has a tale or two to tell, in what is a truly fascinating episode!

This week Jason and Dave welcome into their virtual studio, the man behind the mask. A gentleman who spent much of his career disguised by a certain white helmet and race suit, before going on to write a best selling book and execute some of the greatest car stunts in modern movie history. Some say he could be one of the greatest guests ever to have appeared on Fuelling Around, all we know is....h...

This week, Jason and Dave welcome young British racing sensation Jamie Chadwick into their virtual studio for a brew and a blather. Jamie talks to the boys about the W Series, meeting Caitlyn Jenner in Malibu, and of her dream to one day make it all the way to the top, as a British F1 driver!

Jason and Dave's special guest this week is a man who used to be one fifth of Take That, before becoming a quarter and now a third! Aside from being one of the biggest popstars the UK has produced in the last 30 years, Howard Donald is also a dyed in the wool petrolhead! While working as a vehicle painter in his native Manchester in his younger days, Howard could never have imagined that one day h...

This week, Jason and Dave welcome a special guest who has got one of the best jobs in world motorsport! Lee McKenzie spends much of her time on the F1 circuit, and over the years has gained the trust of some of the biggest names in the business. So much so, that she has a new book out which lifts the lid on the personality and character traits of the sport's greatest drivers, and is a fascinating...

Jason and Dave are joined by motor racing royalty in the shape of Damon Hill! Damon discussed what it was like growing up in a motor racing family, pitting his wits against some of the greatest drivers in formula one history, and how amongst his sizeable collection of trophies, he's also quite proud to have contributed a guitar solo to a track by Def Leppard!

Jason and Dave are back with a brand new series, and their first guest is the one and only Richard Hammond! Amongst the car history, the stories of Top Gear and of course his near fatal crash on an airfield in York, it transpires that Richard and Jason were up for the same job on more than one occasion, that for a while at least, made things ever so slightly awkward!

Back in September, as this year's BTCC was drawing to a close, we decided to take our mobile podcast rig on the road and set ourselves up outside the Pit Stop Cafe at Silverstone on the Saturday after practice. We invited some all-star touring car guests in the form of Dan Rowbottom, Louise Goodman and Paul O'Neill, we had a live audience perched on picnic tables in the garden area in front of us,...

What a way to wrap the series, as Jason and Dave welcome one of world's all time greatest DJs into their virtual studio. Not only is Carl Cox a legend of British dance music, he's also an absolute petrolhead with a collection of cars and bikes at his various homes around the world, one of which is on the Isle of Man. It's TT week on the island, and Carl Cox's racing team are doing fantastically we...

He's in the middle of a stand up comedy tour across the UK and Ireland, whilst also trying to juggle the parenting responsibility of being dad to two young boys, but Patrick Kielty can always find time for a good yarn! Some hilarious motoring exploits from his youth, plus a real insight into the psychology of a stand up performer. This is an episode not to be missed!

He become a TV legend 20 years ago on Top Gear, and this week Jason and Dave sit down with the original Stig, Perry McCarthy. Born in Stepney in East London, Perry's incredible determination and self belief saw him create and fund his own motor racing career, that saw him reach the pinnacle in Formula One, and go on to become one of the most respected characters in British motorsport.

He makes up exactly 50% of TV duo The Hairy Bikers, and along with partner in crime Dave Myers, is one of the nicest men in show business. Sadly Mr Myers couldn't join the chat as he's currently undergoing hospital treatment, so Jason and Dave enjoyed a very pleasant hairy chinwag with Mr King, talking biking and baking and everything in between! 

Stand up comedian, presenter, writer and journalist, Alex Riley is a man of many talents, and it's his many talents that have resulted in a career path that has been colourful and at times unorthodox. At the heart of it all, Alex is obsessed with cars and has been since he was a little boy, and is now fulfilling the dream of presenting a programme on telly all about cars and their history! 'The Ca...

GBBO star Paul Hollywood has a passion for baking, but away from the kitchen, cars and bikes are what get his pulse racing. Having competed on track in Aston Martins and being the proud owner of a collection of truly delicious wheels, Paul chats to Jason and Dave about his automotive journey over the years, from humble beginnings to dream drives along the beautiful Amalfi coast.

He’s one of the UK’s finest and most famous impressionists, having appeared on the Queen’s Royal Variety performance amongst countless TV and radio shows over his illustrious career, but away from the limelight, Jon has a deep rooted passion for old Fords! Fuelled by a love of classic cop shows like The Sweeney and The Professionals, Jon has a soft spot for old Granadas, Cortinas and Capris, and h...

The boys are back with a brand new series and who better to kick off with than a man who’s apparently Dave’s guilty pleasure! Mike Brewer has been trading cars on our screens for the last 25 years, and as a big mate of Jason’s and possibly the ultimate petrolhead, he could just be the perfect guest! 

If you really like cars, this is the podcast for you. Jason Plato and Dave Vitty are back for a new season, with new guests and even more car chat. Fuelling Around is coming soon, powered by Adrian Flux. 

The final episode of the current series, sees Jason and Dave welcome into their virtual passenger seat their old friend and TV presenter, Jake Humphrey. As well as being BT Sport’s lead football presenter, Jake also co-presents the hugely successful High Performance podcast, which sees him and Professor Damian Hughes interview a selection of truly inspirational people from the world of sport, musi...

Having raced in Formula One and Formula E, Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok is as qualified as anyone to give us their expert analysis of a season finale like no other in Abu Dhabi. This story is one that will be debated for many years to come, but Jason and Dave pulled off quite the coup, having Karun sit down with them merely hours after leaving the paddock at the Yas Marina circuit the night before,...

At 10 years old, John McGuinness visited the Isle of Man for the first time to watch his dad race in the TT, and so began a 40 year love affair with the island he now regards as his second home. 23 senior race wins and 47 podiums is an extraordinary list of achievements, making John McGuinness the second most successful TT rider of all time, behind only the late, great Joey Dunlop. Will John keep...

There’s not many people who can say that the car that brought them home from hospital as a newborn baby, is the car they subsequently learnt to drive in! Then again, there’s also not many people who need a spreadsheet to calculate how many cars they’ve owned and have restoration projects that have spanned 18 years! Welcome to the unique world of presenter, journalist and automotive expert Jonny Sm...

Sharleen Spiteri fronts the Glaswegian rock band Texas, who’ve been making albums and playing to sell out crowds around the world for more than 30 years! Her husband Bryn Williams is one of the UK’s most exciting home grown chefs, appearing regularly on BBCs Saturday Kitchen and The Great British Menu. Sharleen describes their respective crafts as being very similar, and one of the many things the...

Luther Blissett is an English footballing legend, and one of the greatest players this country has ever produced, but the beautiful game isn’t his only true love. Luther’s other lifelong passion is cars. From his early days growing up in Willesden, Northwest London when he and his brother used to buy cars on the cheap, take them apart and rebuild them, Luther is an unapologetic petrolhead, especia...