The LRM Podcast

In this episode, Martin reports back from his time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the introduction he got to the Defender Trophy – and reveals why you can't enter it if you're in the UK. Steve's new bulkhead is back from the painters, and he's unsure if he likes the colour. Head to his socials (@steve_miller_automotive) and give him your thoughts. Martin discovers how much of a leap forwar...

In this episode. Martin and Steve are joined by long-term Land Rover Monthly magazine contributor, Trevor Cuthbert. Trevor lifts the lid on how he got into Land Rovers, how he started his business offering re-chassis and restoration work, and his Series I that he hasn't seen for years. The trio chat about Trevor's favourite combinations of wheelbase, engine and gearbox, and he imparts the colour s...

In this week's episode, Martin is at Glencoyne Engineering – or Norfolk Garage as it's known in the pages of Land Rover Monthly magazine – having a chat with Richard Hall, the man behind the column so many readers love to get stuck into every month. As well as picking up an engine he's bought for his 1985 110, Martin quizzes Richard on his favourite modern upgrades for Series Land Rovers, has a lo...

In this episode, Steve Miller is back in the hot seat alongside Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney to answer a plethora of listeners' questions! From which grease to use and where, to choosing between a Discovery 3 and 4, to how to protect your paint while greenlaning, there's been a big variety of queries flooding into our inbox, and the boys are keen to get your answers! Elsewhere, Martin...

In the first ever live-recorded episode of The LRM Podcast, Land Rover Monthly's Martin Domoney and Steve Miller take to the infamous Salmon Sofa to chat to a roster of no less than six special guests inside the beer tent of the Billing Off Road Show. Kicking off with the confessions of TV's Jimmy De Ville, the guys chat adventures in the Pyrenees, unwittingly smashing up a Series I and the inspir...

In this episode of The LRM Podcast, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney sits down for a chat with Chris Turner from 4x4 Tyres to talk all things wheels. The pair delve into the history of wheel upgrades for Land Rovers including old favourites such as modular steels and white 8-spokes, and discuss what's come and gone as trends develop and go by the wayside over the decades. Chris explains ho...

In this episode of The LRM Podcast, editor Martin Domoney sits down with Dave Dineen, Director of Specialist Sales at Micheldever Tyre Services to chat about all things Land Rover tyres – coinciding with the August issue of Land Rover Monthly magazine hitting the shelves which includes an essential guide to wheels and tyres. Martin quizzes Dave on the history of tyres, how the market has changed f...

First of all, apologies for the background and wind noise on this one – as the title suggests, we're in Yorkshire on the side of a hill at the time of recording rather than on the salmon sofa. In this episode, Martin Domoney and Neil Watterson are teeing up for a day's greenlaning in North Yorkshire with Steve Miller, and who better to impart some valuable knowledge on the subject than Neil, a man...

In this week's episode, LRM Editor Martin Domoney and Publisher Steve Miller discuss their top "get you home" bodges, and how simple it can be to revive Land Rovers that have been languishing off the road for years. Steve busts out something rather special – the first ever issue of Land Rover Monthly, and the boys take a flick through to see what's changed in nearly 30 years of the magazine. A lot...

In this week's episode, LRM's Martin Domoney and Steve Miller discuss the virtues of automatic versus manual gearboxes, both on and off-road. Steve's Defender 90 passes its MOT – if you have a facelift Discovery 2 for sale, he's all ears. In other news, Martin puts an order in for a Heritage certificate for his One Ten, and the pair debate how the British Motor Museum's archive works. Are carrier...

Do not adjust your sets – The LRM Podcast has a new jingle! To celebrate a year of The LRM Podcast, we went all-out and got a special jingle made just for us, by the Gunslingers – the same band that rocked the house on Saturday night at LRM Live the weekend just gone. Talking of, Martin and Steve give their thoughts on the LRM Live event – it was absolutely brilliant to see so many of you there, a...

In this week's episode, LRM's Steve Miller and Alice Sumner-Andrews join forces to tell you all about why you won't want to miss LRM Live, which is on this weekend at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern in Worcestershire. It's going to be a non-stop weekend of Land Rover goodness with the Land Rover Monthly team, the Dunsfold Collection, tons of top traders selling everything you could ever w...

In this week's episode it's a return to normality as LRM's Steve Miller joins editor Martin Domoney for a good old catch up on what they've been up to on and with their Land Rovers. There's an exciting update on the relationship advice that the pair gave a couple of episodes ago – a point of view from the other side of the relationship. Martin and Steve share their other halves' points of view on...

In this very special episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney grabs half an hour with Mike Sampson – the man responsible for designing the Discovery 1 and later on, Range Rover Sport. Mike gives a fantastic insight into how the distinctive Discovery shape came about, and why it was so important to get it right from the very outset, despite a very tight schedule and incredibly limited budg...

In this very special episode of The LRM Podcast, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney is joined by Car S.O.S hosts Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend on the set of a photoshoot for the very latest issue of Land Rover Monthly magazine, which goes on sale today. The pair of TV stars share backstage knowledge on building the show, their biggest challenges on this particular project and the excitement ar...

In this week's episode, Martin and Steve give their tips on how to tell a Series I, II and III apart in response to a podcast listener and budding Land Rover owner's question. There's project updates from both the guys – including Martin's rotten radiator and Steve's unfortunate rivnut mishap. The pair share their experiences of the recent Newbury Autojumble and discuss the bargains they picked up...

In this episode, Land Rover Monthly's Martin Domoney and Steve Miller are on the road again – and this time they're in Oxfordshire to see Eddie Priscott at AllMakes and Terrafirma. He talks about how his obsession with off-road driving first started with Jeeps, and how that affliction still sticks with him today. From his time running an independent off-road preparation specialist, Frogs Island 4x...

In this episode, LRM's Martin Domoney and Steve Miller sit down for an hour of chat with Alistair and Duncan from Richards Chassis. Whilst on a mission to collect the bulkhead for Steve's 1984 Ninety project, the boys grab the opportunity to chat to the minds behind the magic of building brand-new chassis' for Land Rovers, the mainframe – literally and figuratively – of many a Land Rover rebuild o...

In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are lured in by a classified advert for a Vesuvius Orange Range Rover Sport sent in by a listener. They answer a plethora of listener's questions, including how an enthusiast can get his girlfriend on board with Land Rover ownership, and try to find out which tyres get the job done off road without bursting your eardrums on tarmac. Elsewhere, there's a new...

In this week's episode, Martin reports back from the Defender OCTA, Steve stares at a Triumph Stag through a window and the guys answer a plethora of listeners' questions. Martin kicks off by giving a first glimpse into the driving experience of the new Defender OCTA, both on and off-road, ahead of the full review in Land Rover Monthly magazine. The pair chat about the recent LRM Autojumble at Rip...

In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney sits down with Dan Dew, owner of Land Rover exhaust manufacturer Demand Engineering. We get an insight into how a general Land Rover and repair business filtered down to an exhaust manufacturer, and finally down to a dedicated company that just makes exhausts for Land Rovers, and how that has grown into the fantastic business it is t...

In this episode, Steve Miller gives us an update on his Ninety rebuild – it's a wiring-based predicament, and he's in for spending some more money as well as painting an awful lot of parts. The pair discuss the cost of having a Land Rover resprayed – if you've had yours done, please shed some light on the subject to editorial@lrm.co.uk. Feature of the week is fresh off the cover of the current iss...

In this episode of The LRM Podcast, Martin Domoney and Steve Miller are joined by Land Rover Monthly contributor, Greg King. Greg talks about his current series of features in Land Rover Monthly, in which he travels up and down the country visiting all manner of companies and businesses synonymous with the Land Rover universe. He explains how he managed to get his job at Land Rover and gives an in...

In this week's episode, Steve Miller sits down with former Land Rover Monthly magazine editor Patrick Cruywagen to hear his stories of how he made his way to the helm of LRM. From cooking everyone lunch on a Friday on one of his famous braais, to making early-on mistakes on social media, to the South African way of doing things, Patrick shares some never-heard-before stories of his history with ma...

In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are back from the first LRM Autojumble of the year – Malvern. It was a cracking day of buying, selling and looking at loads of lovely Land Rovers. Did you miss it? Don't worry, Ripon and Newbury are just around the corner so be sure to get to one of those. Steve has an update on his Ninety's tub, and an update on the level of workmanship that he's going for...