The LRM Podcast

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...

In this week's episode, Martin Domoney is joined by friend and colleague Neil Watterson from Land Rover Owner and Land Rover Life magazines. Neil lets us in on off-road motorsport's best-kept secret, and why you should get involved in one of the numerous navigational events that the British Army Motorsport Association holds up and down the UK. The pair talk the sad end of Land Rover Owner Internat...

In this week's episode, Steve puts his hand in his pocket for a new bulkhead for his Ninety project, and debates the virtues of E-coated and galvanised finishes. Martin and Steve answer a trio of listeners' questions on a variety of subjects, and check out some new YouTube channels as recommended by Land Rover Monthly readers and listeners. Martin tries his best to guess a set of tyres from a side...

In this week's episode, Steve and Martin are at IRB Developments in the Midlands, having a chat with owner Ian Baughan. It's a trip down memory lane for the boys as they discuss Land Rovers in motorsport, the tuning scene in the mid-2000s and the World's Fastest Land Rover feature in Land Rover Monthly back in 2007. The trio talks tool brands, diagnostic gear, the LRM workshop section and Ian's ge...

In this week's episode of The LRM Podcast, Martin Domoney and Steve Miller get into the nitty-gritty of replacement interior parts and body panels – are good secondhand pieces the way forward, and can we expect to see reproduced trims and other bits for Discoverys and Range Rovers to the same level as Series and Defenders? Steve has found a way to use his Terrafirma tracker as a way to guide his s...

In this week's episode of The LRM Podcast, Martin and Steve discuss the most criminally over- and underrated Land Rovers ever built. Do Defenders deserve their halo status? Are Forward Controls actually any good? They answer a trio of Listeners' Questions including sharing their best Land Rover memories, and report feedback on the 'If you couldn't own a Land Rover, what would you own' quandary. Th...

Happy New Year! Grab your calendar and a cup of something hot, settle down and get ready for Martin and Steve to plan your perfect 2025. But first, the pair answer a couple of listener's questions – when is a classic Range Rover too far gone, and are coil or air springs best? Martin reflects on a previous project. Steve gives an insight into the costs and logistics of running an event, and Martin...

In this week's very special festive episode, it's Christmas day! Martin and Steve have got plenty of recommendations for Land Rover-related goodness to keep you entertained over the festive period for those afternoons when you're so full of cheese and chocolate that you can't even think about doing anything else. The pair discuss what vehicles they would choose if (God forbid) Land Rovers weren't...

In this week's episode, Steve and Martin take a look at some of the best and worst Land Rover-themed gifts you may be excited (or less excited) to receive this Christmas. Stuck for what to get the Land Rover lover in your life? Take some inspiration as the boys journey through Land Rover books, models, toys, T-shirts and hats. Martin shares his secrets on tracking down die-cast Land Rovers in vari...

In this episode, Martin is joined by Land Rover Monthly's longest-serving contributor, Alisdair Cusick. Alisdair explains how he got into photographing Land Rovers for a living, and shares some of the highs and lows of his career including filling a classic Range Rover with muddy water. He gives up some trade secrets on how you can take the very best photos of your Land Rover for the Your Pictures...

In this episode, Martin and Steve look back on a day (mostly) well-spent working on Martin's Series III. Keep an eye on the YouTube channel and the magazine for a full explanation of how fitting aftermarket parts with other aftermarket parts can cause more of a headache than it's worth. There's chat about reliability – is JLR really worried about how long their products last between breakdowns? Bu...