This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Amy Shore are joined by script editor and author Richard Porter. Richard Porter is perhaps most famously known as the scriptwriter for Clarkson, Hammond and May for BBC Top Gear and Amazon's The Grand Tour. More controversially, he was a secret satirist for the automotive world through his mysterious yet frankly brilliant website - SNIFFPETROL.com - a website that ultimately granted his career in the TV world. In this chat, Richard unearths the early days of his career with the most fantastic tangents and anecdotes... including a story about being filmed by John Bentley in a mobile phone shop in the late 1990s. Later we hear some incredible stories through the timeline of his work with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Get in touch with the show via email - podcast@drivenchat.com or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, so see some premium visual car content! <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Amy Shore are joined by script editor and author Richard Porter. Richard Porter is perhaps most famously known as the scriptwriter for Clarkson, Hammond and May for BBC Top Gear and Amazon's The Grand Tour. More controversially, he was a secret satirist for the automotive world through his mysterious yet frankly brilliant website - SNIFFPETROL.com - a website that ultimately granted his career in the TV world. In this chat, Richard unearths the early days of his career with the most fantastic tangents and anecdotes... including a story about being filmed by John Bentley in a mobile phone shop in the late 1990s. Later we hear some incredible stories through the timeline of his work with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Get in touch with the show via email - podcast@drivenchat.com or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, so see some premium visual car content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Amy Shore are joined by script editor and author Richard Porter. Richard Porter is perhaps most famously known as the scriptwriter for Clarkson, Hammond and May for BBC Top Gear and Amazon's The Grand Tour. More controversially, he was a secret satirist for the automotive world through his mysterious yet frankly brilliant website - SNIFFPETROL.com - a website that ultimately granted his career in the TV world. In this chat, Richard unearths the early days of his career with the most fantastic tangents and anecdotes... including a story about being filmed by John Bentley in a mobile phone shop in the late 1990s. Later we hear some incredible stories through the timeline of his work with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Get in touch with the show via email - podcast@drivenchat.com or slip into our DM's on your preferred social feed, and don't forget to check out our youtube channel via YouTube.com/DrivenChat, so see some premium visual car content! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Richard Porter aka SNIFF PETROL

The Driven Chat Podcast has now ended and you can continue to listen to new episodes on our new output: The Driven Podcast by visiting driven.site/podcast The Driven Chat Podcast is the weekly podcast from Driven featuring a special guest from the automotive world every week. The podcast is hosted by Automotive writer, producer and presenter John Marcar -- Automotive and lifestyle photographer Amy Heynes -- Racing Driver and vehicle dynamics expert Miles Lacey -- Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Rachael Downie and the occasional guest host from the automotive world. Each episode is produced by an award-winning team based in the U.K. Each host brings their unique style and personality to the conversations and interviews, often resulting in a fun approach to the motoring world. Despite being U.K.-centric, we are fortunate to enjoy a global audience with listeners in almost every continent. To learn more about Driven and The Driven Chat Podcast, please visit <a href="driven.site" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">driven.site</a> and enjoy additional video content by searching for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@driven.videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Driven on YouTube</a>. Follow us on social channels via&nbsp;@driven.site&nbsp;and follow your hosts via @johnmarcar - @rachaeldownietv - @amyshorephotography - @mileslacey The Driven Chat Podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. Executive producer: John Marcar. Audio Production by Tom Kent. © 2023. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured on all media outputs are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The Driven Chat Podcast has now ended and you can continue to listen to new episodes on our new output: The Driven Podcast by visiting driven.site/podcast The Driven Chat Podcast is the weekly podcast from Driven featuring a special guest from the automotive world every week. The podcast is hosted by Automotive writer, producer and presenter John Marcar -- Automotive and lifestyle photographer Amy Heynes -- Racing Driver and vehicle dynamics expert Miles Lacey -- Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Rachael Downie and the occasional guest host from the automotive world. Each episode is produced by an award-winning team based in the U.K. Each host brings their unique style and personality to the conversations and interviews, often resulting in a fun approach to the motoring world. Despite being U.K.-centric, we are fortunate to enjoy a global audience with listeners in almost every continent. To learn more about Driven and The Driven Chat Podcast, please visit driven.site and enjoy additional video content by searching for Driven on YouTube. Follow us on social channels via @driven.site and follow your hosts via @johnmarcar - @rachaeldownietv - @amyshorephotography - @mileslacey The Driven Chat Podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. Executive producer: John Marcar. Audio Production by Tom Kent. © 2023. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured on all media outputs are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Driven Chat Podcast has now ended and you can continue to listen to new episodes on our new output: The Driven Podcast by visiting driven.site/podcast The Driven Chat Podcast is the weekly podcast from Driven featuring a special guest from the automotive world every week. The podcast is hosted by Automotive writer, producer and presenter John Marcar -- Automotive and lifestyle photographer Amy Heynes -- Racing Driver and vehicle dynamics expert Miles Lacey -- Motorsport broadcaster and journalist Rachael Downie and the occasional guest host from the automotive world. Each episode is produced by an award-winning team based in the U.K. Each host brings their unique style and personality to the conversations and interviews, often resulting in a fun approach to the motoring world. Despite being U.K.-centric, we are fortunate to enjoy a global audience with listeners in almost every continent. To learn more about Driven and The Driven Chat Podcast, please visit <a href="driven.site" rel="noopener noreferrer">driven.site</a> and enjoy additional video content by searching for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@driven.videos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Driven on YouTube</a>. Follow us on social channels via&nbsp;@driven.site&nbsp;and follow your hosts via @johnmarcar - @rachaeldownietv - @amyshorephotography - @mileslacey The Driven Chat Podcast is brought to you by Paramex Digital. Executive producer: John Marcar. Audio Production by Tom Kent. © 2023. All rights reserved. Driven and the driven logo are registered trademarks of Paramex Digital Limited. Other brands or product names featured on all media outputs are the trademarks of their owners, respectively. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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