The Brooklands Podcast

Steve Clarke talks with the author Chas Parker about his new book on the insight and design of the Model T and many of its variants. A fascinating read.

In this episode we record the memories of Donald Campbell's daughter Gina and his nephew Don Wales on the 100th anniversary of Donald's birth, and Brooklands reopens its doors on May 19th to the public to view the many exhibits inside as well as out.

Five times winner of Le Mans 24 hours, Daytona three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice, Derek talks from his home in Miami with Harry in Greece and BMtv capturing the recording in Surrey, about his life in the fast lane!

The author Peter Higham talks with Senna's McLaren mechanic and caretaker for McLaren's MP4-4 Neil Trundle.

This instalment in Evro’s decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and teams is devoted to a period when some normality seemed to return after the ground-effect and turbo excesses of the 1980s, except for one terrible weekend in the spring of 1994. The tragic deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna led to immense change with new emphasis on safety, including measures to slow down the cars and improve their structural strength, and numerous changes to circuits. In many ways Formula 1 became more as we recognise it today, especially as the decade’s dominant teams, McLaren and Williams, remain familiar. Besides the winning cars, there is always much fascination for fans in unsuccessful and obscure efforts, such as Andrea Moda and Venturi, and this authoritative and comprehensively illustrated book covers them all.

One man's tale of high flying adventures and a life in the fast lane. Vic Norman talks with Steve Cropley about his life, family and love of cars and aerobatics. A fascinating and highly enjoyable listen!

Bass guitar in The Blues Band and all round good egg and Brooklands Member performs an acoustic set at Brooklands for our first Livestream to YouTube channel.

As Brooklands Museum prepares to open its doors again to the public as Covid restrictions ease, The track records some of the work involved...

This episode features former Head of Collections John Pulford who was there at the very beginnings of Brooklands Museum as they celebrate 30 years of public opening. We also remember Jazz musician Chris Barber and the 100th birthday of Donald Campbell and look forward to the new TV show "Secrets of the Transport Museum".

Marking the occasion of Donald Campbell's 100th birthday we bring together two members of his family - daughter Gina Campbell and nephew Don Wales talk with Harry Sherrard about not only the public face of Donald and his record breaking achievements, but also personal reminiscences of the private Donald Campbell and family life.

With Dr Iain Murray talking about Barnes Wallis Highball and Bob Webb's memories of the banjo player Tony Pitt who played with the Brooklands All Stars Trad Jazz Band.