The Brooklands Podcast

The TSR2 is one of the great "what ifs" of British aviation. If it had been commissioned would aircraft production have continued at Brooklands? How would the British aviation industry have flourished had it continued?

Instead rising costs and inter service rivalry plus a new government meant the cancellation of the high tech project with all the existing air frames (bar two) used as artillery test targets or scrapped at Brooklands.

The TSR2 was undoubtedly a highly advanced concept and tonight aviation author and journalist Denis J Calvert will explore its development and its ultimate demise.

Re-live the Golden Age of Flying with BOAC in the company of Malcolm Turner

A celebration of an iconic British airline which although short lived (1940 to 1974) came to symbolise luxury and exclusivity in the jet age which followed World War II - an era when people dressed to fly and thought that air travel was special, almost as important as the destination itself.

Not only is Carl Fogarty a demon on the track but he is also a King of the Jungle!

Foggy is a household name thanks to winning the 2014 - I'm a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here TV show.

However his racing career on the track is also extraordinary. He is one of the most successful Superbike racers of all time chalking up 59 victories and 4 World Superbike Championships.

Here he is having a right old natter with Steve Parrish, who couldn't get a word in edgeways!

David is a UK based motor racing journalist. He has written extensively about the Land Speed Record. He was the Formula One correspondent for The Independent. He is one of the founding partners of GrandPrix+, the sport's first e-magazine, with fellow journalist Joe Saward.

Here he is in conversation with Steve Cropley talking about his career and his own attempt at a UK Land Speed record.

Maurice Hamilton is an award-winning motor sport journalist, who has been part of the Formula One scene since 1977. After working for the Guardian and Independent newspapers, he became the Observer's motor racing correspondent for 20 years. He edited Autocourse, the Grand Prix annual, and has written more than 20 books, including biographies of James Hunt, Eddie Jordan, Frank Williams and Damon Hill. As well as his written words, Maurice is internationally known as a commentator on Formula One for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Maurice has a fascinating story to tell, from attending his first race as a child in Northern Ireland, to his first Formula One event as a professional journalist, to achieving his status as one of the world’s leading motorsport writers. And along the way he has worked with a pantheon of motor racing personalities, from Ayrton Senna to Bernie Ecclestone, and acquired a rich compilation of insightful anecdotes into the workings of Formula 1

Here he is in conversation with Harry Sherrard.

A hilarious 75 mins of anecdotal conversation between Mick and Steve. Mick Grant was active from 1970 until 1984 and mainly raced Yamahas and Kawasakis. He achieved three GP wins and 7 TT victories amongst his 16 podium positions at the Isle of Man.

Steve Cropley - Editor in Chief Autocar Magazine

Paul McNamara - Tech Director Williams Advanced Engineering

Will Nightingale - Chief Road Tester What Car magazine

Tom Callow - BP Chargemaster

Ben Fletcher - former marketing director Renault Electric

A year ago we invited Steve Cropley and industry experts to discuss the development of the electric car.

On that occasion we learnt that sales were rapidly expanding along with charging networks, battery power and range.

Technology races ahead and 12 months on we take stock of the current world of the electric car - are those predictions coming true or not? Tonight we shall find out and look even further ahead as pressure to reduce all emissions step up.

Paul Griffiths talks about the Transatlantic air race and the restoration of his Harrier XV741 - the plane that won the 1969 Transatlantic Air Race with Capt Tom Leckie Thompson piloting. The aircraft is currently on display in the Museum's First to Fastest exhibition.

Malcolm Campbell, Henry Segrave, Kaye Don and John Cobb. These four illustrious racing-drivers, synonymous with Brooklands, are also central to the story of the World Water Speed Record. Their exploits form part of a multimedia presentation with speed at its heart, from author and publisher Nigel Macknight.

Nigel is leading the ‘Quicksilver’ team, which is building a turbofan-propelled, 400-mph superboat to return the record to Britain. Furthermore, he’ll be the boat’s driver. Here he describes and illustrates the background to the challenge and provides an update on the latest progress made.

He’ll also have some tales from his writing career in show business, motorsport, aviation and space exploration, on what is a unique and inspiring evening.

Simon Taylor and Richard Williams discuss the character and legacy of Ayrton Senna, considered by many to be the greatest F1 driver of all time, marking 25 years since his death at Imola. Richard wrote The Death of Ayrton Senna, thought to be the most definitive and compelling book about the legendary racing driver, now a BAFTA award-winning documentary.