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 scheme and style that's become somewhat of a signature of his. Got questions or feedback? We love to ...
Jul 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 61
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 look around the workshop that sees hundreds of Land Rover pass through its doors every year, and gets ...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 60
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 and Steve build their ideal collection with £250,000 to spend and an empty shed. What would you choo...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 59
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 inspiration behind Jimmy's amazing design and fabrication work that makes overlanding in a Defender 90 doa...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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 how wheel sizes and offsets can have a huge effect on your Land Rover's looks and handling, and how th...
Jun 25, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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 for Land Rover tyres and what the future holds. What's the difference between a cross-ply and a radia...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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 who has driven more greenlanes than most people have had hot dinners. As well as the greenlaning ch...
Jun 11, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 55
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 has, of course, but a few surprises remain the same. Jumping back into the present day, Feature of ...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 54
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 pigeons and dust involved? We must know. Martin tells a Land Rover joke with the most terrible comed...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 53
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, and we're excited to see how we can make the event even bigger and better for next year! We also cele...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 52
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 want for your Land Rover, autojumble, a great family-friendly dog show, beer tent, live entertainment...
May 14, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 51
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 Land Rovers and how their view of the world of Land Rovers has changed. The boys answer a listener's...
May 07, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 50
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 budget. Ever wondered how the distinctive steel wheel design came from? You can thank Mike for that. He ...
Apr 30, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 49
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 around the first-generation Discovery. Be sure to check out the June issue of Land Rover Monthly, wher...
Apr 23, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 48
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 for their various Land Rovers. Feature of the week and Product of the week star, and Martin gets al...
Apr 16, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 47
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 4x4, to developing off-road parts and testing them in winch challenge events to finally heading up Ter...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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 or restoration. Richards Chassis' Alistair and Duncan talk through how the business started, where it...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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 issue of Land Rover Monthly on sale, and the boys give a preview of what's in store for the new edit...
Mar 26, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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 Ripon, and explain why one visitor had a bone to pick... There's a whole host of listeners' questions i...
Mar 19, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 43
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 today. Dan tells us all about the latest project he didn't need, and how he's planning to use it to t...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 42
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 issue of Land Rover Monthly, and there's a Product of the Week that will no doubt bring back memories f...
Mar 05, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 41
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 insight into his fascinating career developing a plethora of special projects during the years he was ...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 40
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 magazines, buying his first Land Rover in the UK and which upgrades he chose for his first Tdi-powered...
Feb 19, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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 on his rebuild project – he's shooting for the stars so stay tuned for updates on the Podcast and i...
Feb 12, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 38
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 International, and share stories from their time on the magazine and the project vehicles that they worked o...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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-on photo, and tries to help a listener on his quest to fix his Discovery 3. Meanwhile, Steve recall...
Jan 29, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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 getting into ECU tuning which has led to a number of Land Rover Monthly cover cars that have come from...
Jan 22, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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 stricken wife home in the midst of a flooded UK countryside, and the boys acknowledge "that" greenlan...
Jan 15, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 34
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. There's an insight into the latest issue of Land Rover Monthly, with Feature of the Week and Product o...
Jan 08, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 has an epiphany on the names of storms. There's a sneak peek at the new issue of Land Rover Monthly,...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 32
