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Elis James and John Robins

#454 - Swiss Arrogance, All Cars are the Same and One of the UK’s SUVs

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.86K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Elis needs a new car. But how can John advise him on his next whip when shackled by the understandable constraints of undue product prominence? Well John has been on a special course, the Balance BBc (Hons) at a local uni, in order to undertake this difficult task and be What Car?* for the impartial content generation. Can he navigate such tricky waters / roads without risking complaints from rival manufacturers?

But none of that matters in practice because all cars are the same. Every single car. There’s not a single difference between any of them.

Beyond such automotive decision making it’s a busy show. Producer Dave is still off ruining quaint European squares on his lads trip and the boys are joined by two of Elis’s radio heroes for a reflection on radio of the past. There’s also some belting Mad Dads and can Elis complete his first ever Connecting four in a row?

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*Or Autocar or Auto Express or Classic & Sports Car.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Friends with benefits

0:02.8

Keeping it casual

0:04.1

No strings attached

0:05.5

Or as we now call it

0:06.8

A Situation ship

0:07.9

But it can be a wee bit of a roller coaster

0:10.6

I'm Sophie Gravia

0:12.1

I'm Christine McGuinness

0:13.3

And this is our safe space

0:15.1

For you to share your date and dilemmas

0:17.4

And relationship revelations

0:19.1

Even we have some stories to tell.

0:21.2

For me, that was a colonel.

0:22.5

That was a red flag.

0:23.9

So let's find our way together.

0:26.2

Situationships with Sophie and Christine.

0:28.4

Listen and BBC Sounds.

0:31.4

BBC Sounds.

0:32.6

Music, radio, podcasts.

0:34.4

Music, radio, podcasts. Radio Podcasts.

0:52.8

Hello everyone.

1:13.2

Last week on the show, we shared the heartbreaking news that Ellis's car, the Volkswagen barrel of eggs, had reached the end of its natural life. Since then, people around the country have been paying tribute to one of the nation's most beloved vehicles. Though many who saw the car parked badly in South London assumed it had been abandoned or declared sawn those lucky enough to see it in motion

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