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Smith and Sniff

James May's terrible dinghy

Smith and Sniff

Jonny Smith and Richard Porter

Cars, 5th Gear, Leisure, Road Trips, Automotive, Comedy, Top Gear, Improv, The Grand Tour

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Richard tells the story of James May taking a trip to the pub in a rubbish inflatable boat. 

Also in this episode, Jonny and Richard read out some listeners' messages featuring the life of a Bitter owner, news from Bulgaria, a loose goat in Yorkshire and an incredible story of a visit to the Lada factory. 

Plus, Jonny's hatred of in-car traffic announcements, Travis Perkins vs the Territorial Army, and Bryan Ferry in a wet-look dinner suit. 


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0:00.0

I'm Johnny Smith, I'm Richard Porter, and this is Smith & Sniff, a podcast in which two

0:05.6

mates talk about cars and also this week your letters.

0:13.2

What I forgot to tell you about the other podcast was I've got a deep dislike to T.P.

0:19.8

And I don't mean Travis Perkins, the building suppliers, although I have just been there.

0:26.2

Not for that, I've been there.

0:27.2

I've been there to get a load of emergency bodgery for my conservatory, which has got half a roof.

0:31.9

The other half got taken by the wind.

0:35.2

Did it?

0:36.4

Yeah, I'm looking down through it, right now as I speak.

0:40.6

It's okay, it's a shit conservatory, but it needs bodging.

0:44.0

Anyway, T.P.

0:46.4

You know in your radio or your entertainment gets interrupted by a traffic bulletin.

0:55.0

And apparently yes, I thought it's called T.P.

0:57.9

Traffic Program.

0:59.5

It's not called T.P.

1:00.6

I thought it was Traffic Report.

1:02.6

T.A. Traffic Announcement.

1:04.6

Or Territorial Army.

1:06.0

As definitely on some stereo.

1:07.6

Or Territorial Army, yeah.

1:08.8

Well, how when it's Travis Perkins, there is the Territorial Army.

1:12.4

Oh, he's going to win.

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