The Drive of My Life
Former Fleet Street sports editor Bill Bradshaw takes a nostalgic drive with his son, Kit Bradshaw, in the passenger seat. Each episode revisits the classic cars Bill has owned over the past 50 years, with a particular fondness for Jaguars. The show covers topics like motoring, music, fashion, politics, sport, and British popular culture from the 1960s to today. It chronicles his life across the North East, Manchester, Surrey, Kent, the Isle of Wight, and beyond. A Bradshaw & Son production.
Episodes
Learning to drive in the Ford Escort Mk1 1300 XL (1973-1974)
We pull on the driving gloves and fire up the engine of the first car in our time-capsule garage: a 1972 Ford Escort Mk1 1300 XL.The bronze four-door family car was the first Bill ever drove and belonged to his trusty driving instructor, Bob. Emblazoned with L plates, it would have been a familiar sight pootling gingerly around the residential backstreets and trading estates of Gateshead in 1973 a
The Drive of My Life: Trailer
Coming Soon... Former Fleet Street sports editor Bill Bradshaw takes a drive down memory lane with his son, Kit Bradshaw, in the passenger seat. Dripping with nostalgia, this is the podcast for anyone interested in motoring, music, fashion, politics, sport and popular culture in Britain from the 1960s to present day. Each episode chronicles one – or more – of the 40 classic cars Bill has
