The LRM Podcast

Land Rover Monthly

Join Land Rover Monthly's Martin Domoney and Steve Miller for The LRM Podcast – an hour (or thereabouts) of chat about all things Land Rover.

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Yesterday · 1 hr 1 min
The Lightweight jigsaw puzzle
In this week's episode. Martin and Steve are back for an hour of Land Rover-based chat – and this week, it centres mainly over Martin's excavation of a trio of Series III Lightweights from the back of a barn. There's a listener's question about extended truck cab conversions, and another about converting a Series manual gearbox to automatic, and the benefits in doing so. The pair also chat about why you probably need a winch, and tell you exactly where to get one. As always, we love to get your questions and feedback – drop us an email to editorial@lrm.co.uk – and in the meantime, enjoy the episode.
July 29 · 1 hr 3 min
Range Rover GT, fleet updates and are Defenders good family cars?
In this episode of The LRM Podcast, Land Rover Monthly Editor, Martin Domoney, and publisher, Steve Miller, are back at base talking Land Rovers on the salmon sofa. The pair kick off with a question – do you like the episodes of The LRM Podcast with guests, or with just Martin and Steve? Winding down from an extremely busy show season, the boys discuss their next big project – a series of buying guides on all the very coolest Land Rover models which will be going live on the LRM YouTube channel over the coming 12 months. Martin debates which Land Rover model is the ideal family car ahead of his upcoming new arrival – Defender, Discovery, Range Rover – or is a Freelander enough? The guys also touch on the new Range Rover GT, a brand-new model to the lineup that's decidedly road-biased, and discuss where it actually sits in the stable. Like this episode of The LRM Podcast? Do us a favour and tell your friends, and leave us a little rating or review on your preferred streaming platform. We really appreciate it!
July 22 · 48 min
The notorious London Mud Club, getting a good deal with Larry the Land Rover and why BMW power is king with Jonathan East
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are back on the Salmon Sofa at The Big Land Rover Fest. It's hot and sunny, the mics are on and the conversation is flowing. First up to join the boys are Lord Trousers and Captain Ratty from the "notoriously popular but impossible to join" London Mud Club to chat cigars, stylish clothing and Land Rover-based shenanigans. The guys talk about future adventures and why Land Rover ownership doesn't have to be serious. Next up on the sofa is Jubilee Lorne, the driving force behind the Larry the Land Rover social media account. From camping out of a 90 with her family to using techniques to get the very best deal when buying a Land Rover to her top festival essentials, Jubilee's enthusiasm is infectious. Finally, Jonathan East joins the boys on the sofa to talk all things engine conversions and running a Land Rover business on the Isle of Wight. Johnathan explains the importance of the new generation of gearboxes when doing engine conversions to Land Rovers, sourcing donors, Series trucks and more. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so send them over! We can be reached on editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode!
July 15 · 58 min
Defender vs. Grenadier, Tea on the Tailgate's origin story & are V8s the future?
In this very special episode, Martin and Steve are in pride of place on the Salmon Sofa on a dauntingly large stage at the inaugural Big Land Rover Fest. The boys talk the best entry point into Land Rovers, why they truly are the most capable off-roaders available, as proven on the Big Land Rover Fest off-road course. The guys are joined by Grenadier owner (don't hold it against him) and off-road driving instructor Gareth Jex, whose Lantra training was instrumental in helping build and fine-tune the off-road course. Gareth also chats about the greenlaning tours that he runs with his company, Surrey 4x4 Tours and Training, and the electric EV Spartan 4x4 is capturing the imagination of show-goers. Next up to the Salmon Sofa is Tim Brown from Dorset Land Rover Club, who is the man behind the recent Tea on the Tailgate revolution. How did it start? Where are things heading? Hear it all from the man himself as he joins Martin and Steve on the LRM Podcast. Fitter Mat is back next, to talk all about his Range Rover and his ownership journey – from fault code clearing on-the-fly, optional extras and general wafting around. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so fire them over! Editorial@lrm.co,uk – we'd love to read them. Enjoy the episode.
July 8 · 55 min
The Big Land Rover Fest is THIS WEEKEND! Plus: Memes, Discoverys and cowboy boots
Very exciting! This weekend sees the first ever Big Land Rover Fest at Newbury Showground. In this episode, Martin and Steve give you a sneak preview at what you can expect from the inaugural Fest. We hope to see you there! Check out the full show guide here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/2240455fd8.html Elsewhere, Martin has become a meme, Steve denies owning a Stetson and there's some prime Discovery content at the request of a YouTube commenter. Enjoy the episode? Please leave us a review or rating – it really does help. Got a question or some feedback? Send us an email! editorial@lrm.co.uk
July 2 · 47 min
It's Defender Lexi, Danells Off Road 4x4 Parts and Project Jay at the Billing Off Road Show!
The LRM Podcast – on a Thursday?! That's right – we're back in the beer tent at The Billing Off Road Show for another round of special guests, Defender Lexi joins Steve and Martin first up to share stories of her Defender 110 since catching up last year at Billing, and goes on to explain how she kicked off her weekend with excitement and mild peril. Next up, Alex Danells from Danells Off Road 4x4 Parts hops on to talk about how the off-road scene has changed, what the company does, and explains why Land Rovers make the best bases for off-road competition builds. Finally, Reece Williams joins the guys to chat about his involvement with the Project Jay Preservation Group, and the important work the club is doing to uncover the history behind the model that saved Land Rover, and talk about his own Discovery project. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions! Send them over to editorial@lrm.co.uk and you could star on the podcast. Enjoy the episode.
July 1 · 1 hr 2 min
Pop-top conversions, the Billing mud run and how to go travelling with The Landy Expedition
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are live from The Billing Off Road Show! Joining them on the salmon sofa are LRM Fest Mud & Media guests, Defender Ames and Maizee Davies, aka The Yellow Defender for chat about converting a Defender to a pop-top, and preparations for The Big Land Rover Fest. Also joining them are Harry, Chloe and Oakley from The Landy Expedition – a couple (and now toddler) who have spent a lot of time travelling in their Defender 110. They talk about how preparing the vehicle overseas has been beneficial, and the ins and outs of overlanding including how to stay out of trouble when confronted with potential conflict. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so drop us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode!
June 24 · 1 hr 2 min
Secrets of the Defender production line plus the Billing Off Road Show is this weekend!
In this week's rather warm episode, Martin and Steve are joined once again by Greg King. The guys have been busy working on Steve's "not brown" Ninety project, and have taken an hour to sit and chat about what's been going on. Ex-JLR employee and engineer Greg King imparts some interesting knowledge on how the classic Defender was put together back in the day, including some methods used during assembly and how you can implement them in your own Defender rebuild. Elsewhere, the guys answer a listener's question on how to purchase a good secondhand Tdi engine for his 110 Tithonus, and debate why Steve has chosen the wrong engine for his project. As always, we love to get your questions and feedback, so drop us an email! You can send any correspondence to editorial@lrm,co,uk – we love to read them!
June 17 · 57 min
Best £4000 all-rounder, new-old-stock parts, seized Td5s and the greatest Land Rover night of your life
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve settle in to answer a round of your questions! They've been promising it for ages, but it's finally happening – the boys start to work through the stack of questions that you've been sending in over the last few months. They apologise for the delay... From the best all-round Land Rover on a £4000 budget to one listener's quandary on whether to sell or keep his brand-new-in-box Fairey overdrive and plenty more in between, buckle up for an hour of your questions being answered – round two coming soon. Got a question or any feedback? Send it to editorial@lrm.co.uk and you could star on the next podcast. Enjoy the episode!
June 10 · 1 hr 2 min
The Big Land Rover Fest off-road testing, dodgy dealers and a 90 build update
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are back in the studio after quite some weeks away. There's a big update on Steve's 1985 90 build including body alignment and sourcing genuine parts, and another day in the diary to drive the project even further towards that all-important finishing line. Will the burgundy 90 make it to Fest? Only time will tell... Elsewhere, the boys recap a cracking day at the off-road course for the Big Land Rover Fest, including testing all different shapes and sizes of Land Rover on the course – everything from a £500 Freelander to a £100,000 Range Rover and plenty in between. Finally, Martin buys a new barbecue, and reports back on his adventures shopping for yet another Freelander 2. It's all go go go! As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so don't hesitate to send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk. We love to get them! Enjoy the episode.
June 3 · 57 min
50+ years of engine conversions: an hour with Motor & Diesel Engineering
In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney grabs an hour with Ben Barker at Motor and Diesel Engineering. From the very early days of Perkins diesel converting classic Range Rovers to developing the latest complete drop-in conversion kits for all manner of Land Rover including fitting ULEZ-compliant petrol engines into Defenders. Ben mentions his early Land Rover One Ten County Station Wagon, which may well be giving its 2.25 petrol four-cylinder for rather more modern power, while the mods will remain fully reversible. The 300Tdi gets some serious upgrades at Motor and Diesel, with one of their most popular conversions being a conversion to 2.8 litres – more power and torque especially when combined with one of M&D's variable nozzle turbochargers. Ben is also quick to sing the praises of his Discovery 4 – on 170,000 miles on its original engine and driven hard every day, despite needing yet another park brake module... As always, we love to hear your stories and get your feedback and questions – send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk – and enjoy the episode.
May 27 · 53 min
Beer Tent Special Pt2! (Powerful UK, Defender Defender, Nick Dimbleby, Haddow Hales-Lavercombe & Helen Tait Wright)
In this episode, Martin and Steve are back in the beer tent at LRM Live 2026 for another round of great guests on the Salmon Sofa! Simon from Powerful UK and Russ from Defender Defender are first up to talk old Land Rover problems vs. new Land Rover problems, and how the Defender L663 is becoming a big part of the enthusiast scene despite the parts availability challenges of owning one. The guys talk the logistics of the Ministry of Defence demobbing their entire Land Rover fleet and how the influx of Defenders coming on to the market will evolve and change the fantastic Land Rover culture that continues to thrive and grow. Which rival will get the new MOD contract? Nick Dimbleby returns to the Podcast to talk post-Himalayas life with his Freelander, and seeing the vast spread of Land Rover models throughout the LRM Live event. Steve questions Nick about when the legendary 100-inch wheelbase TEW might see the light of day at an LRM event soon. Haddow Hales-Lavercombe also joins us to talk factory-registered Land Rovers and his involvement with the CVC Register. Plus we get a first-hand account of what it's like to drive a 2.25 diesel Series III for hundreds of miles. Helen Tait Wright joints the boys on the sofa to talk about her experience following on from her Dakar adventure and what the build process was like behind Purdey, her Td5-powered 110. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions – send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode!
May 20 · 56 min
Meeting the next generation at LRM Live! (Beer tent special Pt1)
In this week's episode, Martin Domoney and Steve Miller take to the stage in the beer tent at LRM Live! The boys are joined by a 9-year-old fan, Ted, who talks to the guys about his ideal Land Rover, his favourite part of the show and how he's trying to persuade his parents to buy a Discovery 2. Later in the episode, the boys hint at potential winners of the LRM Awards, sponsored by 4x4 Tyres, and disclose what goes into the makings of a magazine cover car. Land Rover Monthly magazine Sub Editor, Brett Fraser, is over from Australia and joins the boys for a chat, and Greg King also hops on the sofa for a yarn following a crushing Carkhana defeat. Thank you to everyone who joined us at LRM Live 2026 – we had a fantastic weekend, and hope you did too. See you at The Big Land Rover Fest in July! As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so please send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk Enjoy the episode.
May 13 · 57 min
LRM Live is THIS WEEKEND! Arena attractions, awards, original Land Rovers and buzzards
In this week's episode LRM Editor, Martin Domoney, and Publisher, Steve Miller are gearing up for LRM Live at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern. They run through the arena attractions that will be keeping you all entertained over the weekend of 16-17 May, and hint at some of the other great Land Rover goodness that's going to take over the showground this weekend. There's still time to book your tickets ahead of the weekend and save money – https://www.landrovermonthly.co.uk/information/lrmlive In other news, Martin contemplates his next project, Steve gets ready to thrash out a load of jobs on his Ninety and a buzzard attack is witnessed. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions – send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode.
May 6 · 1 hr 1 min
LRM Live traders announced! Plus great UK adventures, Discovery Safari saved and Lightweight trivia
In this week's episode, Martin joins Land Rover Life editor Neil Watterson as he prepares his Land Rovers for the trip to LRM Live on 16-17 May – less than 2 weeks away! Neil hints at the winching demos he has planned for the LRM Live arena, and tells us about the Discovery 1 Safari that he has recommissioned for the road. What do you know about Lightweights? Neil also tells Martin all about the differences and details that set them apart from the standard Series III Land Rovers. Finally, Martin runs through the list of confirmed traders that will be joining us at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern on the 16-17 May. Find out more and get your tickets here: https://www.landrovermonthly.co.uk/information/lrmlive As always, we love to get your questions and feedback – send an email to editorial@lrm.co.uk if you've got something to say! Enjoy the episode.
April 29 · 1 hr 6 min
The Gaydon Land Rover Show is this weekend! And is V8-converting a Series I sacrilege?
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve mull over the idea of replacing Steve's 300Tdi engine that's currently in his project 90 with a V8. The right thing to do, or an expensive delay to further stall the project? It's the Gaydon Land Rover Show this weekend at the British Motor Museum, and the boys are here to tell you all about what you can expect. Grab your tickets from https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/whats-on/gaydon-land-rover-show Elsewhere, there's listeners' questions on a plethora of subjects including fitting a Rover V8 into a 86in Series I and which models of Land Rover that fly under the radar of the usual choices including Discovery 3 4.4 and Evoque Si4. As always, thanks for listening and send any feedback, queries, comments or questions to editorial@lrm.co.uk – we love to get them!
April 22 · 1 hr 25 min
It's the 100th LRM Podcast! Ripon report, world record Land Rover pull, minimalist camping and full magazine tour
In this very special episode, Martin and Steve are celebrating fitting Steve's freshly-painted body tub to his Defender 90's chassis.... and 100 episodes of The LRM Podcast! As well as a project update, the boys delve into the new issue of Land Rover Monthly magazine, which is on sale in shops now, and give some background into the workings of the magazine and the events that LRM runs. The boys reminisce about a record Ripon Autojumble, and debate whether to take absolutely everything or as little as possible when out camping. As always, we thank every single one of you for listening to the podcast, reading Land Rover Monthly and keeping up with happenings on socials and on The LRM YouTube channel. Send any feedback or questions to editorial@lrm.co.uk – enjoy the episode.
April 15 · 1 hr 8 min
How to avoid getting ripped off when buying a Land Rover, angle grinder inflation and The Crusty Sport
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve convene on the Salmon Sofa to talk about what's been going on in their Land Rover weeks. Steve's Ninety project tub is ready to go on, and Martin's Tdi-converted 110 has a shiny new exhaust. Steve shares the exciting news of a new angle grinder, and the pair discuss how the prices of certain tools seem to have escaped the clutches of inflation. The guys then get into the big topic – how to not get ripped off when shopping for your dream Land Rover. From detective work you can do on the internet for free to what to look for when the seller is in front of you, Martin and Steve impart some experience and knowledge to ensure that your hard-earned cash isn't wasted next time you go shopping. Enjoy the episode, and as always feel free to send your feedback or questions to editorial@lrm.co.uk – we love to see it.
April 8 · 1 hr 4 min
Tackling a restoration, Land Rover dogs and diff pinion oil seals
In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are back on the Salmon Sofa to answer your questions – and this week they're decidedly restoration-based. From deciding how far to go on a rebuild, which elements to tackle first, how to preserve metalwork and loads more, buckle up for an hour (or thereabouts) of Land Rover chat. As always we love to get your feedback and questions, so send any comments or queries over to editorial@lrm.co.uk and you could get yours read out on The LRM Podcast. Enjoy the episode.
April 1 · 53 min
New Freelander, Gerry McGovern's actually gone, Lantra training and Newbury report
In this week's podcast, Martin and Steve are back on the Salmon Sofa to discuss a busy couple of weeks – from the Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC to the Freelander EV launch and announcement that Gerry McGovern has actually left JLR (for real this time). The boys discuss their excursion to Surrey 4x4 Tours and Training to get their Lantra qualifications to drive off-road – many thanks to Gareth Jex for his fantastic training on the day – keep an eye out in Land Rover Monthly Magazine for an upcoming article. You turned up in droves to the Newbury Autojumble, and the guys share their stories of the day. Thanks so much to everyone that came to buy. sell and chill. it was great to see you. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so send an email to editorial@lrm.co.uk with any comments or queries, and a little rating or review on your preferred streaming platform means a lot to us. Enjoy the episode.