Not Dave Attenborough
5/18/20261 hr 8 min
Jonny and Richard pay a belated 100th birthday tribute with a surprising fact about Sir David Attenborough. Also in this episode, a lizard for a car alarm, a strimmer mishap, the Peugeot 1007 and James Bond, the PR power of swans, a haughty lady and a pastry, two delightful roofless cars from Car & Classic, the Morgan Supersport, Jello Biafra’s Celica, Tiffany in Staffordshire, and midnight vacuuming. WARNING: Around 50 minutes into this episode there is a chat about mental health and a recent incident that some listeners may find distressing. There is a warning in the show when it’s coming up. If you’re struggling, or you know someone who is, there are some links below to places that can help and people you can talk to.
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First 90 secondsJohnny Smith· Host0:00
[upbeat music] I'm Johnny Smith.
Richard Porter· Host0:02
I'm Richard Porter.
Johnny Smith· Host0:03
And this is Smith & Sniffer podcast in which two friends talk about cars and many other things. [upbeat music] David Attenborough.
Richard Porter· Host0:14
Yes.
Johnny Smith· Host0:15
Doing the, doing the ton.
Richard Porter· Host0:17
Yes. Yes. We, we haven't talked about, um, atto.
Johnny Smith· Host0:22
No.
Richard Porter· Host0:23
Um- Nobody calls him atto, come on. Nobody calls him atto, and he is also, I said this on social media v- last week or some time, that the, the, he is one of those people whose first name must never be abbreviated. There is no- No ... world- No ... where he is Dave Attenborough.
Johnny Smith· Host0:38
No.
Richard Porter· Host0:38
I'm convinced. Nobody calls him Dave.
Johnny Smith· Host0:41
Atto.
Richard Porter· Host0:41
It's just not a thing. Do you know what they do call him apparently within, um, uh, BBC circles? He's, [laughs] he- I don't think.
Johnny Smith· Host0:49
I don't know.
Richard Porter· Host0:50
He's sometimes referred to as SDA, Sir David Attenborough.
Johnny Smith· Host0:54
SDA?
Richard Porter· Host0:55
SDA, yeah, I know.
Johnny Smith· Host0:56
That's, that's like a, some sort of, um, safety system, uh, that helps with your Euro NCAP score- Yes ... isn't it?
Richard Porter· Host1:04
Yes.
Johnny Smith· Host1:04
Uh, it's SDA- Yeah ... is standard. Yeah.
Richard Porter· Host1:07
Okay. Yes, we enjoyed the new- BYD Atto 3, which is the Attenborough 3. Oh, yes. It is the atto, isn't it?
Johnny Smith· Host1:15
Ooh.
Richard Porter· Host1:15
I was gonna say, but it's some car, they go, "Yes, we, we enjoyed it. The, the chassis is good, but the SDA is intrusive. Thankfully you can turn it off." And I suppose- Yeah ... it's either that or it's like it's something a lawyer would get you to sign. I'm thinking of an NDA