Women Talking About Cars: Series 1-3

Oct 19, 2024 5:27 AM

Author:Victoria Coren Mitchell,Victoria Coren Mitchell

Victoria Coren Mitchell meets some fascinating women to explore the journeys they have made in the cars that they have known - and the sorts of things they shout in traffic.

Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car; find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina; and discover the advantages of the refrigerated glove compartment. Sarah Millican describes a traffic jam that lead to some desperate measures, Sheila Hancock explains how the trick of getting older is actually to speed up, and Jo Brand recounts how her car became an impromptu counselling couch for comedians (and when you shouldn't risk a roadside wee).

Plus you can find out what no driving test examiner should ever say to a successful candidate.

With guests including Dawn French, Germaine Greer, Sarah Millican, Olivia Coleman, Sheila Hancock, Jo Brand, Esther Rantzen and Claudia Winkleman.

Produced by Gareth Edwards.

A BBC Studios production.

Reviews

Pure entertainment . . . So much fun . . . His journey from outrageous teenage hijinks to the rough-and-tumble of driver feuding tends to prompt involuntary reading noises, be they barks of laughter or gasps at his audacity

—— Guardian, Best Sports Books of 2019

Hilarious and outrageous

—— Chris Evans

As entertaining as watching him drive, a cracking read!

—— Sir Chris Hoy

I read this in the hope that it would teach me everything I need to know so that one day I can become a racing driver although I think I may have left it too late...

—— Howard Donald, Take That

Top class chauffeur, sublime broadcaster, ultimate party honey badger. These are the qualities I know and adore about JP. He taught me how to nail a hot lap around Rockingham and I've been in a speed jive ever since. Jason can burn the candle at both ends and in the middle yet still deliver the business.

—— Suzi Perry, Fifth Gear

Jason Plato is one of the most gifted racing drivers of his generation!

—— Damon Hill

Jason is a total fruitcake!

—— Jody Scheckter, Former F1 World Champion

Irreverent

—— iNews, The best Christmas car gifts

Plato is adept at telling a story. Totally authentic. There's plenty of laughs to be had and insight on offer

—— Autosport

It makes for one of the great sporting life stories . . . Forget everything you thought about sports stars and any expectations of sports autobiographies. Plato is truly an unconventional sportsman, and this is truly an unconventional autobiography, but it is all the better for being so

—— NB Magazine

The frank autobiography of British Touring Car Championship legend

—— Motorsport News, Christmas Gift Guide

There's plenty of laughs to be had and insight on offer

—— Motorsport News

An account of a larger-than-life character whose life outside of the car is just as exhilarating as in it

—— NB Magazine

The Amazing Real-Life Champion

—— Sylvester Stallone

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