Carpool: Recent Episodes
Robert Llewellyn
Carpool is a simple online and TV series. Robert Llewellyn gives someone a lift in a hybrid car, they talk. Like you do when you ride in a car with someone. It's not an interview, just an informal and often very funny conversation
A Carpool special, a quick drive around Cirencester in the electric Mitsubishi iMiev with Catherine Perrin
Writer, blogger and all round man of letters, Cory Doctorow http://craphound.com/ and http://boingboing.net/author/cory_doctorow_1 for links. It's all about finding the links
A man who challenges everything, he's funny, he's hairy, he's brilliant, he's Richard Herring
Toby Williams, AKA Dr George Rygold is a very funny man, he boaks and chatters on his way to see a very big bridge
Five time BMX world champion Jamie Bestwick goes for a cruise along the strip in Las vegas
The wonderful and funny Jo Brand gets a lift to a very posh hairdresser in London's painfully fashionable Chelsea
He's a lovely man, he flew in from Ireland, got in the car and charmed his way into London, it's that comic fella, Jason Byrne
Academic, prospective MP and feminist film director Anna Arrowsmith gets a lift to her parents house
Comic, writer, film maker and lovely fella, David Baddiel gets a lift to buy some DVD's of his own movie
Australian stand up comic Jim Jeffries gets a lift to Arthurs Seat in Edinburgh, contains snippets of near the knuckle humour. Marvellous
Viv Albertine, punk icon, member of the Slits and absolute charmer goes on a shopping trip for royal bunting...'God Save the Queen'
The charming, funny and very wondrous magician, Paul Daniels goes for carpool excursion
Computer scientist and fundraiser Dr Sue Black gets a lift to the home of computing and code breaking, Bletchley Park
Lovely comedy actress and slightly sibilant Doon Mackichan gets a lift to the beach for a swim.
Writer and green activist Chris Goodall does the worst thing possible, gets a lift through Oxford in a car.
Doug Coleman from Toyota US takes a ride with Robert in the third generation Prius. Look out Torrance!
Sharon Corr, violinist, singer songwriter and legendary beauty gets a lift from the TV studio to the airport in a luxury Lexus Hybrid.
John Ronson, columnist, author and fascinating man who brought us 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' is in the passenger seat
John Kingston from Honda UK gets a lift to the train station in a brand new Honda Insight
Rebecca Watson, American in London, skeptic, writer and highly interesting, takes a spin around her new London neighbourhood.
The man who brought you The Young Ones, Red Dwarf and many other fine comedy shows gets a lift back to the office
Prospective Member of Parliament, maker of the very fine 'Black Farmer' sausages gets a ride around his constituency
Ben Goldacre, Doctor, Guardian columnist and Bad Science critic get a lift through London in very heavy rain.
Comedian, writer, podcaster and headmaster's son Richard Herring gets a lift for wearing a silly suit.
Long time electric car driver Paul Scott lets me take him for a spin around Santa Monica
Founder of Great Guns Marketing, one time secret millionaire and all round amazingly positive woman Liz Jackson gets a lift to the office
One time Young One, brilliant in Bottom and all round lovely fella, Adrian Edmondson goes for a picnic
co-founder of Lastminute.com and now the UK's 'Champion for Digital Inclusion' Martha Lane Fox gets a slightly slow lift to another high powered meeting
One time Army Colonel and green guru Dick Strawbridge, the man, the moustache and a lovely drive through Cornwall
The man who brought you Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd gets a lift to the greasy spoon cafe
Co-creator of the BBC series Red Dwarf, writer and now stand up comic gets a lift to lunch
Once the fastest man on earth, then the motivating force behind Thrust SSC, the car which broke the sound barrier, now embarking on building the 1000 mph car
The highest e-Bay bidder on the #twitrelief charity auction, multi-talented Relly Annett-Baker gets a chaotic amateur lift to work. 'Press record.'
Lovely, funny, multi lingual and cool finger snapping comedian Shappi Khorsandi gets a lift to work.
One time Government Minister, entrepreneur and now racing driver Lord Paul Drayson has a gentle trip in a Prius
The writer, comedian, walker, ex solicitor and all around very clever Emma Kennedy gets a lift exactly 7 miles from her house
Claudio Von Planta, documentary maker and the man on the 3rd motorbike in the amazing series 'Long Way Round' gets a lift to work
A couple of old duffers recall the old days, and reflect on the new. Comedian Jeremy Hardy gets a lift to the BBC.
Tech wizard, man of letters, cool dude from Boston USA, the man in the hat, Andy Ihnatko, gets a ride from the airport
Lovely Arthur Smith gets a lift from his grand country walk, back to his sarf Landan gaff, or his residence in South London
Comic songster, wicked satirist, brilliant lyricist and all round nice fellow, Mitch Benn gets a lift to the BBC
Magician, husband to Debbie, ex Bentley driving Prius owning all around lovely chap, Paul Daniels gets lost in his own neck of the woods
Writer, car fanatic, ex Top Gear presenter and all around jolly nice chap goes for a ride in a car he deeply respects
Part 2 of a 2 parter, featuring writer, broadcaster and practicing Muslim. Yasmin Alibhia Brown gets a lift to work
The master of improv theatre, co-founder of comedy store players with an amazing grasp of British comedy and insights into the business world, ladies and gentlemen, It's Neil Mullarkey
Legendary comedy producer John Lloyd, the man behind Blackadder, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image and Qi get's a lift to the pub
An old school carpool featuring the charming and very clever Aleks Krotoski, presenter of Guardian Tech weekly podcast, psychologist and broadcaster, oh yes, and she plays beach volleyball.
The fabulous Rufus Hound gets a lift to work, he just lives in a world of glamour and celebs, he's also very funny
Getting lost in Wimbledon with the lovely Stephen K Amos, what better way to spend an afternoon.
The First of the full length carpool podcasts from the series on Dave in the UK, it's comedian Ross Noble, getting a lift to the mall
A very short drive through the centre of London with the new Carpool producer, Dom Bowles, and a short interruption from some special fella's
Farmer, Coutryfile presenter and great advocate for agricultural education goes for a wander around his Cotswold Farm in a tractor
Now known as 'Donald Dutch' the very entertaining stand up comic Hans Teeuwen and his assistant/bodyguard get a lift from the Airport to their hotel.
The wonderful and very funny Phil Jupitus gets a lift from an interview to a comedy gig.
Part 1 of a 2 parter, featuring writer, broadcaster and practicing Muslim. Yasmin Alibhai Brown gets a lift to work
Comic. Madman and utterly charming loon from The Mighty Boosh gets a lift to a voice over session. It's Rich Fulcher.
One time Holly on Red Dwarf, stand up comedienne and all round lovely lady get a lift to rehearsals
Co-creator of the BBC series Red Dwarf, writer and now stand up comic gets a lift to lunch
Co-creator of the BBC series Red Dwarf, writer and now stand up comic gets a lift to lunch
Graham Fellows, AKA Jilted John and John Shuttleworth gets a lift to his exclusively parked electric car
Baroness Susan Greenfield discusses neuroscience, the media and what's going on with all the grey matter up top
Legendary music producer Paul Fishkin gets a ride to his office in Burbank, Los Angeles
Founder of Ecotricity, wind farmer, electric car builder Dale Vince takes a trip to see his first turbine
Anatomist, scientist, TV presenter and all round charmer Dr Alice Roberts gets a ride to the local farm shop
Creator of Top Gayer at www.topgayer.com gets a ride and holds forth about pubs, dogging and which cars and supermarkets really are gay.
Leading proponent of electric vehicles and protagonist of the movie 'Who Killed The Electric Car?' gets a lift to the airport, except the cameras went wrong and I don't have that bit.
Tech wizard, uber geek, radio pro, new media guru Leo Laporte goes for a spin around his delightful home town of Petaluma California
Professor Brian Cox gets a ride to the park, talki8ng about his work at CERN, the speed of light, his role in the Blair administration and his new baby George
Diarmuid O'Connell, Vice President of Tesla Motors gets a ride around Silicon Valley in a little red sports car and uses no petrol to do so
Clinical psychologist, writer, broadcaster and rather clever fellow Oliver James gets a lift into Oxford where he appeared at a book festival
The founder of Scrapheap Challenge, olive farmer and all around lovely lady, Cathy Rogers gets a lift to see some proper telly people
Farmer Michael Eavis and long time Glastonbury festival stalwart Charlie Dancey take a ride around the farm in a Bio Diesel Land Rover
Dave Gorman gets a lift to the dump, discussing cycling around Britain, stand up comedy and numb body parts
Ex deep sea diver, Polar explorer and radically unconventional thinker Paul Lavelle has his first hybrid experience
Guardian.co.uk tech columnist and podcaster and long distance running soon to be mum Jemima Kiss gets a much needed lift home
Comedian and writer Tony Hawks gets a lift home, and a free Chinese meal, courtesy of CarPool
A lovely ride from the BBC to the QI studios beside the Thames in the company of the spectacularly clever Mr Stephen Fry
The youngest ever passenger in CarPool, You Tuber star Charlie McDonnell, AKA Charlieissocoollike gets a lift to platform 93/4
The lovely Lisa Rogers drops off her babby with her mum and takes a Welsh meander to the shops.
Writer and comedian Dom Joly guides Robert on a celebrity spotting tour of the Cotswolds