From Red Dwarf to The EV Revolution: In Conversation With Robert Llewellyn!
About this episode
Imogen Bhogal interviews Robert Llewellyn about his diverse career and contributions to electric vehicles as he celebrates his 70th birthday.
In this special, and slightly sillier episode of the Everything Electric podcast, Imogen Bhogal turns the tables on our founder, Robert Llewellyn. As Robert celebrates his 70th birthday, the pair look back on an extraordinary six-decade career spanning bespoke shoemaking, fringe comedy, cult sci-fi fame, and becoming one of the world's leading voices for electric vehicles and clean energy. They chat about Robert's time on Red Dwarf and the show's enduring legacy as one of the BBC's most-watched programmes (outperforming Top Gear, dare we say it?). There are also fond memories of Scrapheap Challenge, the bizarre Mojave Desert story involving a children's deckchair and a 3,500-foot flight, the hidden psychology behind the Carpool series, and of course, Robert's slightly alarming habit of writing far too many books. Enjoy! Ghost Camera is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Camera-Robert-Llewellyn/dp/1789651816 Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/edkwTFblDMA 00:00 – Introduction: A different kind of podcast 01:40 – Robert's 70th Birthday & The "Umarell" nickname 07:05 – The Geodesic Dome & School Expulsion 10:32 – Life as a Bespoke Shoemaker 13:00 – "The Joeys" and…
People in this episode
Host: Imogen Bhogal
Guest: Robert Llewellyn
Topics covered
- electric vehicles
- comedy
- sci-fi
- career retrospective
- clean energy
- Red Dwarf
Keywords
- Robert Llewellyn
- Red Dwarf
- Scrapheap Challenge
- electric vehicles
- comedy
- clean energy
- Ghost Camera
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, Fully Charged
Products: Ghost Camera
Books & works: Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge
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