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Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart

Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart

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 Restless Natives is a cult Scottish film from 1985 featuring two scallywags – The Clown & The Wolfman. It’s iconic. Two resourceful rascals who take on the ambitious task of holding-up tourist buses in the Highlands… They were Robin Hood, only Scottish and on the back of a motorbike. Gordon Smart & Martin Compston are sampling that spirit - inspired by The Clown & The Wolfman - and distilling it into a podcast. They are setting themselves lofty ambitions before setting off in pursuit of tasks and goals they have absolutely no right achieving. A bit like their careers in TV, movies, newspapers and radio… Join them as they recount some of their ridiculous scrapes and adventures from the past while they plan even more ambitious, unreachable schemes for the future. Some of them will be achieved and others will crash and burn spectacularly. They’ve got lots to talk about, lots to share with you and nothing but time. As the film once said: “Is this the end of the story or a beginning of a legend?” For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.comGlobal Social Sciences
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  • BONUS: Dua Lipa, A Lion's Push & Germany Memories

    BONUS: Dua Lipa, A Lion's Push & Germany Memories
    Jun 20 2025

    It’s your Friday Bonus Ball – and the boys are still together, but apart, Martin in Dublin and Gordon in Tisney Studios, opening up the inbox to find more brilliant correspondence from our resourceful rascals at home and overseas.

    They're reminiscing about Germany and Greg McHugh's wine chat, more new car day nostalgia, the never-ending wrath of being the “Scottish guy on set” and will Dua Lipa re-ignite the gnome business?

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    21 mins
  • Chocolate Slabs, Seve Ballesteros Autographing Fish and Chips & "School's closed bro"

    Chocolate Slabs, Seve Ballesteros Autographing Fish and Chips & "School's closed bro"
    Jun 18 2025

    It’s another week of mischief, mayhem, and top-tier nonsense – and the boys are back together (just about).

    Martin’s beaming in from a mystery porta-cabin somewhere near Dublin, Gordon’s dashing between gigs, and we're chatting the art of blagging a wrap party, David Coulthard's dart game, Martin's lad giving him a cracking one liner and Seve Ballesteros autographs some fish and chips.

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    41 mins
  • BONUS: Shirtless Auditions & Drama School with Emun Elliott

    BONUS: Shirtless Auditions & Drama School with Emun Elliott
    Jun 13 2025

    It’s your Friday Bonus Ball – and Emun Elliott is back for round two!

    Following a belter of a main episode earlier this week, Emun kindly stuck around for more chat, confessions, and casting horror stories. From humiliating Coke ad auditions to the trauma of packed screening rooms, he takes us through the unglamorous reality of trying to “make it” – and why the struggle never really stops. Massive thanks to Emun – and roll on Martin’s return next week.

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    13 mins
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Chemistry and laughter abounds as two weeny Scots waffle antidotes of life and loves.

Comic genius from North of the border

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fantastic listening cheers for the giggles, I hope there will be more on the future. x

Brill

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Love it makes me look like a nutter laughing out loud walking the dog

amazing banter

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