The first Historic Racing News Chat Show of 2026 sees the team of Paul Jurd, Jim Roller and Paul Tarsey look at some of the many special dates which will happen in 2026.

Paul Jurd has researched a whole range of anniversaries, from Ford at Le Mans in 1966 to the 70th birthday of Mallory Park, plus many more in between.

Jim Roller looks back at the auction market in 2025 in general, and the last quarter of the year in particular whilst Paul Tarsey has a view about some of the cars sold in the UK and Europe.

Race Retro happens at the end of February and the team looks forward to what they can explore both inside and outside the exhibition halls, including the rally stage.

Paul Kenny joins the guys to talk about a favourite subject of his, Whitney Straight, a successful pre-war racing driver, WW2 Hurricane pilot, prisoner of war, escapee and in the 1950s and 60s a successful businessman.

In the final show of 2025 Paul Tarsey talks to Bruce Jones about his latest book about the history of Formula One and Jim Roller congratulates Pete Lyons about his award-winning autobiography ‘Tales from Racer Road’.

John Brooks, stalwart of the Le Mans 24 Hours joins us to look at the ‘Great Race’ during the early part of the twenty first century and Gabes Ewbank brings us up to date on the latest news from Race Retro.

Paul Jurd is very clear on his views during a discussion the team has about ‘when is a Ferrari not a Ferrari’ (it’s all about replicas and re-creations) and the whole HRN crew look back at an amazing 2025.

Kenny McLean from the Jim Clark Museum shows us around the fantastic exhibits and talks about the local farmer who became arguably the world’s greatest-ever racing driver. Paul Jurd explores Clark’s magnificent 1965 season and explains some of Jim’s unique achievements to Jim Roller and Paul Tarsey.

Gabes Ewbank from Race Retro lets us know what we can expect at the UK’s leading motorsport show in February, TV commentator Alex Jacques chats to Roller and Tarsey about some of his ‘greatest hits’ in the last 75 years of F1, and Jodi Ellis John Nickas and Neil Smith launch volumes four and five of the magnum opus ‘Yanks at Le Mans’.

Romain Dumas talks about his Le Mans wins for Audi and for Porsche and the most unusual job interview with Roger Penske. He looks back at the Dakar rally and his amazing feats in the all-electric Ford Transit Supervan.

Paul Tarsey is joined by the Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club, Duncan Wiltshire. Alex Brundle is very involved with the world of historic racing these days as well as commentating at Grand Prix weekends. He will explain how he juggles all the various parts of his life so successfully.

Nigel Mansell tells Paul Jurd about his amazing career in a surprisingly candid interview, and Jim Roller looks at some multi-million dollar sales at the auctions in Monterey Car Week.

James Newbold looks back to the years where F3000 was the acknowledged stepping stone to F1.

Josh Parsons, Manager of the Goodwood Road Racing Club, looks forward to Revival with Paul Tarsey and regular stars Mike Jordan and Mike Whittaker give their thoughts on the upcoming event.

Paul Jurd talks to Mario Andretti about his fantastic career all over the world. Mario talks frankly about his days with Lotus, his Indycar experiences and NASCAR.

Don Wales tells us about his grandfather, Sir Malcolm Campbell on the centenary of Campbell’s breaking of the 150mph Land Speed Record in his Blue Bird leviathan.

At the other end of the scale, we chat about the upcoming Shere Hill Climb.

Derek Warwick talks to Paul Tarsey about his five participations at Le Mans, BP Motorsport supremo Les Thacker about getting arrested in the paddock and Graham Tyler re-lives some Le Mans thoughts.

Paul Jurd is your host.

Derek Bell tells Paul Tarsey about the time he drove the glorious Harrods-liveried McLaren at Le Mans with his son Justin and Jaguar winner Andy Wallace.

Continuing our Le Mans theme, Robin Donovan chats to Paul Jurd about his days in a variety of C2 machines before hitting the big time racing a Kremer Porsche 962/K8 to fourth place with Derek Bell and Jurgen Lassig.

Mark Raffauf is in conversation with Jim Roller about the turbulent but hugely exciting, years of sportscar racing in the USA in the 1990s under his IMSA organisation. Our studio guest is Neil Smith who digs deep into the history of TWR and those wonderful Silk Cut Jaguars.