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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?”

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Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart

This week Gordon is joined by tv and radio presenter, podcaster, runner, entrepreneur and fellow Scot, Jenni Falconer. 

Jenni and Gordon chat ceilidhs, her friend bumping into Brad Pitt in Glasgow, her love of running, the importance of resilience in the industry, the last time she ate a crisp, her collagen brand Kollo, being mistaken for Carol Smillie and a role in Taggart.

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Brad Pitt, No Crisps & Taggart with Jenni Falconer

Our favourite social dancing partner, Jenni Falconer sticks with us for this week's Bonus chatting missing Freshers for Blind Date, Cilla Black, and dating with no mobiles. 

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BONUS: Blind Date & No Mobiles with Jenni Falconer

On this week's Restless Natives, the brilliant Neil Forsyth returns to the podcast. 

Neil and Gordon chat about the BAFTAs, 'The Gold', their past lives as nightclub promoters and gnomes. 

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Dry Ice, BAFTAs & Tenerife with Neil Forsyth

For today's bonus our good friend Neil Forsyth stuck around for a bit more carry on. Hear about Legends, juggling projects, a mix up and a humbling moment for Gordon.

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BONUS: Legends & A Macari / Le Carré Mixup

It's only been a couple of week's but it's oh so good to have Malteaser eyes himself, Martin Compston back with us for one last catch up before the new year. 

We're chatting pointless tasks, our appreciation for the NHS, De Caestecker delivers another one line beauty, Gordon's travel nightmare and off or on the wagon?

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Compston's back, Off the Wagon & "It's within your grasp"

It's the last of our brilliant correspondence for the year. Thank you ever so much for sending in all of your nonsense this 2024 and we look forward to much more in 2025!

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BONUS: A Restless Natives Christmas & Skidders

Whilst the Restless Natives team take some well deserved time off over the festive period, let's take a look back at some of our favourite chats from the year. 

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Best of Restless Natives '24

It's only taken two odd years to get him on, but this week, kicking off 2025 joining Martin and Gordon in studio is the brilliant Neil Maskell. 

Neil chats being the original Compson landlord, bad auditions, roles with Range Rovers, one word voiceovers and leaves us with some poignant words from his family. 

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One Word Voiceovers, Family Words & A Polaroid Audition with Neil Maskell

We've kept the brilliant Neil Maskell for a smidgen more for this week's bonus baw chatting the challenges from struggling actor to hugely iconic roles, panic attacks and pressures, 'The Great Train Robbery', and Dangerous Dave. 

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BONUS: Iconic Roles and Dangerous Dave with Neil Maskell

This week we have two guests on the podcast! The first is an awardwinning Filmmaker and Photographer who's worked with some of the biggest musical talent in the world and has one of the best surnames to ever grace the podcast, the brilliant Charlie Lightening. Charlie's directed the brilliant film 'Standing On The Shoulders Of Kitties', featuring our second guest. It's the cat loving, shopping cart fixing, musician, Bubbles, from The Trailer Park Boys. 

The boys chat all about the film, Bubbles rubbing shoulders with Axl Rose and Ronnie Wood, an emotional premiere and more. 

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Abbey Road, Tequila with Axl Rose and Premieres with Bubbles & Charlie Lightening

It's our very first Bonus episode! We thought it was about time we sat and read through some of the brilliant correspondence that listeners have been sending in. Do we find a nickname for Producer Imo? Does Martin Compston know what a comb and paper band is? What is the worst backhanded compliment you've ever received? All will be answered! 

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BONUS: Backhanded Compliments & a Comb and Paper Band

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