AlexGRFan97: Created page for Wheel Nuts, a VERY obscure programme I would not have discovered were it not for me finding a review of the Ascari FGT.

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Created page for Wheel Nuts, a VERY obscure programme I would not have discovered were it not for me finding a review of the Ascari FGT.

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{{Infobox Show
|image =[[File:Wheel Nuts Logo.jpg|300px]]A known logo for the programme.
|year=1997
|epcount=Unknown
|origin=British
|airstatus=No longer airing
|year2=2000}}

'''''Wheel Nuts''''' was the name of an automotive journalism programme created by the Scottish [[ITV/STV|STV]] network for broadcast in Scotland as a regional-exclusive production. The programme aired from at least March 1997<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12076863.hactor-factor/ Herald Scotland - Hactor factor.]</ref>, through to some point around, prior to, or after July 2000<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b84dd470b BFI - ''Wheel Nuts'' <nowiki>[07/07/2000]</nowiki>.]</ref>, with a "Best of" compilation also airing on New Year's Eve 1999, according to available listings<ref>[https://tvrdb.com/listings/ TVRDb - Listings. (need to search manually for "Wheel Nuts")]</ref> from TVRDb. The theme tune, thanks to a member of the now-closed TV Forum<ref>[https://tvforum.uk/requests/adventures-in-stereo-a-when-24089 TVForum thread talking about Wheel Nuts' theme tune.]</ref>, was "When We Go Back" by Adventures in Stereo, a shortlived band formed by former Spirea X member Judith Boyle and former Primal Scream member Jim Beattie.

''Wheel Nuts'' would be directed by Richard Grimes<ref>[https://www.mandy.com/uk/c/richard-grimes Mandy.com - Richard Grimes.]</ref>, and worked on by a further team comprised of assistant engineer John Agnew<ref>[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/john-agnew The British Entertainment History Project - John Agnew.]</ref> and producer Agnes Willkie. Existence of the programme and the knowledge that it even exists is very obscure, with no footage of the programme having survived until a YouTube channel by the name of "[https://www.youtube.com/@AllWheelsGood/videos All Wheels Good]" began uploading clips of the programme in the early 2020s, 25 years since their original broadcast.

The programme's spiritual successor, ''[[Drivetime]]'', would air a decade later<ref>[http://hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5803 The Hidden Glasgow Forum - Me on the telly.]</ref> and also featured ''Wheel Nuts'' lead host<ref>[https://www.stephenjardine.com/previous-work Stephen Jardine - Previous Work.]</ref> [[Stephen Jardine]].

==Presenters==
Known presenters for ''Wheel Nuts'' included:

*'''Stephen Jardine''': The programme's lead host.
*[[Kaye Adams]]: Likely the programme's secondary host.
*Sarah Heaney<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258379/ IMDb - ''Wheel Nuts''.]</ref>
*Heather Simpson
*Alison Paton: Better known as "Siren" from the long-running gameshow ''Gladiators'', Paton is at least known to have driven a [[Porsche Boxster]] for the programme in 1997.
*Michael Wilson: Better known as "Cobra" from the same programme, Wilson is at least known to have driven a [[Chevrolet Corvette (C5)|Chevrolet Corvette]] convertible, likely for the same episode as Paton's Boxster review.

Former ''James Bond'' actress Honor Blackman is also alleged to have starred in at least one episode.

==Known films==
Due to the programme's obscurity, it is impossible to gauge any sort of episode or series guide, so instead, all known segments broadcast on the programme are to be listed here.

===Car psychology===
''Wheel Nuts'' had a "car psychologist" who could identify traits of an individual vehicle's owner simply by searching their car. In March 1997, they psychologically evaluated a nun.

==References==
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Wheel Nuts - Revision history

AlexGRFan97: Created page for Wheel Nuts, a VERY obscure programme I would not have discovered were it not for me finding a review of the Ascari FGT.