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Top Gear

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First episode dateOctober 20, 2002
Theme song Jessica
No. of episodes206 (including 11 specials) (list of episodes)
Networks BBC America
BBC Television
BBC Knowledge
Paddy and Freddie living proof this show is just a joke in 2019. Re‑Doing all challenges James, Richard and Jeremy have . . .
BBC Two
Awards International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment
National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme
ASTRA Awards for Most Outstanding General Entertainment Program
Reviews www.imdb.com
Product companiBBC Productions ; BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions (2017–present)
No of seri 33
Open theme Jessica
The Allman Brothers Band
Execut produc Andy Wilman
Gary Hunter
Aurora Mulligan
Presented by Jeremy Clarkson
EpisodesEpisodesS30 E04 · Episode 4Apr 4, 2021 S30 E03 · Episode 3Mar 28, 2021 S30 E02 · Episode 2Mar 21, 2021 View 45+ more
Present by Adam Ferrara
GenresAutomotive Entertainment; Comedy; Sport
Origin releasNovember 21, 2010 –; June 28, 2016
Related showsTop Gear worldwide
Product locatMCAS El Toro
Spin off Top Gear
Top Gear Australia
Direct by Brian Klein
Phil Churchward
Mark McQueen
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Top Gear


The hosts talk about the specifications of the latest cars and bikes while reviewing the performance of the vehicles to discover if they match up to the manufacturer's claims.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May film final Grand Tour

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May film final Grand Tour
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Ellie Goulding among Radio 4's Today programme guest editors

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... Other guests who will edit the show during the week between Christmas and New Year include former Top Gear host James May and author Hanif Kureishi...

Top Gear: James May says format needs a rethink

Top Gear: James May says format needs a rethink
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Top Gear: Two decades of the show from Jeremy Clarkson to Freddie Flintoff

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...By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterMotoring series Top Gear has always occupied a precarious position within the BBC...

Top Gear will not return for 'foreseeable future'

Top Gear will not return for 'foreseeable future'
Nov 21,2023 7:31 am

...The BBC s flagship show Top Gear won t return " for the foreseeable future" after presenter Andrew " Freddie" Flintoff was hurt in a crash while filming last year...

Rory Kinnear calls for improvements to health and safety on set

Rory Kinnear calls for improvements to health and safety on set
Nov 20,2023 10:11 pm

... In the UK, filming on BBC motoring series Top Gear was suspended following The UK s Health and Safety Executive, the national safety regulator, looked into the accident and said it would not be investigating further...

Gordon Ramsay becomes father for sixth time at 57

Gordon Ramsay becomes father for sixth time at 57
Nov 12,2023 12:21 am

... In 2016, before the birth of Oscar, In response to his post about the birth of Jesse, Ramsay received a string of congratulatory messages from celebrity friends, including Hollywood star Jeremy Renner, TV chefs James Martin and Gino D Acampo, Top Gear star Paddy McGuinness and Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden...

Andrew Flintoff is 'healing', Top Gear co-host Chris Harris says

Andrew Flintoff is 'healing', Top Gear co-host Chris Harris says
Nov 9,2023 7:41 am

...By Ian YoungsEntertainment reporterTop Gear co-host Chris Harris has said Andrew " Freddie" Flintoff is " healing" following his crash while filming for the show almost a year ago...

Top Gear will not return for 'foreseeable future'

Oct 13,2023 5:11 pm

The Bbc 's flagship show Top Gear won't return " for the foreseeable future" after presenter Andrew " Freddie" Flintoff was hurt in a crash while filming Last Year .

In a statement, The Bbc said it has " decided to rest the UK show".

The presenter was injured in December at Top Gear 's test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey.

The 34Th series was subsequently halted and The Bbc apologised to the former England cricketer.

The Bbc added it " remains committed to Freddie, Chris and Paddy who have been at The Heart of The Show 's renaissance since 2019, and we're excited about new projects being developed with each of them. We will have more to say in the near future on this.

" We know resting The Show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is The Right thing to do.

" All other Top Gear activity remains unaffected by this hiatus including international formats, digital, magazines and licensing. "

Flintoff recently reached a settlement with The Bbc , reportedly worth £9m. The payout will not be funded by the TV licence fee, as BBC Studios is a commercial arm of the broadcaster.

Last month, his legal team that the former cricketer was still recovering from " life-alteringly significant" injuries.

as it announced a health and safety review of The Show . It was expected to be undertaken by an independent Third Party .

It reiterated that apology last month when the compensation to Flintoff was announced.

BBC Studios said the external investigation report " was concluded in March of this year and is not being published, which we have always made clear".

In a statement on the Health and Safety Review of The Show , BBC Studios said: " The Independent Health and Safety production review of Top Gear , which looked at previous seasons, found that while BBC Studios had complied with the required BBC policies and industry best practice in making The Show , there were important learnings which would need to be rigorously applied to future Top Gear UK productions. "

" The Report includes A Number of recommendations to improve approaches to safety as Top Gear is a complex programme-making environment routinely navigating tight filming schedules and ambitious editorial Expectations - Challenges often experienced by long-running shows with an established on and Off Screen team.

" Learnings included a detailed action plan involving changes in The Ways of working, such as increased clarity on roles and responsibilities and better communication between teams for any future Top Gear production. "

r, as he led fielding drills with England players in Cardiff ahead of The Team 's one-day international with New Zealand . Scars were visible on his face and he had tape on his nose.

The 45-year-old former England captain retired from cricket in 2009 having played 79 Tests, 141 one-day internationals and seven T20s.

He joined Bbc One 's Top Gear as a host in 2019 alongside Paddy Mcguinness and Chris Harris . Their most recent series attracted an average audience of 4. 5 million viewers.

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