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Top Gear (2. 00. 2 TV series)This article is about the 2. TV series. For other uses, see Top Gear. Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It is a relaunched version of the original 1. Since the relaunch, the conventional motoring magazine programme has developed a quirky, humorous and sometimes controversial style over time, and has become a significant show in British popular culture.[4][5][6] During its first 2. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. Columnist A. A. Gill, close friend of Clarkson[7] and fellow Sunday Times columnist, described the programme as "a triumph of the craft of programme making, of the minute, obsessive, musical masonry of editing, the French polishing of colourwashing and grading".[8]The show's relaunched format was originally hosted by Clarkson, Hammond and Jason Dawe, with Andy Wilman as the show's executive producer, and introduced an anonymous test driver known as "The Stig"; although part of the line- up, "The Stig" has been played by numerous racing drivers over the course of the series.
Following the first series, Dawe was replaced by May, and the hosting line- up remained unchanged until 2. March 2. 01. 5, when Clarkson was informed by the BBC that his contract would not be renewed following an incident between himself and a producer.[9] Following Clarkson's dismissal, his co- hosts Richard Hammond and James May, along with Andy Wilman, announced that they would not return to the show without him,[1][1. Clarkson to produce a new motoring series that would later be known as The Grand Tour.[1.
Following their departure, Chris Evans and Matt Le. Blanc took over as the new hosts for the 2. Rory Reid, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan joining them in the series when needed.[1. Following negative feedback for the series, Evans resigned, with the BBC choosing to retain the other five presenters and assigning Le.
Blanc, Harris and Reid as the main hosts for the 2. First- run episodes are broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two and (from series 2.
BBC Two HD. From series 1. BBC Two HD channel, new episodes were also simulcast on BBC HD. The series is also carried on cable television systems in the United States via BBC America, in Latin America via BBC Entertainment and in Europe and South- East Asia via BBC Knowledge. A Haunting Season 4 Episode 9. History. Early years: 2.
Following the decision by the BBC to cancel Top Gear in 2. Jeremy Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman pitched the idea of creating a new format for the show to the broadcasters. Their pitch included conducting power laps of notable cars that were featured, such as supercars and high- performance roadsters, performing some of their car reviews at a fixed site as well as locations across Britain and abroad, the utilisation of a studio for discussions on cars and for other segments with a studio audience present, and the participation of a celebrity guest who would be interviewed on motoring matters and take part in a challenge of setting a lap time in an affordable car. As part of their changes, the show's running time was extended to one hour, the fixed site was located at Dunsfold Aerodrome, an airport and business park in Waverley, Surrey, utilising one of its large aircraft hangars for the studio, and using the runways and taxiways for car reviews. Lotus assisted in the design of a race circuit at the site for use by the programme.
While the celebrity segment was referred to as "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car", additional segments were added in – "The Cool Wall", and "The News". The first series of the new format of Top Gear was broadcast in 2. Clarkson, joined by two new presenters – Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe, although only the former typically appeared in most segment along with Clarkson – along with the introduction of a test driver called The Stig, an anonymous, helmeted racing driver who conducted the show's Power Laps. Following the first series, Dawe was replaced by James May, who had previously worked on the old format, while the original Stig portrayed by Perry Mc. Carthy was replaced at the beginning of the third series by Ben Collins.
While the show operated in a similar manner to the previous format during the early series, with the inclusion of reading out letters from viewers and conducting interviews, it eventually focused on humour and creating a unique presentation style for the programme, and the inclusion of races between cars or between a car and another form of transportation, challenges involving cheap, second- hand cars, unusual approaches to reviewing cars, and road trips. In most of the early series, the presenters regularly destroyed a caravan. Changes and growing popularity: 2. In early 2. 00. 6, the BBC made arrangements to move the programme's film site from Dunsfold to Enstone, Oxfordshire, in preparation for its eighth series, but were forced to change this after West Oxfordshire council rejected their plans on the basis of noise and pollution concerns.[1.
As a direct result, the broadcaster ordered that filming continued at Dunsfold during May of that year, despite having no permit to do so,[1. In addition, the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment was modified with new rules along with a new car, while Hammond included one of his dogs for the series throughout its studio segments, along with a number of films made for this series and the next. On 2. 0 September, during production for the ninth series, Hammond was seriously injured while driving a Vampire turbojet drag racing car at up to 3.
BBC to postpone the broadcast of Best of Top Gear until a later date, and delaying production on the series until the presenter had recovered. Both the BBC and the Health and Safety Executive carried out inquiries into the accident,[1. October.[1. 9] The opening episode of the ninth series, aired on 2. January 2. 00. 7, included footage of Hammond's crash; [2. Celebrity Big Brother,[2. BBC Two for a decade, alongside the series finale, which attracted around 8 million viewers.
Later that summer, on 2. July, the BBC aired a special edition episode entitled Top Gear: Polar Special. It was one of the first episodes of the programme to be shown in high- definition, and the third special to be produced, focusing on a race to the North Magnetic Pole, at its recorded location in 1.
Toyota Hilux and a dog sled. Considerable planning and co- ordination for the filming of the episode was conducted by both Top Gear's production team and Toyota, with both Clarkson and May, driving the Hilux, being the first people to reach the recorded location of the North Magnetic Pole by car. It was one of a number of challenges in which the presenters had to be focused and serious, despite the comedic scenes shown, with another being on 9 September, when the presenters, including The Stig, participated in the 2. Britcar 2. 4- hour race at Silverstone, using a race- prepared, second- hand diesel.
BMW 3. 30d, fuelled by biodiesel refined from crops they had sown as part of an earlier feature. Popularity the show rose to considerable levels, that the waiting list to get a ticket for a recording was extensive, requiring an individual to wait for 2. On 1. 7 June 2. 00. Hammond and May revealed during an interview on BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show, that the eleventh series would feature a new "host" in the line- up,[2. Top Gear Stunt Man", an individual who made few, occasional appearances on the programme. From the twelfth series, feature- length specials were created for the show, each visiting a different part of the world for a road trip using second- hand cars, with a number produced to be aired as a Christmas special.
Despite growing popularity, an interview made with the Radio Times by Wilman revealed that future programmes would have less time devoted to big challenges, stating the following: [2. We've looked back at the last two or three runs and noticed that a programme can get swallowed up by one monster film – a bit like one of those Yes albums from the 1. Dance Academy Season 3 Episode 3.