The Top Gear Story - The 100% Unofficial Story of the Most Famous Car Show... In The World
eBook - ePub

The Top Gear Story - The 100% Unofficial Story of the Most Famous Car Show... In The World

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Top Gear Story - The 100% Unofficial Story of the Most Famous Car Show... In The World

About this book

From humble beginnings as a 1970s motoring show, Top Gear has gone on to achieve diesel-powered world domination. After Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman successfully pitched a new format to BBC bosses, Top Gear returned to become the irreverent, funny and often controversial show we now know and love. The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, the Cool Wall and Power Laps by the mysterious Stig have all become staples of Britain's favourite Sunday evening entertainment. Recent series have been defined by their madcap challenges such as driving across Africa in clapped-out bangers - with predictably hilarious results. However, the show's most shocking moment came in 2006, when Hammond suffered serious head injuries while driving a Vampire turbojet drag racing car at over 300mph. Clarkson, Hammond and May; they are the politically-incorrect-joking, stone-washed-denim-wearing, bloke-hero trio for the modern(ish) age. This brilliant, detailed book is fitting tribute to the show, its presenters and its most memorable moments.

Information

Publisher
John Blake
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781857829662
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Automotive Transportation & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. CHAPTER 1 : ‘Old’ Top Gear
  8. CHAPTER 2 : Jeremy Clarkson, Part I
  9. CHAPTER 3 : The Hamster and Captain Slow, Part I
  10. CHAPTER 4 : The ‘New’ Top Gear
  11. CHAPTER 5 : The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
  12. CHAPTER 6 : Caravans
  13. CHAPTER 7 : ‘How Hard Can It Be?’
  14. CHAPTER 8 : The Top Gear Specials: ‘US Road Trip’
  15. CHAPTER 9 : The Stig: Top Gear’s Tame Racing Driver
  16. CHAPTER 10 : Jeremy Clarkson, Part II
  17. CHAPTER 11 : Top Gear Haters
  18. CHAPTER 12 : Cheap Car Challenges
  19. CHAPTER 13 : The Bugatti Veyron
  20. CHAPTER 14 : Richard Hammond, Part II
  21. CHAPTER 15 : James May, Part II 
  22. CHAPTER 16 : Jeremy Clarkson, Part III
  23. CHAPTER 17 : The Crash
  24. CHAPTER 18 : Supercars and Top Gear
  25. CHAPTER 19 : The Polar Trek
  26. CHAPTER 20 : The Stig Versus Top Gear
  27. CHAPTER 21 : Nothing Changes, Nothing Stays the Same
  28. CHAPTER 22 : Headlines and Heat
  29. CHAPTER 23 : Back in the Game
  30. CHAPTER 24 : The Best Job In The World!
  31. Appendices
  32. Plates
  33. Copyright

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