Tag Archives: James May

Top Gear Thursday: ‘Top Gear Live’ to Feature ‘Olympic-Style’ Stunts

By | Posted on October 6th, 2011

• More details are emerging about this year’s Top Gear Live show. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May apparently can’t wait for the 2012 London Olympics — or are perhaps feeling they’ve been unreasonably ...

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Top Gear Thursday: Hammond Delivers Award to 11-Year-Old Hero – Via Helicopter

By | Posted on September 29th, 2011
Richard Hammond. Katie Collins/PA Wire URN:9197593 (Press Association via AP Images)

• When a raging bull attacked his father on the family farm, 11-year-old Tom Phillips jumped into a nearby tractor — which he’d never operated before — and drove the animal away.

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Top Gear Thursday: What if Your Cab Driver Were the Stig?

By | Posted on September 22nd, 2011
This is no ordinary cab.

If you’re in London, and you hail one of those famous black cabs, and it looks like the photo to the right, you should probably watch out. First, it’s not really a regular cab.

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Top Gear Thursday: Series Wins ‘Best Factual Entertainment’ TV Choice Award

By | Posted on September 15th, 2011

• Power! Top Gear won Best Factual Entertainment Show at Britain’s TV Choice awards earlier this week. “Like the most faithful old motor, Top Gear just keeps on going,” TV Choice Magazine wrote on their site.

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Top Gear Thursday: Jeremy Clarkson to Offer His Voice for Sat Nav Directions

By | Posted on September 8th, 2011

What if God sounded a lot like Jeremy Clarkson? The Top Gear presenter will lend his voice to car satellite navigation systems by Europe-based company TomTom.

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Top Gear Thursday: Clarkson Reviews the Warthog from ‘Halo 4′, James May Hits the Death Valley Dunes

By | Posted on September 1st, 2011

• Jeremy Clarkson has lent his voice as well his wit to a promo for the upcoming Forza Motorsport 4 racing game for Xbox 360. In this clip, he gives a tongue-in-cheek tour of a completely imaginary vehicle from another game, the ...

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Top Gear Thursday: Gearing Up for Season 17. Plus: Stig’s Supercar Showdown

By | Posted on August 18th, 2011

The UK Top Gear takes off for a 17th season Monday (August 22), and BBC America has begun releasing clips in promo. They’ve done a funny piece called “17 Reasons to Watch Season 17.

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Top Gear Thursday: Who Would You Rather (Ride With) – Clarkson or Hot Model?

By | Posted on August 11th, 2011

The vast majority of South African men would rather hitch a ride with Jeremy Clarkson than hit the open road with a sexy model, according to a recent survey (via IOL.co.za).

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Top Gear Thursday: Stephen Fry Mistaken for James May in New Zealand

By | Posted on August 4th, 2011

You can’t truly celebrate British culture without paying respects to that trio of audacious autophiles Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond. With Doctor Who‘s Days laying claim to Tuesdays on Anglophenia, ...

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Fancy a Pint with Stephen Fry?

By | Posted on August 1st, 2011

C’mon now, some of you out there have, at one time or another, wondered what it might be like to share a beer with your favorite British celebrity. For those who want to own up to it, who comes to mind?

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