Tag Archives: Richard Hammond

Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond’s Busy American Summer

By | Posted on August 9th, 2012
The Hamster again sets his sights on America.

As you probably know, Richard Hammond has been in the U.S. filming the second season of his show Crash Course.

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Top Gear Thursday: BMW Art Cars Take Over a London Car Park

By | Posted on July 26th, 2012
A BMW re-envisioned by Jeff Koons - at ART DRIVE! in London."These racing cars are like life, they are bursting with power. My design is meant to represent the energy of the BMW M3 GT2" - Jeff Koons, BMW M3 GT2, 2010

London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts is closed for the Olympics – but the ICA is taking over a parking garage for a very special exhibit about cars.

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Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond in the ‘Roll’ of a Lifetime

By | Posted on July 19th, 2012
Richard Hammond in a stunt car for the filming of 'Crash Course' in Los Angeles last week. (Rex Features/AP Images)

Richard Hammond flipped his car over twice, jumped from a bridge and set himself on fire.

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Summer of London: Four of the ‘Top Gear’ Hosts’ Best Moments

By | Posted on July 19th, 2012

Top Gear hosts – Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and  Richard Hammond– pride themselves on their automotive performance and, of course, outdoing one another. A bit of friendly competition never hurt anyone.

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Top Gear Thursday: London Philharmonic Wheels Out New Horn Section

By | Posted on July 5th, 2012
mini_concert

Is the Mini a car or a musical instrument? Don’t worry, after you watch the video below, we think you’ll agree that it’s definitely more of a car, but you’re still likely to enjoy the partnership between the auto maker and the ...

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‘Richard Hammond’s Crash Course’ to Begin Filming Season Two

By | Posted on June 29th, 2012

Top Gear’s Richard Hammond is returning for the second season of Crash Course, which begins filming next week in Texas. The new eight-episode, 60-minute season, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC America, will land Hammond ...

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Top Gear Thursday: Defender of Three-Wheeled Car Strikes Back at Jeremy Clarkson

By | Posted on June 14th, 2012
Watch out Jeremy Clarkson!

 

Jeremy Clarkson has long made fun of the three-wheeled car known as the Reliant Robin. Clarkson jokes about them and has even rolled them over on Top Gear.

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Summer of London: Five ‘Top Gear’ Episodes to Watch on Holiday

By | Posted on June 8th, 2012

Gearheads of the world, BBC America has jump-started this Summer of London with free and discounted episodes of the British original Top Gear.

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Top Gear Thursday: Queen’s Jubilee Marks 60 Years of Auto History

By | Posted on May 31st, 2012

Horses are playing an important part in the Diamond Jubilee, but horsepower of the automotive sort has also played an important role throughout the Queen’s 60 year reign. That role is being highlighted by Society of Motor ...

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Top Gear Thursday: ‘Top Gear’ Wins Prestigious Award, ‘Doctor Who’s Matt Smith Hits the Track

By | Posted on May 17th, 2012
'Top Gear' producer Andrew Wilman (left) with Jeremy Clarkson at the Rose d'Or Festival in Switzerland last week. (Rose d'Or)

Top Gear has received a special prize from the Rose d’Or festival in Switzerland. The 2012 Honorary Rose Award recognized the show’s extraordinary global reach.

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