Tag Archives: Richard Hammond’s Crash Course

Top Gear Thursday: For Richard Hammond, It *Is* Rocket Science

By | Posted on December 6th, 2012
Richard works on welding rocket parts. (BBC America)

In the season two finale of Richard Hammond’s Crash Course, Richard Hammond is aiming high — 40,000 feet high — by joining scientists to launch an actual rocket from the Mojave Desert.

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Top Gear Thursday: Richard’s Career as a Barber – Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

By | Posted on November 15th, 2012
Richard and the Levels Barbershop crew: Tony “Tony Touch” Harrison, Enrico "Rico" Charles and Mario David. (BBC America)

Could the two professions of barber and helicopter test pilot be any more different? Aside from the use of the word “blade” and the phrase “take off” (and even that’s stretching it), we couldn’t think of any ...

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Top Gear Thursday: Life is ‘the Pits’ for Richard Hammond

By | Posted on November 8th, 2012
It's the pits. (BBC America)

“Is there anything here that doesn’t hurt or sound unpleasant?” Richard Hammond asks plaintively about the job he undertakes on next week’s Crash Course.

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WATCH: Richard Hammond’s First Impressions of America

By | Posted on October 17th, 2012

Previously, we posted Richard Hammond‘s choice for the most common misconception Americans have about British people. Today, the Crash Course host reveals his earliest impressions about our young nation, and his observations might ...

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WATCH: Richard Hammond on What Americans Don’t Understand About Brits

By | Posted on October 16th, 2012

Richard Hammond has spent a lot of time on these shores, much of it taking on frightening occupations for his BBC AMERICA series Richard Hammond’s Crash Course (which premieres its second season Monday, October 22 at 10/9c).

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Top Gear Thursday: He Steals Marlboros From Jeremy Clarkson, and They Call Him ‘The Cig’

By | Posted on September 20th, 2012
James and Jeremy dealing with the technologies of modern life.

 

We wuz robbed, Jeremy Clarkson and James May said (more or less).

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BBC America Receives Five CableFAX Nods, Including ‘Doctor Who’ for Best Sci-Fi

By | Posted on September 6th, 2012

BBC AMERICA has earned five CableFAX Program Award nominations to match its five Emmy nominations this year. Luther, the multiple Emmy-nominated miniseries starring Idris Elba, is nominated for Best Show or Series – Drama, while ...

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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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Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond is Demolition Man

By | Posted on May 10th, 2012
Hard-hatted Hammond.

Forget about the nineties action movie starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. This century’s demolition man is… The Hamster.

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Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond – Out of the Landfill and Into the Fire

By | Posted on May 3rd, 2012
Top Gear: Fire Walk With Me

“I’m off to a good old-fashioned Texas barbeque,” said Richard Hammond of his challenge in next week’s Crash Course (premiering Monday, May 7, 10p/9c).

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