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Top Gear
The current format of Top Gear is an Emmy Award and BAFTA winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, particularly cars. The programme is estimated to have over 350 million viewers worldwide, 5 million of whom watch the programme each week in the UK on BBC Two. Top Gear is presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and features The Stig, an anonymous test driver. It is provocative, humorous, and light-hearted in tone. The ninth series of Top Gear premiered on 28 January 2007, after having been delayed since October 2006 due to Hammond's car accident in September 2006.
The original Top Gear was a half-hour show produced by BBC Birmingham that ran from 1977 to 2001. Top Gear magazine is a separate publication produced by BBC Magazines which shares some contributors, editors and features with the TV show including contributions by the presenters themselves. In November 2005, Top Gear won an International Emmy in the Non-Scripted Entertainment category. In the episode where the presenters showed the award to the studio audience, Clarkson joked that he was unable to go to New York to receive the award since he was too busy writing the script for the show.
Top Gear has also been nominated three consecutive years, 2004-2006, for the British Academy Television Awards in the Best Feature category. Clarkson was also nominated in the best "Entertainment Performance" category in 2006. In 2004 and 2005, Top Gear was also nominated for a National Television Award in the Most Popular Factual Programme category; they won the award in 2006.
Top Gear has come under fire on many occasions for promoting irresponsible driving, causing ecological damage, and favouring performance over fuel efficiency and conservation. Clarkson has spurred several controversies in his capacity as a presenter for Top Gear. During the November 13, 2005 episode a news segment featuring BMW's MINI Concept from the Tokyo Motor Show showcased what Hammond quoted as a "quintessentially British" integrated tea set. Clarkson responded by mocking that they should build a car that is "quintessentially German." He suggested turn signals that displayed Hitler salutes, "a sat-nav that only goes to Poland" in reference to the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the start of World War II in Europe, and "ein fanbelt that will last a thousand years," a reference to Adolf Hitler's propaganda slogan of "the thousand-year Reich". These statements gained negative attention in the British and German news media.
The BBC compensated a Bristol local parish in 2004 after Clarkson rammed a Toyota Hilux into a landmark tree during a segment on proving the sturdiness and reliability of the truck through a series of torture tests. The parish had no idea the damage had been caused by a BBC television show until the item was aired, believing that it had been an accident or the work of vandals.
Top Gear Episodes
Top Gear Season 1
1. 1- 1 GFGA001W 20 Oct 02 Series 1 Episode 1
2. 1- 2 GFGA002P 27 Oct 02 Series 1 Episode 2
3. 1- 3 GFGA003J 3 Nov 02 Series 1 Episode 3
4. 1- 4 GFGA004D 10 Nov 02 Series 1 Episode 4
5. 1- 5 GFGA005X 17 Nov 02 Series 1 Episode 5
6. 1- 6 GFGA006R 24 Nov 02 Series 1 Episode 6
7. 1- 7 GFGA007K 1 Dec 02 Series 1 Episode 7
8. 1- 8 GFGA008E 8 Dec 02 Series 1 Episode 8
9. 1- 9 GFGA009Y 22 Dec 02 Series 1 Episode 9
10. 1-10 GFGA010S 29 Dec 02 Series 1 Episode 10
Top Gear Season 2
11. 2- 1 GFGA107L 11 May 03 Series 2 Episode 1
12. 2- 2 GFGA108F 18 May 03 Series 2 Episode 2
13. 2- 3 GFGA109A 25 May 03 Series 2 Episode 3
14. 2- 4 GFGA110T 1 Jun 03 Series 2 Episode 4
15. 2- 5 GFGA111N 8 Jun 03 Series 2 Episode 5
16. 2- 6 GFGA112H 15 Jun 03 Series 2 Episode 6
17. 2- 7 GFGA113B 22 Jun 03 Series 2 Episode 7
18. 2- 8 GFGA114W 6 Jul 03 Series 2 Episode 8
19. 2- 9 GFGA115P 13 Jul 03 Series 2 Episode 9
20. 2-10 GFGA116J 20 Jul 03 Series 2 Episode 10
Top Gear Season 3
21. 3- 1 GFGA262P 26 Oct 03 Series 3 Episode 1
22. 3- 2 GFGA263J 2 Nov 03 Series 3 Episode 2
23. 3- 3 GFGA264D 9 Nov 03 Series 3 Episode 3
24. 3- 4 GFGA265X 16 Nov 03 Series 3 Episode 4
25. 3- 5 GFGA266R 23 Nov 03 Series 3 Episode 5
26. 3- 6 GFGA267K 7 Dec 03 Series 3 Episode 6
27. 3- 7 GFGA268E 14 Dec 03 Series 3 Episode 7
28. 3- 8 GFGA269Y 21 Dec 03 Series 3 Episode 8
29. 3- 9 GFGA270S 28 Dec 03 Series 3 Episode 9
Top Gear Season 4
30. 4- 1 GFGA477E 9 May 04 Series 4 Episode 1
31. 4- 2 GFGA478Y 16 May 04 Series 4 Episode 2
32. 4- 3 GFGA479S 23 May 04 Series 4 Episode 3
33. 4- 4 GFGA480L 30 May 04 Series 4 Episode 4
34. 4- 5 GFGA481F 6 Jun 04 Series 4 Episode 5
35. 4- 6 GFGA482A 13 Jun 04 Series 4 Episode 6
36. 4- 7 GFGA483T 11 Jul 04 Series 4 Episode 7
37. 4- 8 GFGA484N 18 Jul 04 Series 4 Episode 8
38. 4- 9 GFGA485H 25 Jul 04 Series 4 Episode 9
39. 4-10 GFGA486B 1 Aug 04 Series 4 Episode 10
Top Gear Season 5
40. 5- 1 GFGA685K 24 Oct 04 Series 5 Episode 1
41. 5- 2 GFGA686E 31 Oct 04 Series 5 Episode 2
42. 5- 3 GFGA687Y 7 Nov 04 Series 5 Episode 3
43. 5- 4 GFGA688S 14 Nov 04 Series 5 Episode 4
44. 5- 5 GFGA689L 21 Nov 04 Series 5 Episode 5
45. 5- 6 GFGA690F 5 Dec 04 Series 5 Episode 6
46. 5- 7 GFGA691A 12 Dec 04 Series 5 Episode 7
47. 5- 8 GFGA692T 19 Dec 04 Series 5 Episode 8
48. 5- 9 GFGA693N 26 Dec 04 Series 5 Episode 9
Top Gear Season 6
49. 6- 1 GFGB051F 22 May 05 Series 6 Episode 1
50. 6- 2 GFGB052A 29 May 05 Series 6 Episode 2
51. 6- 3 GFGB053T 12 Jun 05 Series 6 Episode 3
52. 6- 4 GFGB054N 19 Jun 05 Series 6 Episode 4
53. 6- 5 GFGB055H 26 Jun 05 Series 6 Episode 5
54. 6- 6 GFGB056B 3 Jul 05 Series 6 Episode 6
55. 6- 7 GFGB057W 10 Jul 05 Series 6 Episode 7
56. 6- 8 GFGB058P 17 Jul 05 Series 6 Episode 8
57. 6- 9 GFGB059J 24 Jul 05 Series 6 Episode 9
58. 6-10 GFGB060D 31 Jul 05 Series 6 Episode 10
59. 6-11 GFGB061X 7 Aug 05 Series 6 Episode 11
Top Gear Season 7
60. 7- 1 GFGB090B 13 Nov 05 Series 7 Episode 1
61. 7- 2 GFGB091W 20 Nov 05 Series 7 Episode 2
62. 7- 3 GFGB092P 27 Nov 05 Series 7 Episode 3
63. 7- 4 GFGB093J 4 Dec 05 Series 7 Episode 4
64. 7- 5 GFGB094D 11 Dec 05 Series 7 Episode 5
65. 7- 6 GFGB095X 27 Dec 05 Series 7 Episode 6
Top Gear Special
S- 7 GFGB096R 12 Feb 06 Top Gear Winter Olympics
Top Gear Season 8
67. 8- 1 GFGB541X 7 May 06 Series 8 Episode 1
68. 8- 2 GFGB542R 14 May 06 Series 8 Episode 2
69. 8- 3 GFGB543K 21 May 06 Series 8 Episode 3
70. 8- 4 GFGB544E 28 May 06 Series 8 Episode 4
71. 8- 5 GFGB545Y 4 Jun 06 Series 8 Episode 5
72. 8- 6 GFGB546S 16 Jul 06 Series 8 Episode 6
73. 8- 7 GFGB547L 23 Jul 06 Series 8 Episode 7
74. 8- 8 GFGB548F 30 Jul 06 Series 8 Episode 8
Top Gear Season 9
75. 9- 1 GFGB577K 28 Jan 07 Series 9 Episode 1
76. 9- 2 GFGB578E 4 Feb 07 Series 9 Episode 2
Top Gear Special
S- 3 GFGB579Y 11 Feb 07 Series 9 Episode 3
Top Gear Season 9
78. 9- 4 GFGB580S 18 Feb 07 Series 9 Episode 4
79. 9- 5 GFGB581L 25 Feb 07 Series 9 Episode 5
80. 9- 6 GFGB582F 4 Mar 07 Series 9 Episode 6
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