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moonstorm
27-07-2010, 12:06
Clarkson 'burka joke sparks complaints'
Tuesday, July 27 2010, 09:22 BST
BBCComments made by Jeremy Clarkson on Sunday night's edition of Top Gear about Muslim women have sparked complaints from viewers.
The 50-year-old told co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May that he was distracted by women in burkas when driving because he knows what they wear underneath, reports the Daily Star.
Clarkson claimed that he had once witnessed a woman in a burka fall "head over heels" in front of his taxi and saw her "red G-string and stockings".
Hammon claimed the incident "did not happen" but Clarkson insisted that it had.
"I promise you, it did happen. The taxi driver will back me up," he said.
A Mediawatch spokesperson later criticised the comments.
"He should learn to keep quiet - every time he opens his mouth he upsets someone," they said.
Controversial Muslim preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad reportedly told the paper: "This shows how much hatred he has for Muslims in general, and Muslim women in particular.
"If he speaks about the honour of Muslim women, it requires Muslim people to respond."
He added: "And if he doesn’t apologise he could face Muslim youth attacking him physically."
Meanwhile another viewer complained that Clarkson had gone "too far this time" with his "offensive and disrespectful" joke.
The BBC confirmed that it had received seven complaints.
This is clarkson.. everyone know what he is like.. 7 complaints really!
Chloe O'brien
27-07-2010, 12:12
7 complaints woopey doo. If people don't like Clarkson's comments then they shouldn't watch Top Gear.
Well done to JC for pushing the boundaries yet again. Some people are far too sensitive. I suppose if he had made the same remark about a Roman Catholic Nun there would have been no complaints from the PC Brigade.
PRINCE Harry is set to appear on Top Gear - trying to drive faster than movie star Tom Cruise.
Harry's pal ... Jeremy Clarkson
Pal Jeremy Clarkson is lining him up to be the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" in the next series of the BBC2 driving show.
Adrenalin junkie Harry is determined to beat Cruise's lap time in the Kia Cee'd hatchback.
A source said: "The prince is a massive Top Gear fan and is dying to give the Kia a spin.
"He loves driving and ideally he'd like to beat Tom Cruise just for the boasting rights."
Harry also wants to get some Army buddies on the programme.
The source added: "He doesn't want it to be all about him. He wants to raise awareness of the Armed Forces."
They could even demonstrate military equipment if the Ministry of Defence agrees.
Chloe O'brien
13-03-2011, 00:20
That would be so mad having Prince Harry on the show. But isn't John Bishop top of the leaderboard now?
That would be so mad having Prince Harry on the show. But isn't John Bishop top of the leaderboard now?
Yep he is.. went top last week.. haven't seen this weeks yet so don't know if it was beaten
has been cheating on his wife with a work colleague, it has been claimed.
The Top Gear host, who has been married to wife and manager Frances for 18 years, has allegedly been having the affair while on the show's international tour in the likes of Australia, South Africa and Norway.
According to the Sunday Mirror, Clarkson's relationship with the unnamed worker has become common knowledge to many of the crew working on the Top Gear tour.
Last month, the mistress flew to Australia where she joined Clarkson at the Palazzo Versace hotel near Brisbane - known for its use in ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.
On March 6, alongside other crew members, the pair jetted to Hamilton Island - a luxury resort on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef - where they stayed in a £1,000-a-night villa and took a helicopter to a beach. They then returned to Melbourne for the remaining Australian shows.
The couple subsequently travelled to Johannesburg and Clarkson was spotted feeding the woman lettuce at the Hotel Palazzo pool. That night, they reportedly returned to his hotel room separately.
Finally, while staying at Oslo's Grand Hotel last week, the pair apparently enjoyed a drink on the rooftop bar and were seen kissing, before returning to his hotel suite where they spent the night together.
The BBC recently apologised after derogatory comments about Mexicans were made by Clarkson and fellow Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond and James May.
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Dutchgirl
03-04-2011, 20:59
Well I checked if it was an April foolsday news thing. It sounded so over the top. But no it is a genuine article. Well Bad Boy Jezza. Hope you're not paying for it with your licence fees.
Jeremy Clarkson has been accused of having an affair with a blonde colleague while on tour with his Top Gear show.
The BBC presenter, 50, yesterday reacted to the allegations in typically brash style on holiday in Barbados with his wife Frances, 49, and their three children.
Spending the day on a speedboat and racing around on a jet-ski wearing loud Bermuda shorts, he seemed not to have a care in the world.
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Display of unity: Clarkson and his wife Frances spent the day on a boat in Barbados while he also spent time racing around on a jet-ski
The ‘other woman’ was yesterday identified by one newspaper as single mother Phillipa Sage, 42, who has been working alongside Clarkson as part of the lucrative international Top Gear Live tour.
Miss Sage said reports of a romance were ‘nonsense’, insisting: ‘Jeremy and I are friends. I have worked with him, er, them (the Top Gear team) for years.’
When told she had been seen entering Clarkson’s hotel suite in the early hours, unmarried Miss Sage, who has a five-year-old son, said: ‘What? I often stay in colleagues’ hotel rooms – that’s not unusual.
‘I have been pictured with Jeremy several times, dozens of times, while working on the show. We are just friends.’
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Rubbishes claims: Jeremy Clarkson has laughed off accusations that he has been having an affair with Phillipa Sage. Pictured while on the Top Gear Tour
Clarkson’s mother Shirley also angrily dismissed the allegations, insisting: ‘It’s a load of rubbish. He’s right now on holiday with his wife and children, happy as Larry. He sent me a text on Mother’s Day saying, “I hear the Press think I’m Tiger Woods – don’t worry, I’m not!”.’
Under the headline ‘Clarkson’s Mistress’, the Daily Mirror claimed Miss Sage had spent several nights with Clarkson as he and his co-presenters, Richard Hammond and James May, toured Australia, South Africa and Norway.
Last month the party checked into Oslo’s £500-a-night Grand Hotel. After the Top Gear show, Clarkson and Miss Sage – who shared a chauffeur-driven car to the venue – were alleged to have gone to his corner suite at 1.15am.
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Married: Jeremy was seen with wife of 18 years Frances as they left Scotts restaurant last month before he headed to Oslo on Top Gear tour
The next evening Hammond and May sat at the other end of the hotel’s rooftop bar from Clarkson and Miss Sage, who reportedly sat together under separate blankets drinking white wine.
Shortly after 1am, he said goodnight and, it was claimed, ‘kissed Phillipa on the lips in full view of the group and public’. Moments after Clarkson left, she was said to have slipped out of the bar and walked with him to his suite, remaining there all night.
On the final show of the tour, on March 27, the newspaper claimed the couple again spent the night together before flying back to the UK, where Clarkson was reunited with his wife, also his manager, and their children, aged 16, 15 and 12.
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On holiday: Jeremy and Frances are currently on holiday in the Caribbean and enjoyed a 'lovely lunch' with their children for Mother's Day
Clarkson has been married to Frances for 18 years and she has masterminded the TV star’s multi-million-pound career.
The newspaper claimed his affair had also been going on in Australia and South Africa earlier last month.
The couple were photographed by the pool at a Johannesburg hotel, where it was claimed Clarkson was seen ‘feeding Phillipa lettuce with his fingers’. It was claimed he went to his room alone but was later followed by her.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1372889/Jeremy-Clarkson-denies-affair-claims-jokes-Im-surprised-Im-new-Tiger-Woods.html#ixzz1Ibb5IBUS
SHAMELESS Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s affair with Phillipa Sage has been going on for more than a year, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.
Father-of-three Clarkson’s betrayal of loyal wife Frances with his colleague was already in full swing 14 months ago.
Clarkson, 50, and Phillipa were seen cavorting on the balcony of her hotel room in Auckland, New Zealand, in February last year.
Onlookers were astonished to see them appearing to flaunt their romance with apparent disregard for who might see them.
Then, two weeks after Clarkson and Phillipa checked out of the five-star hotel where they stayed on the BBC’s Top Gear Live tour, Clarkson even wrote about his 42-year-old lover in a newspaper motoring column.
Clarkson – whose nickname for tall Phillipa is Little Horse because of her height – gushed to readers about her good looks under the headline: “Lie back, leggy Phillipa, while I have some fun.”
Writing about being chauffeured in a Maserati sports car, Clarkson said: “There was space behind Nigel (our driver) for our green room director Phillipa, who’s so tall she’s actually measured in hands.”
Then Clarkson bragged how he and single mum Phillipa were drunk as they were driven around.
Meanwhile, devoted wife Frances – who is also Clarkson’s manager and mentor – was 11,000 miles away at their manor home in the Cotswolds.
Last week, we revealed Clarkson was cheating on Frances, 49, while overseas on this year’s lucrative Top Gear Live tour, from which she gets a cut of the profits.
Now it has emerged his romance with Phillipa was going on during last year’s tour as well – when the pair spent five nights at Auckland’s Westin Hotel from February 17.
One witness said the lovers appeared to be “totally wrapped up in each other”.
Clarkson, who has publicly condemned other men for cheating on their wives, is now in Barbados on holiday with Frances at a £2,000-a-night resort, where he has appeared distracted and ill at ease.
It is unclear how Frances, who’s nurtured Clarkson’s transformation from unknown motoring writer to celebrity, will react to finding the affair has been going on so long.
Phillipa, who claims she and Clarkson are just good friends, has been left to kick her heels at her modest terrace home in Woolmer Green, Herts.
Known as Pip, she once worked as a beautician at exclusive Hanbury Manor Hotel and Country Club in Herts.
She also worked as a masseuse for footballers from Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, including former England striker Les Ferdinand.
A friend said last week: “She met Les through the football connection and a lot of players went to Hanbury Manor to play golf. Gary Lineker used to go there too and Pip talked about how nice he was.
“She wasn’t common like a WAG, she was nicely spoken and very attractive. She comes from a good background and her family were well off. Away from work she liked to socialise and loved fast cars.”
As we today reveal full details of the affair, we can disclose Phillipa, who has a five-year-old son by entrepreneur Edward Taylor, is a familiar figure on the Top Gear set.
She was warmly greeted by Clarkson’s co-presenter James May when she joined up with the tour this year in Australia.
May was having breakfast but excitedly jumped up from his seat to hug her when she arrived at the luxury Palazzo Versace hotel near Brisbane.
She was then embraced by a senior colleague at Brand Events, the company which masterminds the Top Gear tour with the BBC.
Referring to Clarkson, the colleague told Phillipa: “He’s still in bed. Go and wake him up.”
Half an hour later, she, Clarkson and May walked to a waiting helicopter and flew to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for a Top Gear Live show.
As we revealed last Sunday, Phillipa and Clarkson flew on with the tour from Australia to South Africa, where she was seen going to his hotel room after he had retired for the night. And, again unconcerned by who might see him, Clarkson fed her lettuce from her plate as they lounged by the hotel pool.
Two weeks ago, Clarkson and Phillipa were in Oslo, Norway, on the tour – where their relationship was so open that fan Pernille Olufsson assumed Phillipa was Clarkson’s wife as the pair stood having their picture taken. Pernille, 25, said: “I’m a big fan of the series and recognised Jeremy as soon as I spotted him.
“He and his lover were hugging and kissing and had their arms wrapped around one another.
“They had been drinking in the bar from about 8pm and looked quite coupley. Their arms were nearly always touching or linked, and they were giggling a lot. If it wasn’t for his age, I’d have thought they were newlyweds.”
Clarkson and Phillipa spent the night together three times in his luxurious third-floor suite at the Grand Hotel, before flying back to London.
Asked about the affair, Phillipa said last Sunday: “That’s nonsense, Jeremy and I are just friends. I have worked with him, er, them, for years.”
When told she had been seen entering Clarkson’s hotel suite in the early hours, she replied: “I often stay in colleagues’ hotel rooms, that’s not unusual. I’ve been pictured with Jeremy dozens of times while working on the show.”
At the time, she appeared unaware that, far from denying the affair, Clarkson was wisecracking to pals: “I’m surprised to find I’m the new Tiger Woods.”
It is not clear whether betrayed Frances is sharing the joke.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/04/10/jeremy-clarkson-had-affair-with-mistress-phillipa-sage-for-more-than-a-year-115875-
Top Gear is to return to television screens on Sunday June 26.
The programme, which will air at 8pm on BBC Two and BBC HD, promises "affordable performance cars" and "some actual racing".
James May explained on the Top Gear site: "Well, there's some affordable performance cars, some electric cars, some actual racing, some proper demolition, some silly cars, and Top Gear's attempt to improve public transport, which I think is going to be absolutely brilliant."
May also revealed his excitement at a Formula 1 challenge due to appear on the new series.
"Did you see some of the clips on the Formula 1 last Sunday of us in the hot hatches going round the Monaco Grand Prix Circuit? That's part of the new series, and that was great, very intimidating," he declared.
"I'm not very good at driving around tracks anyway, and if you get it wrong there you have a crash. I used to watch F1 a lot years ago and it felt really special for us to be allowed to go round it. That will be a good film."
Top Gear came under fire last series for comments made on the show about cyclists and Mexicans.
Chloe O'brien
12-06-2011, 00:25
They so have to have been in Monaco to talk to one of the F1 drivers to appear on the show. fingers crossed for Seb xxxx
They so have to have been in Monaco to talk to one of the F1 drivers to appear on the show. fingers crossed for Seb xxxx
They raced around the track Kath.. Hammond was with Christian Horner, James with Fabio and Clarkson with Bernie.. the clip I seen was really funny!!!
I am looking forward to seeing them trying to improve publice transport, why do I get the feeling that it's going to involve a race track and some pianos :rotfl:
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thestud2k7
12-06-2011, 22:33
was tonights an repeat? in the tv guide it says it's an repeat but we're due new series i'm confused
can anyone shed some light on it?
Chloe O'brien
12-06-2011, 23:42
Yeah it was Stud. New series starts in two weeks
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he would quit Top Gear if the BBC moves its production from London to Manchester.
The BBC is currently moving key departments to its new base in MediaCity, Salford, and is committed to ensuring that at least 50% of its output is produced outside London by 2016.
There are currently no plans to move Top Gear to BBC North, but Clarkson has said that he would be against any future moves to do so.
The presenter described Salford as a "small suburb with little to offer beyond a Starbucks and a canal with ducks on it" in his Sunday Times column.
He added: "[Salford] is nowhere near any court that matters and nowhere near a single politician.
"Furthermore, if we ran the show from Salford, we'd be employing people from Salford. People who were born there and thought, 'Yes, I like this. I see no reason to go anywhere else'.
"And in the world of television, that could be a genuine handicap. Every year we'd end up making a Christmas special from the Dog and Duck or the nearest Arndale Centre."
BBC bosses last month denied reports that EastEnders would also be moving to MediaCity.
Comedian Jo Brand recently described Jeremy Clarkson as a "casual racist".
Did the BBC F1 make a mistake when filming at the top gear studio - take a look at the guy in the back.. is he holding the STIG helmet?? is he the new STiG??
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Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that he would quit Top Gear if the BBC moves its production from London to Manchester.
There are currently no plans to move Top Gear to BBC North, but Clarkson has said that he would be against any future moves to do so".
This coming from an man born in Doncaster
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Clarkson is a prat! Im very proud of greater manchester and i think Saford has a lot to offer! People living in London need to realise there is a hell of a lot more to this country than London!
Chloe O'brien
12-07-2011, 19:56
Did the BBC F1 make a mistake when filming at the top gear studio - take a look at the guy in the back.. is he holding the STIG helmet?? is he the new STiG??
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You know I thought I was seeing things on Saturday when I seen the clip as it was so quick, but no you maybe right Shiv. I wonder who he is.
You know I thought I was seeing things on Saturday when I seen the clip as it was so quick, but no you maybe right Shiv. I wonder who he is.
Yeah i rewatched it on youtube cause like yourself, it was so quick that I had to double check.. and if you watch the video further on, you can see the STIG standing with others and he is about same height as the guy in the background here... maybe 2 different guys but would love to know if anyone knows who he is
Chloe O'brien
14-07-2011, 19:37
i had to watch Top Gear again last night on bbc3 just to see Seb again.
i had to watch Top Gear again last night on bbc3 just to see Seb again.
Awww, you poor girl :lol:
i had to watch Top Gear again last night on bbc3 just to see Seb again.
I have it booked marked as a fav in my youtube account and have watched it millions of times already.. and yeah, I did watch it again last night on BBC 3
Chloe O'brien
15-07-2011, 19:26
He is just so adorable.
Alright hands up who's scared after tonight's episode
I most certainly am....
Although it was also one of the best ever episodes :cheer:
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I love the train idea.. it was brilliant...
Chloe O'brien
18-07-2011, 11:51
Alright hands up who's scared after tonight's episode
I most certainly am....
Although it was also one of the best ever episodes :cheer:
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Scared I loved the train caravan idea. I haven't laughed so much since their trip to Alabama. James and Hammers aruging over who was to make the annoucements was classic.
Scared I loved the train caravan idea. I haven't laughed so much since their trip to Alabama. James and Hammers aruging over who was to make the annoucements was classic.
that was so funny... "I'm the *********g steward, I make the announcements"... Classic Top Gear!
TOP Gear's axed Stig has been welcomed back to the BBC2 motoring show.
Ben Collins pops in tomorrow night for the first time since being dropped last year over his tell-all book.
He returned to help out a trio of soldiers maimed while fighting in Afghanistan. Racing driver Ben, 36, who teaches driving skills to Britain's special forces, handed out tips to the heroes as they prepare to enter the gruelling off-road Dakar Rally in 18 months.
Unmasked ... driver Ben Collins
Despite the row over revealing his secret identity as the white helmet-wearing Stig in his memoirs, he was welcomed back on the show by presenter Richard Hammond.
And the host jokingly told the group's navigator, Cpl Tom Neathway, 27, not to tell Ben anything.
He said to Tom, who lost both legs and his left arm in a booby-trap bomb blast: "If you see him writing just stop talking."
Richard, 41, added: "To be honest I am glad to see the old splitter back and I do know how much giving these guys a hand means to him."
The trio are racing for Project Mobility - and hope to become the first disabled team to enter the annual race.
Tom said: "If you can crack on in a Dakar Rally, where you are pretty much doing 18 hours for two weeks solid, you can pretty much achieve anything."
Heroes ... with Richard Hammond, left
Gutsy driver Capt Anthony Harris, 28, even tells Richard he feels lucky compared with his colleagues - having "only" lost part of one leg.
He said: "I'm just a below knee scratch."
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, said: "If we could run the country on their spirit and zest, it would be an infinitely better country."
His outspoken comments and motoring expertise have helped make him one of the BBC’s highest-paid stars.
But it has now been claimed that many of the scenes filmed by Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson are actually performed by professional drivers.
Sources say a large proportion of the stunts on the BBC2 series which appear to show Clarkson careering around the show’s racetrack at high speed are actually executed by professional racing drivers hired by the BBC.
Fakery: A large proportion of the stunts which appear to show Clarkson careering around the show's racetrack at high speed are actually executed by professional racing drivers
These are then edited alongside footage of the star inside the car, leaving viewers with the impression that he has been behind the wheel throughout.
One source says that a memorable clip from April 2008 which appeared to show Clarkson test-driving a Lamborghini at over 200mph is actually the work of Formula 3 driver Aaron Scott.
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Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most successful formats and has been sold around the world with spin-off series in Australia, America and Russia.
Clarkson pockets a reported £1million-a-year salary, which was topped up last year by £830,000 earned from merchandising and overseas sales of the Top Gear brand – to which the 51-year-old owns the rights along with executive producer Andy Wilman.
Wrong impression: A clip from 2008 appeared to show Clarkson test-driving a Lamborghini at over 200mph is actually the work of Formula 3 driver Aaron Scott
Tricked: The April 2008 clip shows Clarkson test driving a £178,000 Lamborghini Murcielago and apparently pushing it to reach a top speed of 207mph in heavy rain
But a well-placed figure, who worked on the series for more than five years, said professional racers were in the driving seat ‘most of the time’ on complicated filming sequences when viewers believed they were watching Clarkson.
He said: ‘Certainly most of the time professional drivers are doing the clever stuff on the track. These takes are cut in to the presenters’ in-car pieces when the programme goes out to make it look like Clarkson has been driving all the way through. Pros make it all look more exciting. That’s what I did and that’s what others currently do.’
A source estimated that 80 per cent of the driving on the show is done by pros such as Aaron Scott, although it is made to look as if it's done by Jeremy
Two independent sources, both with close links to Top Gear, told The Mail on Sunday professional drivers were used to make the programme more dramatic and because the presenters weren’t able to perform the tricks themselves.
Asked if Clarkson could do the work himself, one source said: ‘Well, he’s not a pro, is he? There are limitations with filming. It’s all done on a pretty tight time schedule and they need to get the right shots quickly, which is why they use pros because they can do the stunts in one take.’
A second source said: ‘Top Gear rely on professional racing drivers a lot more than the show would suggest. I would say 80 per cent of the driving on the show is done by pros but it is made to look as if it’s done by Jeremy. When you see the wheels on a car spinning and smoke coming out, that will more than likely be a professional driver.
‘It’s been going on for years. The fact is the presenters on Top Gear are presenters. They are not professional drivers, so why would you get them to do a job that an expert can do better, faster and in one take?’
The April 2008 clip shows Clarkson test driving a £178,000 Lamborghini Murcielago and apparently pushing it to reach a top speed of 207mph in heavy rain.
According to a source, it was Aaron Scott, a Formula 3 driver and motor racing coach, who reached the top speed in the car. The source said: ‘That was Aaron getting to 207mph in the wet, not Jeremy.’
Clarkson pockets a reported £1million-a-year salary, which is topped up with merchandising and overseas sales of the Top Gear brand
Close-ups filmed in the Lamborghini show Clarkson speaking to camera as he builds up speed along the Top Gear racetrack during the Power Lap section of the show – which sees him take a different supercar out for a test drive each week.
The carefully edited film then shows a close-up of the speedometer needle creeping over 200mph. It then cuts back to a shot of Clarkson driving – with no sign of a camera to film the speedometer and no view of the speed dial.
Aaron Scott declined to comment when asked whether he was driving the Lamborghini in 2008. He said: ‘I can’t help you with that, I’m afraid.’
On Friday The Mail on Sunday contacted the BBC to ask if Top Gear used professional drivers for the Power Lap.
The show’s spokeswoman Tara Davies said: ‘Yes, professional drivers are used on the show.
‘On the Power Laps, production have the car for a day, and during that time Jeremy has to go off to do scripting, so rather than him driving for a bit and then everyone having some down time and the car just sitting there while he goes off and writes, and because it is a very expensive show to make, other people may do the driving.
Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May: Professional drivers were used to make the programme more dramatic and because the presenters weren't able to perform the tricks themselves
A cut above: Top Gear is one of the BBC's most successful formats and has been sold around the world with spin-off series in Australia, America and Russia
'Having said that, a lot of the shots are Jeremy. That’s not to say that every time it’s an external shot it’s not Jeremy, because more often than not, it is.’
She added: ‘If you see Jeremy, Richard [Hammond] or James [May] driving a car around a track it is them driving but the crew may need to go back and get “pick-up” shots, which may use another driver.’
Yesterday Miss Davies released two further statements at 1pm and 3pm clarifying their position.
The first statement, which the BBC demanded be printed in full, said: ‘When Jeremy, James and Richard are seen driving on the show, it is them driving, but on occasion, the crew may need to go back and get pick-up shots.
‘As Jeremy wrote in his column in The Sunday Times in October 2007, “On Top Gear I whiz about for the camera until I have a feel for the car. Then I disappear into a hut for an hour or so to corral my thoughts into a workable script. And how do we occupy the expensive film crew while I’m doing that? Stand them down? Or put a researcher in the car and have him slither about until I’m ready to come back?” ’
A BBC statement issued two hours later at 3pm said: ‘To be clear, Jeremy performs all of the challenges you see him perform on Top Gear. During power tests, the speed at which Jeremy is seen driving is the speed at which he drove the car, so to suggest otherwise is untrue.’
Miss Davies added: ‘Jeremy would have driven the car and got it to 207mph. Then, when they wanted a camera shot of the speedometer going up to 207mph they would have got a different driver to do that.
‘For just the shot of the speedometer, it may have been another driver but Jeremy absolutely would have driven the car at 207mph.’
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seriously who cares how fake it is... it is a great format, hugely popular and has increased women's interest in cars and motor sports....
thestud2k7
15-08-2011, 02:47
FURIOUS Jeremy Clarkson has blasted claims 80 per cent of his stunts on Top Gear are faked.
Sun columnist Jeremy said: "It is complete rubbish. If I say I drove a Lamborghini and got to 207mph then that's what I did. I was in the car.
"I'll challenge whoever says I wasn't doing that to come to the track. I'll stick them in the car and do it again. But they better bring a sick bag."
An "insider" on the BBC2 show had claimed pro drivers "do the clever stuff on the track".
Jeremy, 51, who threatened legal action, blamed "a disgruntled driver" for the claims.
He said: "We employ loads and they get fired if they're not good enough."
Source: The Sun
seriously who cares how fake it is... it is a great format, hugely popular and has increased women's interest in cars and motor sports....
Im sure a lot of it is set up beforehandm especially on their foreign trips but as you say Shiv WHO CARES!!!. The show is very entertainining and I would love a job on it.
Chloe O'brien
21-08-2011, 00:32
Some of the test have to be set up's especially stunts like the caravans, but I'm with everyone else who cares it's great entertainment. Can you imagine being involved in one or their hair-brain ideas it would be a blast.
Jeremy Clarkson has caused controversy again for apparently mocking the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe.
The Top Gear host made light of the 2004 tragedy while registering his disapproval of synchronised swimming in a column for The Sun, writing: "[It is] Chinese women in hats, upside down, in a bit of water. You can see that sort of thing on Morecambe Beach. For free."
Clarkson's comments have since been described as "beneath contempt" by Morecambe town councillor Tracy Brown, who told The Sunday Telegraph: "He is just trying to make himself look big at other people's expense. Many people around here were deeply affected by the tragedy."
Others to condemn the 51-year-old include the Chinese Embassy, with a spokesman calling for the publication to allow a response from diplomats.
"We deplore and oppose Mr Clarkson's comments, which are insulting and show a woeful disrespect of decency and moral standards," the representative said. "We regret that The Sun has publicised such remarks."
Meanwhile, Matt Collins of equality campaign Hope Not Hate asked the Daily Star: "Why does Jeremy Clarkson constantly have to be so tasteless and offensive?
"He is not funny and all he proves is that he is out of touch with modern Britain and that he belongs in the Dark Ages. He has no right to offend communities in this country who live and work here and provide more to Britain than he does."
Clarkson's latest scandal follows his apparent mocking of India's poor living standards on Top Gear and his suggestion that striking public workers should be executed, which is to be investigated by Ofcom after garnering over 32,000 complaints from the public.
thestud2k7
08-01-2012, 18:15
Jeremy Clarkson has caused controversy again for apparently mocking the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe.
The Top Gear host made light of the 2004 tragedy while registering his disapproval of synchronised swimming in a column for The Sun, writing: "[It is] Chinese women in hats, upside down, in a bit of water. You can see that sort of thing on Morecambe Beach. For free."
Clarkson's comments have since been described as "beneath contempt" by Morecambe town councillor Tracy Brown, who told The Sunday Telegraph: "He is just trying to make himself look big at other people's expense. Many people around here were deeply affected by the tragedy."
Others to condemn the 51-year-old include the Chinese Embassy, with a spokesman calling for the publication to allow a response from diplomats.
"We deplore and oppose Mr Clarkson's comments, which are insulting and show a woeful disrespect of decency and moral standards," the representative said. "We regret that The Sun has publicised such remarks."
Meanwhile, Matt Collins of equality campaign Hope Not Hate asked the Daily Star: "Why does Jeremy Clarkson constantly have to be so tasteless and offensive?
"He is not funny and all he proves is that he is out of touch with modern Britain and that he belongs in the Dark Ages. He has no right to offend communities in this country who live and work here and provide more to Britain than he does."
Clarkson's latest scandal follows his apparent mocking of India's poor living standards on Top Gear and his suggestion that striking public workers should be executed, which is to be investigated by Ofcom after garnering over 32,000 complaints from the public.
is daily star seriously asking that? daily star isnt exacily tasteful!!
is daily star seriously asking that? daily star isnt exacily tasteful!!
Meanwhile, Matt Collins of equality campaign Hope Not Hate asked the Daily Star:
The Daily Star is not asking that, Mr Collins of Hope Not Hate is asking it
thestud2k7
08-01-2012, 18:34
Meanwhile, Matt Collins of equality campaign Hope Not Hate asked the Daily Star:
The Daily Star is not asking that, Mr Collins of Hope Not Hate is asking it
ah sorry
racist bigot clarkson sacked
They will make TG for another channel now, maybe under different name but same format, I am sure
They will make TG for another channel now, maybe under different name but same format, I am sure
I heard it was going to keep being made without him. Even if Clarkson does get a similar job on another channel he's lost the kudos of being one of the BBC's biggest stars - home and abroad. Well deserved in my opinion.
Well, nobody is irreplaceable and no doubt there are plenty more charismatic people out there that are capable of replacing him, but maybe less controversial ...
Chris Evans has been announced as the new lead host of Top Gear.
The Radio Two presenter has signed a three-year deal with the BBC to front the show, and will be joined by an all-new lineup.
Evans said: "I'm thrilled, Top Gear is my favourite programme of all time. Created by a host of brilliant minds who love cars and understand how to make the massively complicated come across as fun, devil-may-care and effortless.
"When in fact of course, it's anything but and that's the genius of Top Gear's global success.
"I promise I will do everything I possibly can to respect what has gone on before and take the show forward."
He also took to Twitter to confirm the news and to assure fans of his Radio Two show that he won't be leaving his post there.
BBC Controller Kim Shillinglaw said of the new appointment: "His [Evans] knowledge of and passion for cars are well-known and combined with his sheer inventiveness and cheeky unpredictability he is the perfect choice to take our much-loved show into the future."
Although it reportedly took some very fine reading of their original Top Gear contracts, it looks as though Jeremy Clarkson, James May and "The Hamster" Richard Hammond will soon be returning to television near you. According to the latest gossip news updates, the car show co-hosts have found an Internet loophole in the BBC contracts and will likely be premiering a new series on a streaming service -- like Netflix or Amazon -- sometime before 2017. Meanwhile, the BBC network is continuing on with yet another revamped version of Top Gear with radio host turned television personality Chris Evans, who is still reportedly looking for at least one co-host from amongst the series fans.
Although it reportedly took some very fine reading of their original Top Gear contracts, it looks as though Jeremy Clarkson, James May and "The Hamster" Richard Hammond will soon be returning to television near you. According to the latest gossip news updates, the car show co-hosts have found an Internet loophole in the BBC contracts and will likely be premiering a new series on a streaming service -- like Netflix or Amazon -- sometime before 2017.
Why does it feel like Clarkson just keeps getting away with his bad behaviour? He's in the news again today for apparently re-tweeting an obscene image. The BBC's well rid. :thumbsdow
Matt LeBlanc has been announced as a new Top Gear presenter - seen here alongside Chris Evans and the Stig Credit: BBC
Chris Evans, the first new presenter to be announced for the revamped Top Gear, said he was "thrilled" a "lifelong fellow petrolhead" was joining him.
As a car nut and a massive fan of Top Gear, I'm honoured and excited to be a part of this iconic show’s new chapter. What a thrill!
The new-look Top Gear is expected to air in May, according to the BBC, following the departures of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.
LeBlanc has previous with Top Gear; he was a two-time guest on the show and the fastest celebrity to date around the Top Gear track in its reasonably priced car.
He also presented a recent standalone spin-off where he led fans through some of the most memorable racing moments from previous series.
Rear window
05-02-2016, 08:57
So Friends star Matt LeBlanc is the new presenter of Top Gear.
Let's hope he doesn't get stuck in second gear
:)
Rear window
05-02-2016, 08:57
So Friends star Matt LeBlanc is the new presenter of Top Gear.
Let's hope he doesn't get stuck in second gear
:)
So Friends star Matt LeBlanc is the new presenter of Top Gear.
Let's hope he doesn't get stuck in second gear
:)
Very funny! :lol:
Rear window
05-02-2016, 09:18
Very funny! :lol:
I won't claim the credit for it. My husband cut and paste it off somewhere else. :)
Rear window
05-02-2016, 09:18
Very funny! :lol:
I won't claim the credit for it. My husband cut and paste it off somewhere else. :)
I won't claim the credit for it. My husband cut and paste it off somewhere else. :)
That's very honest of you! :D
Actually think it would be great if he did the show as Joey.. sees a nice car "How you doing?"
thestud2k7
05-02-2016, 21:30
its quite smart move by bbc when you think about it. LeBlanc is worldwide star unlike evans
its quite smart move by bbc when you think about it. LeBlanc is worldwide star unlike evans
They may just have outmanoeuvred Amazon and their deal with Clarkson et al.
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Chris Evans has polished off the hosting lineup for the new-look Top Gear - and they're now a Magnificent SEVEN.
As previously rumoured, ex-Formula 1 boss Eddie Jordan and German racing driver Sabine Schmitz will help front the series opposite Evans and Friends favourite Matt LeBlanc.
They will be joined by YouTube star Chris Harris and journalist Rory Reid - who won his place through those public auditions that took place last year.
"We really do have a bit of everything for everyone," explained Evans, who made the announcement on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.
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Eddie Jordan
© Getty Images Vladimir Rys
"A fellow lifelong petrolhead from the other side of the pond in Matt; a fearless speed-demon in the irrepressible and effervescent Sabine; the encyclopedic, funny and wonderfully colourful character that is EJ; Chris, one of the world's top no-nonsense car reviewers; and Rory, who simply blew me away in his audition and fully deserves his place on the team."
BBC Top Gear new series: Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc plus new presenters, start date and everything you need to know
Jordan, who has served as an analyst on the BBC's F1 coverage since 2009, said of his new role: "I have such enormous respect for all my fellow presenters and I politely ask that they go easy on these old bones."
Schmitz has famously appeared on Top Gear in the past - scorching around the Nürburgring in a Transit van - and she is already said to have filmed a particularly gruelling high-speed sequence with Evans for the new series.
https://youtu.be/5KiC03_wVjc
"I grew up next to the Nürburgring and have been racing for most of my life, so the chance to combine both driving and filming was too good an opportunity to pass up," Schmitz added.
The new presenters are, of course, joined by everyone's favourite masked entity The Stig.
Top Gear is due to return to screens in May.
Think there is just too many people to have that closeness that Clarkson, Hammond and May had. Not sure if this format will work
Rear window
13-02-2016, 10:41
The funniest thing I read was: "Will we get to vote one of them off every week?" :)
Chris Evans has left the building.
The ginger mouthpiece has quit Top Gear
Three Cheers:cheer::cheer::cheer:
parkerman
05-07-2016, 11:14
As much as I have an intense dislike for Jeremy Clakson, Top Gear was all about him and his two buddies.
I really think that once they went, the BBC should have pulled the plug. But, I suppose money talks and the show makes the BBC zillions....
I haven't watched Top Gear for years so can't comment on the new show. However, what annoys me about the recent news is how smug the appalling Jeremy Clarkson will be feeling at the moment. :thumbsdow
I haven't watched Top Gear for years so can't comment on the new show. However, what annoys me about the recent news is how smug the appalling Jeremy Clarkson will be feeling at the moment. :thumbsdow
Funny enough Jeremy has not commented on the new show or this recent news..
I haven't watched Top Gear for years so can't comment on the new show. However, what annoys me about the recent news is how smug the appalling Jeremy Clarkson will be feeling at the moment. :thumbsdow
Funny enough Jeremy has not commented on the new show or this recent news..
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