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RichardA

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« Reply #30 on: October 28, 2012, 06:57:21 PM »
Top Gear will be returning to our screens with a Christmas special followed by a new series early next year. In the meantime there is a Top Gear Special tomorrow (Monday 29th) called 50 Years of Bond Cars (as in 007, not orange three-wheelers  :P) on BBC2 at 9pm.

A new series of Fifth Gear has already started but has moved from Channel 5 to Discovery (Sky 520, Virgin 212) at 8pm Mondays in an hour long format.

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« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2013, 06:57:58 PM »
New series starts tonight at 8pm and features Homeland actor Damian Lewis as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

(and in case you didn't know, Damian Lewis is British and not American).

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« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2013, 11:03:14 PM »
You said in your october post there was going to be an xmas special. I don't seem to remember an xmas special? Does anybody else remember?

Great to see the new series back tonight.


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« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2013, 08:41:19 PM »
It's being shown as part of this new season.

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« Reply #34 on: March 03, 2013, 07:50:09 PM »
Part one of the 'Christmas special'  ;D is on tonight. Part two next week.

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« Reply #35 on: July 13, 2013, 04:55:04 PM »
Some terrific scenery in Hertfordshire! ;)

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« Reply #36 on: January 23, 2014, 08:58:56 PM »
Top gear is back in February, link.
Tickets to get (free) if anyone is interested, link.

"Applause Store is the ONLY OFFICIAL TICKET UNIT to handle Top Gear studio audience tickets which are always FREE. Please do not pay for or buy tickets via online auctions or 'days out' sites as these are counterfeit and will NOT gain you access into the studio."
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« Reply #37 on: February 02, 2014, 07:14:33 PM »
Thanks for that, I was looking for the link to the official ticket seller.

It is on my to-do list for this year to attend a Top Gear Filming for the summer season, I only live an hour and half away.

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« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2014, 03:05:04 PM »
I've been watching Wheeler Dealers on Discovery Shed where Mike Brewer and Ed China buy, restore and sell classic cars. These episodes are from 2008/09 and have featured some iconic cars from my childhood in 1980s, including the Mercedes SL (ake the Bobby Ewing) and Lotus Espirt (as Roger Moore drove in a couple of Bond Films). Definitely worth watching.

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« Reply #39 on: February 20, 2014, 08:13:14 PM »
Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Rivals is on this Sunday at 7pm on BBC2. It was on last summer and it was very interesting, chronicling the 1976 F1 season and the rivalry between Niki Lauda and British playboy F1 driver James Hunt.   

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« Reply #40 on: December 27, 2014, 02:38:37 PM »
Top on tonight and tomorrow (27th and 28th). It's the infamous road trip that got them into a spot of bother a few months back.  ;D

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« Reply #41 on: March 12, 2015, 08:57:13 PM »
:o  :o  :o

Well, just in case you haven't heard.....

Clarkson suspended over alleged incident with a producer.
Last few episodes of this season cancelled (in case you didn't know, they film the studio segment the Wednesday before transmission).
Petition to get Clarkson reinstated.
Clarkson, May and Hammond's contract up for renewal at the end of this month (not related to the above).

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« Reply #42 on: March 13, 2015, 11:48:52 AM »
It sounds like a cunning stunt to me..

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« Reply #43 on: March 13, 2015, 12:12:30 PM »
Sounds to me like Clarkson has pushed it too far just one time too many. As much as I like the show you can't hit someone at work. Any other person in another job would be dismissed instantly. (Except for a boxer!!).

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« Reply #44 on: March 13, 2015, 12:23:25 PM »
Methinks he will come out of this smelling of roses

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