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Although closely associated with motoring, Clarkson has appeared on and hosted a number of shows on other topics. For three years Clarkson had his own chat show, ''Clarkson'', on which he was most noted for offending the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying "I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn't fit". Similarly, he once removed the USA from a map and renamed the resultant space the 'South Canada Sea'.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/200102050015] New Statesman. Accessed [[28 April]] [[2007]].</ref> Clarkson also hosted a six part series, ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours'', in which he took a Jaguar E-type around Europe visiting [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[Italy]]. The programme explored the stereotypes of each of the countries to see whether or not they were true.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0768733/] ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbors'' at the Internet Movie Database.</ref>
Although closely associated with motoring, Clarkson has appeared on and hosted a number of shows on other topics. For three years Clarkson had his own chat show, ''Clarkson'', on which he was most noted for offending the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying "I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn't fit". Similarly, he once removed the USA from a map and renamed the resultant space the 'South Canada Sea'.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/200102050015] New Statesman. Accessed [[28 April]] [[2007]].</ref> Clarkson also hosted a six part series, ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours'', in which he took a Jaguar E-type around Europe visiting [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]] and [[Italy]]. The programme explored the stereotypes of each of the countries to see whether or not they were true.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0768733/] ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbors'' at the Internet Movie Database.</ref>


After the dismissal of [[Angus Deayton]], Clarkson was one of a number of guest hosts recruited to present the topical panel show, ''[[Have I Got News For You]]''. He was the first such host never to have previously been a guest of the programme. As of [[13 April]] [[2007]], he has presented the show five times and been a guest once. Clarkson has also appeared as a guest on the BBC series [[QI]] 4 times, 'winning' twice. He also presented an episode of [[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]], notable for the absence of long time host [[Mark Lamarr]], featuring guests [[Jim Jeffries]], [[Trisha Goddard]], [[Rick Wakeman]], and [[Lee Ryan]], on [[13 August]] [[2006]].
After the dismissal of [[Angus Deayton]], Clarkson was one of a number of guest hosts recruited to present the topical panel show, ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''. He was the first such host never to have previously been a guest of the programme. As of [[13 April]] [[2007]], he has presented the show five times and been a guest once. Clarkson has also appeared as a guest on the BBC series [[QI]] 4 times, 'winning' twice. He also presented an episode of [[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]], notable for the absence of long time host [[Mark Lamarr]], featuring guests [[Jim Jeffries (comedian)|Jim Jeffries]], [[Trisha Goddard]], [[Rick Wakeman]], and [[Lee Ryan]], on [[13 August]] [[2006]].


Clarkson has presented a number of shows focused on history. For example, he presented a programme looking at [[Victoria Cross]] winners, in particular focusing on his father-in-law [[Robert Henry Cain]] who won the VC during [[Operation Market Garden]] at [[Arnhem]] in [[World War 2]].<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0407290/] ''The Victoria Cross: For Valous'' at the Internet Movie Database</ref> In 2007 he presented a programme about the [[St. Nazaire Raid]] (also called Operation Chariot), which took place in WWII. A subsequent programme showed how the graphics were created, the highlight being the construction and blowing up of a scale model of the HMS Campbeltown the ship that was used in the raid.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0996628/] ''Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time'' at the Internet Movie Database.</ref>
Clarkson has presented a number of shows focused on history. For example, he presented a programme looking at [[Victoria Cross]] winners, in particular focusing on his father-in-law [[Robert Henry Cain]] who won the VC during [[Operation Market Garden]] at [[Arnhem]] in [[World War 2]].<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0407290/] ''The Victoria Cross: For Valous'' at the Internet Movie Database</ref> In 2007 he presented a programme about the [[St. Nazaire Raid]] (also called Operation Chariot), which took place in WWII. A subsequent programme showed how the graphics were created, the highlight being the construction and blowing up of a scale model of the HMS Campbeltown the ship that was used in the raid.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0996628/] ''Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time'' at the Internet Movie Database.</ref>

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Jeremy Clarkson
Born (1960-04-11) April 11, 1960 (age 64)
England Doncaster, England
Occupation(s)Television presenter, talk show host, author and journalist

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. He writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun, but is better known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear. The show won an International Emmy in 2005.

"Not a man given to considered opinion", according to the BBC,[1] Clarkson is known to be opinionated and forthright in his views. In the Daily Mirror of 9 June 2000 he was described by Tony Parsons as a "dazzling hero of political incorrectness".[2]

The Economist, on the subject of road pricing in UK, has also described him as a "skillful propagandist for the motoring lobby".[3]

Biography

Born in Doncaster, Clarkson was educated at Repton School, although he claims to have been expelled.[4] His first job was as a travelling salesman for his parents' business selling Paddington Bear toys, after which he trained as a journalist with the Rotherham Advertiser.[5]

In 2004 during an episode of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, Clarkson was invited to investigate his family history; including the story of his great-great-great grandfather John Kilner (1792–1857), who invented the Kilner jar; a receptacle for preserved fruit.[6]

In spite of his penchant for fast driving and high performance cars, Clarkson has been reported as having a clean licence.[7] Nonetheless, he is not reluctant to discuss driving fast: In a November 2005 article in The Sunday Times, Clarkson wrote, while discussing the Bugatti Veyron, "On a recent drive across Europe I desperately wanted to reach the top speed but I ran out of road when the needle hit 240mph", and later, in the same article, "From the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn’t believe me".[8]

Television career

Cars

Clarkson is most associated with the British motoring programme Top Gear, which he presented from 1989 to 1999, in the programme's original format, and then again from 2002, when it was relaunched in a new format after a brief period off the air. His current co-presenters are James May and Richard Hammond. It is now the most watched TV show on BBC Two,[9]and is also shown in over 100 countries around the world.[10] It won an International Emmy in 2005, for the best non-scripted entertainment show that was not broadcast in the United States. Clarkson said: "I didn't attend the awards ceremony because I didn't know that we had won, and I only found out after a 4am text message, whilst I was busy writing the script for the next show....". It then also received a National Television Award for best Factual Programme in 2006, defeating the likes of Planet Earth and Bad Lad's Army.[11]

Clarkson has periodically released motoring-based videos, such as "Clarkson - Unleashed on Cars".[12] Over the years, his videos have shown him driving many exotic cars, including a Ford GT40 which had been specially adapted to accommodate taller drivers; Clarkson is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m). He is also known for destroying his most hated cars in various ways, including catapulting a Nissan Sunny using a trebuchet, and dropping onto a caravan a Porsche 911 (after plunging a piano onto the bonnet and dousing it in hydrochloric acid, amongst other things). He has also presented other motoring-related series such as Star Cars, Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld, and Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years.[13]

Cars Destroyed: Porsche 911, Perodua Kelisa, Yugo, Lada, Morris Marina, Austin Allegro, Montego, Nissan Sunny

Beyond cars

Although closely associated with motoring, Clarkson has appeared on and hosted a number of shows on other topics. For three years Clarkson had his own chat show, Clarkson, on which he was most noted for offending the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying "I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn't fit". Similarly, he once removed the USA from a map and renamed the resultant space the 'South Canada Sea'.[14] Clarkson also hosted a six part series, Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours, in which he took a Jaguar E-type around Europe visiting France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. The programme explored the stereotypes of each of the countries to see whether or not they were true.[15]

After the dismissal of Angus Deayton, Clarkson was one of a number of guest hosts recruited to present the topical panel show, Have I Got News for You. He was the first such host never to have previously been a guest of the programme. As of 13 April 2007, he has presented the show five times and been a guest once. Clarkson has also appeared as a guest on the BBC series QI 4 times, 'winning' twice. He also presented an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, notable for the absence of long time host Mark Lamarr, featuring guests Jim Jeffries, Trisha Goddard, Rick Wakeman, and Lee Ryan, on 13 August 2006.

Clarkson has presented a number of shows focused on history. For example, he presented a programme looking at Victoria Cross winners, in particular focusing on his father-in-law Robert Henry Cain who won the VC during Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in World War 2.[16] In 2007 he presented a programme about the St. Nazaire Raid (also called Operation Chariot), which took place in WWII. A subsequent programme showed how the graphics were created, the highlight being the construction and blowing up of a scale model of the HMS Campbeltown the ship that was used in the raid.[17]

In addition to television, Clarkson also had a small role in the UK release of the 2006 Disney Pixar movie Cars as the voice of Harv, Lightning McQueen's agent. Harv is played by Jeremy Piven in the North American release.[18]

Engineering interests

Clarkson is passionate about engineering, especially pioneering work, as his television programmes about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Colossus computer have shown. Clarkson was awarded an honorary degree from Brunel University on 12 September 2003, partly because of his work in popularising engineering, and partly because of his advocacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 100 Greatest Britons programme.[19]

In April 2004 he appeared on the talk show Parkinson and mentioned that he was writing a book about the soul he believes many machines have. The book, titled I Know You Got Soul was published in October 2004. He cited Air France Flight 4590 as his primary example: when people heard the plane had crashed, quite aside from the sadness they felt for the loss of human life, there was also almost a sadness for the machine. Clarkson was one of the passengers on the last BA Concorde flight on 24 October 2003. He paraphrased Neil Armstrong to describe the retiring of the Concorde: "This is one small step for a man, but one huge leap backwards for mankind".[20]

Clarkson owns various cars including a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, a Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, a Volvo XC90, a Ford Focus, and an ex-military Land Rover Defender, and used to own a Ford GT. His experiences with his Ford GT are well documented, having had many issues with the satellite tracker/alarm system - he reported that it would tell him the car had been stolen even when he was driving it, among other problems, including the rev limit inexplicably being reset to 600 rpm. As a result of what he called "the most miserable month's motoring possible", he returned it to Ford for a full refund. After a short period, including asking Top Gear fans for advice over the Internet, he bought back his GT. He has called it "the most unreliable car ever made", due to his never being able to complete a return journey using it.[21] In the October 2006 edition of Top Gear Magazine James May stated that Clarkson was looking to purchase a Gallardo Spyder. Clarkson announced at MPH'06 that he had ordered the Gallardo Spyder, with orange seats, and that he sold the Ford GT to make way for it. He has owned many exotic or high performance cars, including a Mercedes SL55 AMG, and a Ferrari F355. He also previously owned a XJ8 Jaguar and bought a BMW Z1 for his wife.[22] [23] He has also owned a 1970s Alfa GTV6, and has a passion for the marque, declaring famously on Top Gear, "You are not a petrol-head until you've owned an Alfa". In his book I Know You Got Soul the Alfa 166 was one of only three cars classified as having that "special something". Clarkson quotably called the Brera, Alfa's latest sports car, "Cameron Diaz on wheels".[24]

His known passion for single- or two-passenger high-velocity transport led to his brief acquisition of an English Electric Lightning F.1A jet fighter, which was installed in the front garden of his country home. The Lightning was subsequently removed on the orders of the local council, which "wouldn't believe my claim that it was a leaf blower", according to Clarkson on a Tiscali Motoring webchat. In fact, the whole affair was a setup for the programme Speed, and English Electric Lightning XM172 is now back serving as gate guardian at Booker airfield, High Wycombe.[25]

After winning the challenge between a Bugatti Veyron and a Cessna private aeroplane, he pondered and announced that "It's quite a hollow victory really, because I've got to go for the rest of my life knowing that I'll never own that car. I'll never experience that power again."[26]

Views

Clarkson is well known for his posturing and deadpan delivery. This frequently includes fairly abrasive and deliberately provocative remarks that have repeatedly been a source of controversy. However, Clarkson has been known to appear to take resultant criticism with humour, e.g. responding to being pied with "Great shot!"[27]

Rover

One of Clarkson's most infamous dislikes was of the British car brand Rover. Rover cars were manufactured at Austin Motor Company's Longbridge plant. After BMW pulled out of Longbridge, Rover was bought by the Phoenix Consortium and the English MG and Rover brands merged becoming the last major British owned and built car manufacturer. Clarkson did reserve some sympathy for the Rover workers left jobless, saying in his Sunday Times column, "I cannot even get teary and emotional about the demise of the company itself — though I do feel sorry for the workforce."[28]

Vauxhall

Clarkson is well known for his criticism of Vauxhall Motors.[29][30] Clarkson has described Vauxhall's parent company General Motors as a "pensions and healthcare" company which sees the "car making side of the business as an expensive loss-making nuisance".[30]

Clarkson has expressed his disdain of the Vauxhall Vectra, including making what The Independent described as a "characteristically clever" film for Top Gear when the Vectra was launched, which it judged may have damaged its sales.[31] Vauxhall complained to the BBC and announced "we can take criticism but this piece was totally unbalanced".[32] He has described it as "One of my least favourite cars in the world. I've always hated it because I've always felt it was designed in a coffee break by people who couldn't care less about cars" and "one of the worst chassis I've ever come across".[33]

However, he has expressed his approval of several Vauxhall models; he has been complimentary about the Astra VXR, Astra SRi and the Corsa VXR . Although highlighting that he thinks the VXR torque steers "like an absolute pig" and has poor handling in general,[34] he has also expressed admiration for its looks, speed and price.[35] Regarding the SRi he said, "when a car looks this good it can't be bad".[30] Of the Monaro VXR he said, "It's like they had a picture of me on their desk and said (Australian accent) 'I'm gonna make that bloke a car'" and "I can't believe it... I've fallen in love... with a Vauxhall!". He later commented that the Vauxhall Monaro VXR should have window wipers on the side windows, as you spend most of your time sideways when driving in the car.[36]Clarkson suffered two slipped discs that he attributes to driving this car.[37]

Perodua Kelisa

In April 2007 he was criticized in the Malaysian parliament for having described one of their cars, the Perodua Kelisa as the worst in the world, built in jungles by people who wear leaves for shoes. It was refuted that no complaints were received from UK customers who had purchased the car.[38] The offending remark was shown on one of his video productions, Jeremy Clarkson: Heaven and Hell (2005),[39] in which he purchases a brand new Kelisa, proceeds to attack it with a sledgehammer as soon as he purchases it from a local dealership, tears it apart with a heavy weight while it is hanged and finally blows it up.

Anti-American remarks

Throughout Top Gear, Clarkson has made Anti-American remarks, often stereotyping Americans as fat and dull-witted. For example, in September 2005 Clarkson wrote an editorial for The Sun: "Most Americans barely have the brains to walk on their back legs".[40] In addition, when travelling through the U.S. and stopping to fill up with petrol, he said "If you're thinking about coming to America, this is what it's like. You've got your Comfort Inn, you've got your Best Western, you've got your Red Lobster where you eat. Everybody is very fat, everybody is very stupid and everybody is very rude. It's not the Holiday programme, it's the truth!" [41] He has also said on Top Gear when comparing a rural British village with a rural American village that "In rural America, the town would be full of people doing… whatever it is they do. Incest, mostly".[42]

Allegations of bigotry

In October 1998 Hyundai Motor Company complained to the BBC about what they described as "bigoted and racist" comments he made at the Birmingham Motor Show, where he was reported as saying that the people working on the Hyundai stand had "eaten a dog" (due to the fact that some Koreans are known for their consumption of dogs), and that the designer of the Hyundai XG had probably eaten a spaniel for his lunch. He also allegedly referred to those working on the BMW stand as "Nazis".[43]

Allegations of homophobia

In July 2006 Clarkson attracted complaints after agreeing with a Top Gear audience member that a featured car was a bit "gay" or "ginger beer" (rhyming slang for "queer"). The complainants felt that the presenter was using the word pejoratively. In December 2006 the BBC ruled that his remarks had the potential to offend and should not have been broadcast.[44]

When presenting a programme about the Colossus computer Clarkson expressed disdain about Alan Turing being driven to suicide after being convicted of committing homosexual acts.[45]

Celebrities

From 2000 to 2006 Clarkson had a public feud with Piers Morgan which began when Morgan published pictures of Clarkson kissing his BBC producer, Elaine Bedel.[46] On the final Concorde flight Clarkson threw a glass of water over Morgan during an argument.[46]

In March 2004 at the British Press Awards, he cursed at Piers Morgan and punched him. Morgan says it has left him with a scar above his left eyebrow.[47] Clarkson has always denied this. In 2006 Morgan revealed that the feud was over, saying "There should always be a moment when you finally down cudgels, kiss and make up."[46]

Top Gear

In February 2004 while filming Top Gear, Clarkson rammed a 30-year-old horse chestnut tree with a Toyota Hilux pickup truck to demonstrate how rugged the vehicle was. This led to the BBC having to compensate the local parish council who, until they saw the Top Gear broadcast, thought that the damage had been caused by local vandals.[48]

In 1999, several Members of Parliament criticized Top Gear for being "obsessed with acceleration".[49] The BBC however has rejected numerous complaints about the show and its presenters, "Were the presenters' comments and pranks carried out with any degree of seriousness, rather than being clearly tongue-in-cheek or adopting the deliberate overstatement that is the programme's trademark, we would of course take issue with them".[50]

Clarkson and his fellow presenters have come under increased scrutiny following Richard Hammond's jet-powered car crash in September 2006 Some believed the show might be cancelled.[49] Minister of State for Transport, Stephen Ladyman MP, backed the show, stating of Hammond's crash, "I think it would be really sad if a real tragedy like this one was used to attack an entertainment."[51]

Clarkson also reacted to an article in the Daily Mail by Neil Lydon favouring banning Top Gear by describing him as a "sanctimonious, rent-a-soundbite little turd".[52]

Political Fame

Jeremy Clarkson has also attracted a major following on the on internet phenomenon Facebook, in a group entitled “Jeremy Clarkson should be Prime Minister”, which has more than 94,000 signed up members supporting him.

The group calls for Mr Clarkson to be made the UK Prime Minster, citing him as a dazzling hero of political incorrectness, with a straight talking, no nonsense attitude that could make the UK great once again.

The popularity of the group has also resulted in a petition on the Downing Street E-Petitions website calling for him to be made Prime Minster, which has attracted over 10,517 signatures from members of the public.

The popularity of the online petitions has been reported in the UK press, with articles in Auto Tradermagazine, The New Statesman and The Daily Record.


Other

During the 13 November 2005 Top Gear episode, a news segment featuring BMW's Mini Concept from the Tokyo Motor Show showcased what fellow-presenter Richard 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 indicators 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 drew negative attention in the British news media and from the German Government.[53]

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Clarkson hit in the face with a pie after receiving his engineering degree

In 2005, the School of Technology at Oxford Brookes University awarded him an honorary engineering doctorate, leading to an assault from green protestors who objected to his statements about the environment and his advocacy of car use. He has said: "I do have a disregard for the environment. I think the world can look after itself and we should enjoy it as best as we can". After the ceremony, he was hit in the face with a banana-meringue pie by Rebecca Lush of Roadblock.[54] Clarkson took the insult with humour, commented that the pie had too much sugar, and remarked, "Great shot!"[55] In an editorial he wrote for Top Gear in November 2005, he referred to Lush as "Banana Girl." [56]

Clarkson is one of a few celebrities who have been blamed for poor denim sales. Louise Foster of Draper's Record, trade magazine to the fashion industry, is quoted as saying, "For a period in the late Nineties denim became unfashionable. 501s — Levi's flagship brand — in particular suffered from the so-called 'Jeremy Clarkson effect', the association with men in middle youth."[57] He also received a fashion makeover from fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine on a celebrity edition of their style series What Not to Wear.[58] He had previously been named as one of the world's worst-dressed celebrities by the two fashionistas.[59]

Clarkson had long been noted for his pro-smoking viewpoint, with him even publicly smoking as much as possible on National No Smoking Day. However, he announced that on 14 April 2006 that he had given up smoking. He cited that he had found a cure for the urge - the Koenigsegg CCX. He also said: "[the cure] is called smoking", in reference to "smoking the tyres".[60]

Works

Other motoring shows

  • Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld 1995-1996
  • Clarkson's Car Years 1999-2001

Non-motoring shows

  • Clarkson (1998-2000): A chat show that ran for three series
  • Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines (1998): where he rode all manner of machines, including a plane, and an airboat.
  • Robot Wars (1997): Clarkson presented the first series of the UK version
  • Jeremy Clarkson Meets The Neighbours (2002): A notorious eurosceptic, Clarkson travelled around Europe, confronting (and in some cases reinforcing) his prejudices
  • Speed (2001): A series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. One episode featured Michael Schumacher as a special guest.
  • Have I Got News For You: Clarkson has hosted five episodes, the first in 2002, two in 2005, one in 2006 and one in 2007. He also appeared as a guest in 2003
  • Inventions That Changed the World (2004): five episodes featuring the invention of the gun/computer/jet engine/telephone/television from a British point of view
  • Top of the Pops: co-hosted one episode on July 24, 2005 with Fearne Cotton.
  • QI: appeared as a guest on four occasions
  • Room 101: appeared on this in 1995 when Nick Hancock was host. Clarkson's choices were caravans; flies; Last Of The Summer Wine; the mentality within golf clubs; and vegetarians
  • Grumpy Old Men (2003-4): Clarkson appeared alongside his friend, the food critic A A Gill, in a Christmas special and then in the second full season of this series
  • Jeremy Clarkson: Who Do You Think You Are? (2004): Clarkson traced his family tree for one episode of the popular documentary series
  • Great Britons : In a poll to find the greatest historical Briton, Clarkson was the chief supporter for Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who came second
  • The Victoria Cross: For Valour (2003): Clarkson presented a one-off documentary about the history of the Victoria Cross, highlighting as an example Major Robert Henry Cain VC - his father-in-law.
  • Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time (2007): Clarkson presented a one-off documentary about Operation Chariot.
  • Jeremy is seen driving the car in the music video of Mr. Blobby's Christmas no.1 hit

Videos/DVDs

Every year since 1995, Clarkson has released an annual video release (produced by On The Box), covering a specific motoring theme. With the exception of Shootout, it has been a tradition for him to destroy "some kind of awful car" in each release, from blowing up a Yugo with a tank to shooting down a Chevrolet Corvette with a helicopter gunship, or dismantling a Buick LeSabre with a Bulldozer.

  • Jeremy Clarkson's Motorsport Mayhem (1995)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Unleashed On Cars (1996)
  • The Best Of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld (1996)
  • More Motorsport Mayhem Featuring Jeremy Clarkson And Steve Rider (1996)
  • Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines (1997)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Apocalypse Clarkson (1997)
  • The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World...Ever (1998)
  • Jeremy Clarkson Head To Head (1999)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - At Full Throttle (2000)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Top 100 Cars (2001)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Speed (2001)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - No Limits (2002)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Shootout (2003)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Hot Metal (2004)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - Heaven And Hell (2005)
  • Jeremy Clarkson - The Good The Bad The Ugly (2006)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Waddell, Dan. "WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery". Family History. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  2. ^ Parsons, Tony (2000-06-09). "Daily Mirror". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Lessons from London's congestion charge" (Fee required). The Economist. 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2007-03-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Jeremy Clarkson's Fact File". Patrick Keilty, Almost Live - Guest profiles. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-04-27. He claims to have been expelled from his public school for drinking, smoking and generally making a nuisance of himself.
  5. ^ Jeremy Clarkson Accessed 2 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Who Do You Think You Are? - Jeremy Clarkson" (Press release). bbc.co.uk. 2004-09-24. Retrieved 2006-08-02. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Top Gear". series 7, episode 3. 2005-10-27. BBC Two. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Clarkson, Jeremy (2007-11-27). "Bugatti Veyron - Utterly, stunningly, jaw droppingly brilliant". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2007-04-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Clarkson, Jeremy (2007-04-27). "Your Clarkson needs you". Top Gear Magazine. BBC Worldwide. Retrieved 2007-04-27. ...we finished with 8.6 million people watching the end of the final show. To put that in perspective, it's pretty much twice what a very successful programme could dream of getting on BBC2 or Channel 4. It puts us on level terms with Eastenders. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Savage, Mark (2006-09-21). "Top Gear's chequered past". BBC News. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-04-27. It is currently shown in more than 100 countries around the world, and Top Gear magazine is the UK's biggest-selling car magazine. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Dr Who scores TV awards hat-trick". BBC News. bbc.co.uk. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2007-04-26. Top Gear, whose presenter Richard Hammond is recovering from an accident while filming, won the factual award. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Jeremy Clarkson (21 October). Unleashed On Cars (Video). London: Video Collection Int. Ltd. {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  13. ^ "Jeremy Clarkson". Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
  14. ^ [1] New Statesman. Accessed 28 April 2007.
  15. ^ [2] Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbors at the Internet Movie Database.
  16. ^ [3] The Victoria Cross: For Valous at the Internet Movie Database
  17. ^ [4] Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time at the Internet Movie Database.
  18. ^ A formula one from Pixar The Observer. Accessed 2 August 2006.
  19. ^ [5] Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson at Brunel University. Last accessed 27 April 2007.
  20. ^ Kennedy, Steve (2003-10-25). "One giant leap backwards". The Sun. News International. Retrieved 2006-08-02. Clarkson: A friend of mine at NASA, who was very involved in the Apollo space programme, said Concorde was a bigger challenge for mankind than putting a man on the moon. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ Top Gear, Season 8, Episode 1 2006.05.07
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References

  • Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld (1996), ISBN 0-563-38730-0
  • Clarkson on Cars: Writings and Rantings of the BBC's Top Motoring Correspondent (1996), ISBN 0-86369-964-2
  • Clarkson's Hot 100 (1997), ISBN 1-85227-730-0
  • Jeremy Clarkson's Planet Dagenham: Drivestyles of the Rich and Famous (1998), ISBN 0-233-99335-5
  • Born to Be Riled: The Collected Writings of Jeremy Clarkson (1999) (re-published 2007), ISBN 0-563-55146-1
  • Jeremy Clarkson's Ultimate Ferrari (2001), ISBN 1-84065-358-2
  • The World According To Clarkson (2004), ISBN 0-7181-4730-8
  • Clarkson on Cars (2004), ISBN 0-14-101788-0
  • I Know You Got Soul (2004), ISBN 0-7181-4729-4
  • Motorworld (2004), ISBN 0-14-101787-2
  • The World According to Clarkson 2: And Another Thing... (2006), ISBN 0-7181-4985-8

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