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<div style="font-size:large;">'''Welcome to The [[GearKnob|GearKnob Wiki]]'''</div>
<div style="font-size:small;">Former home of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles about automotive journalism programmes. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022, closed on 29/03/2025.</div>
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<big>'''The GearKnob Wiki has been closed indefinitely. Check out its continuation: [https://wiki.tgcomplete.com Top Rare Wiki]'''</big>
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'''Quick Links:''' [[Top Gear]] ''([[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|1977]], [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|2002]])'' | [[The Grand Tour]] | [[Fifth Gear]] | [[Best Motoring]]
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<br>This Wiki [[Main Page/Mission Statement|aimed]] to be a '''complete''' resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.

'''The GearKnob Wiki has been closed on the 29th of March 2025 due to abandonment from the original creator and lack of interest from fans to help document programmes on the Wiki.'''

The continuation of ''The GearKnob Wiki'' is the [https://wiki.tgcomplete.com Top Rare Wiki], which uses a better architecture and is actively updated.

== Before you navigate the Wiki... ==
For the viewers out there, check out the [https://tgcomplete.com Top Gear Complete Collection V3] website, because unlike this one, it works, looks better and will have Top Gear documented. Currently available with all of the infax (+ additions since).

For anything non-Top Gear, check out [https://discord.gg/Rp2aAK2MaU Revamped Car Shows Discord server], where you can find preservation status and active progress on preserving lost car shows (and motoring-related media, such as ''Police, Camera, Action!'' for example).<table style="width:100%;background-color:#F0F0FA;border:1px solid #8663A8">
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Top Gear GTi

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'''''Top Gear GTi''''' was a British television show broadcast as a televised weekly automotive magazine between 1997 and 2003 on UK Horizons. Aired in a nearly-daily timeslot, the series was a mixture of low-budget new sequences filmed specifically for the show (involving former and then-current presenters for the main show such as Steve Berry and Tiff Needell), and re-aired older sequences from previous episodes of ''Top Gear''. Each episode would attract around 50,000 viewers,<ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a2465/uk-horizons/ Digital Spy - UK Horizons TV guide for week ending 03/18/2001.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> compared to the parent show's typical audience of over 2 million. According to Alan Miller, a former director of the series, each episode was 46 minutes long, airing in an hour-long timeslot (with commercials), of which 23 minutes had to be original content exclusive<ref>[http://www.pebblemill.org/blog/top-gear-gti/ Pebble Mill - ''Top Gear GTi''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> to UKTV. ''Top Gear GTi'' was one of two programs created by UKTV based on the BBC's ''Top Gear'' intellectual property, the other being ''Top Gear: Ex-Files'',<ref>[https://www.desandmick.co.uk/television/programmes/topgear/1977-2001/ Des & Mick Online - ''Top Gear (1977-2001)''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> a compilation show presented by Steve Berry which aired vintage ''Top Gear'' content.

==History==
Produced at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, England, each episode of ''Top Gear GTi'' was produced on a weekly basis, meaning there was little time to plan sequences and the shoestring crew often had to resort to multitasking in order to ensure each episode was completed on time, as has been claimed and corroborated on the Pebble Mill website. This occasionally resulted in mishaps occurring on-set, such as an incident in a Honda Jazz and the accidental destruction of a film camera which had been attached to an Audi TT. However, this reduced production schedule did sometimes play to UKTV's advantage, as it often allowed the show to present segments on new cars before its parent show had the opportunity to do so, albeit with a much smaller audience share.

It seems that production on the show ceased in early 2002,<ref>[https://www.migweb.co.uk/threads/vicki-butler-henderson-continued.29387/ Migweb forum thread with biography of Vicki Butler-Henderson, stating she worked for UK Horizons from 2001-2002.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> after most of Top Gear's cast and crew departed for Channel 5<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1657807.stm BBC News - ''Top Gear'' team leave for "5th Gear".] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> at the end of the previous year. Regardless, it continued to air<ref>[https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=13&t=15467 Pistonheads forum thread mentioning a 1999 episode reairing in 2002.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> until approximately July of 2003,<ref>From publicly unavailable digital TV listings.</ref> when transmission of the show finally ceased. It is unknown precisely as to why the program stopped airing, although there are several probable reasons involving the outdated subject matter of the episodes, the broadcast aspect ratio of 4:3 and the fact that the 2002 format of ''Top Gear'' had begun airing on the channel.

Nonetheless, it appears that the program was still being advertised<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051228163805/http://www.uktv.co.uk/index.cfm?uktv=standardItem.Index&aID=528215 Archive.org - UKTV website on ''Top Gear GTi''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> on UKTV's official website as late as 2005. Quite confusingly, it has been described as a successor to the 2002 format. It is perhaps likely that the person behind the website entry was not familiar with the show's premise.

==Preservation Status==
Unfortunately, only around an hour of low-quality footage survives<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/TopGear/comments/fv2fo0/top_gear_ultimate_pack_v40_is_released/ Reddit - ''Top Gear'' Ultimate Pack v4.0.] Retrieved 15 Apr '20</ref> of ''Top Gear GTi'', sourced from various episodes, and until April of 2020, no full episode recordings were available. Unlike its parent show, ''Top Gear'', it is unlikely a majority of the episodes will ever resurface as UKTV is no longer wholly owned by the BBC, having split ownership of the corporation with Discovery<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2019/bbc-discovery-uktv-transaction BBC announces UKTV transaction with Discovery.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref> in 2019. What compounds the inability to locate or identify footage is that due to the show airing on a digital service, there are no print records of any series or episodes, only a dubious unsourced Wikipedia page which is known to contain incorrect information about the show.

On April 25th, 2020, a full episode from 1998 was uploaded to YouTube by user gud6y.

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File:GTi Fourth Logo.jpg|One of the show's fourth and final title cards.
File:GTi End Card.jpg|Typical end card from a 2000 episode of Top Gear GTi.
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==References==
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The Car Show (1997)

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'''''The Car Show''''' was the name of British television channel Channel 5's imaginatively-titled automotive program, intended as a rival to the BBC's long-running ''Top Gear''. It first aired around July of 1997, as that is when an Independent article references<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/life-is-a-warm-shopping-bag-1249371.html Independent article mentioning "Mariella Frostrup, who's just started presenting ''The Car Show'' on Channel 5".] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> lead presenter, Norwegian journalist Mariella Frostrup, as having commenced her role on the show. It is also when the earliest available mention<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1997UKEnglish/Jul%2017%201997%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365944%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt Archive.org - Radio Times for the 17th of July, 1997.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> of the program on publicly-available ''Radio Times'' listings has been digitized. Frostrup was accompanied in this role by Tris Payne.<ref>[https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=140&t=1637739 Pistonheads forum thread on long-forgotten car shows.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> It aired until at least August of 1998,<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b81b5ffc9 British Film Institute entry for an episode of ''The Car Show''.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> on what appeared to be a weekly basis, similar to its rivals. It would be succeeded by ''5th Gear'' from April 2002, which ironically featured much<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1918330.stm BBC News article on ''5th Gear''.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> of the cast and crew of the show ''The Car Show'' was originally pitted against.

It is known for featuring the earliest presenting role of James May, who would go on to present ''Driven'' and the aforementioned ''Top Gear''. Two heavily damaged frames from an amateur VHS recording was posted to a Pistonheads forum thread in 2016.

==Availability==
In 2021 and 2022, YouTuber [https://www.youtube.com/@Embracing01 Dag Jab] uploaded the 9th October and 16th October 1997 episodes to Youtube. Aside from these episodes, other episodes from the series hasn't resurfaced as of 2022.

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V30ShFDtO7Q 9th October 1997 Part 1 (featuring James May)]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRxhfXbB9qg 9th October 1997 Part 2]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD3mGZqMZwg 16th October 1997 Part 1]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvGOmyCCtyE 16th October 1997 Part 2]

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File:TCS James May.jpg|James May presenting for ''The Car Show''.
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==References==
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Greatest Ever Screen Chases

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==Production==
The special is known to have been directed by Tim Hopewell,<ref>[https://revolutiontalent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/TIM-HOPEWELL-CV-RKA.pdf Revolution Talent PDF concerning Tim Hopwell's past work as director.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> executively-produced by Mark Robinson, and edited by Kate Dobson.<ref>[https://nweg.tv/editor_profile.aspx?editor=97 The North West Editors' Guild page for Kate Dobson.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> It featured scenes produced by Stunts International.<ref>[https://4rfv.co.uk/c/37563/stunts-international 4frv - Stunts International.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> Despite a primary focus on car chases, reinforced by Sky's decision to use Hammond as host, the special also contained non-car chases, such as Indiana Jones' escape<ref>[https://telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3648950/Todays-TV-and-radio-choices.html The Telegraph - Today's TV and Radio choices for December 23rd, 2005.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> from a boulder in ''The Temple of Doom''. Certain scenes included additional input from renowned actors and actresses including Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman. The eventual winner of the special, Bullitt's car chase scene, featured a segment where Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, gave an interview while standing next to the movie's signature Ford Mustang.

==Known content==
From news clippings and forum posts made of the special, it can be ascertained that the special contained the following, although the general order is unknown, aside from the top 3:
* ''Bad Boys 2'' van chase scene, 2003
* ''Bullitt'' Mustang vs. Charger chase scene, 1968 (Winner)
* ''The French Connection'' car vs. L-train chase scene, 1971 (3rd)
* ''The Matrix: Reloaded'' freeway chase scene, 2003
* ''Night of the Living Dead'' zombie chase scene, 1968
* O.J. Simpson's police chase, 1994
* ''The Rock'' Ferrari vs. Hummer chase scene, 1996
* ''The Temple of Doom'' boulder chase scene, 1985
* ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' storm drain chase scene, 1991 (2nd)

==Airing history==
''Greatest Ever Screen Chases'' premiered on Sky One on December 23rd, 2005. It is then known to have re-aired on Sky 2<ref>[https://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=294158 PistonHeads forum thread covering its 2006 re-airing.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on August 1st, 2006, on Sky 3<ref>[https://redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=89601.80 Red and White Kop forum thread covering its 2007 re-airing.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on July 25th, 2007, and a final time on Sky One<ref>[https://issuu.com/latestmagazines/docs/latest7_373 Issuu - Latest 7: Issue 373 for the 20-26 May 2008.] Retrieved 06 May '20</ref> on May 23rd, 2008.

==Availability==
There were no known publicly-available recordings of ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases'', and it appears the special never aired again following its 2008 airing. It was never released on any form of home media, nor is the special available for online streaming.

==Discovery & Recovery==
On August 20th, 2023, Reddit user [https://reddit.com/user/OK1002/ u/Ok1002] posted to the [https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/ r/LostMedia] subreddit asking if anyone could find the Greatest Ever Screen Chases, as he had been looking for years and couldn't find it. He had contacted several people who worked on the show, including Mark Robinson and Jeremy Bishop, who got back to him not being able to find a copy. User [https://reddit.com/user/lljones29/ u/LLJones29] commented the link to a short [https://youtu.be/0la4OoyhLCg YouTube clip] that was 3 minutes long. The clip originated from a user named Tarlanx, who had less than 100 subscribers and had not posted in 11 years. Another Reddit user, [https://reddit.com/user/tonygunkington/ u/Tonygunkington], who had been helping in the search and also reaching out to people who worked on the show, left a comment on the YouTube video hoping Tarlanx would see it. On August 23rd, 2023, he responded that he had the full special. Tonygunkington and Tarlanx exchanged information and, hours later, Tonygunkington would post to both [https://reddit.com/r/thegrandtour/ r/TheGrandTour] and r/LostMedia saying that he had gotten the files for the lost special but would need help converting them to make them viewable. u/sopel97 worked to convert the special into a downloadable form and it was then shared to Reddit, Discord, The Lost Media Wiki, and the internet archive.

==External Link==
*[https://imdb.com/title/tt0499030/?ref_=tt_urv IMDb page for ''Greatest Ever Screen Chases''.] Retrieved 06 May '20
*[https://tunnel.verizon-fios.net/hammond/ ''Watch Greatest Ever Screen Crashes''.] Retrieved 23 Aug '23

==References==
{{reflist}}

Panic Mechanics

2025-04-08T19:38:54Z

Administrator:

{{Infobox
|image=Panic Mechanics.jpg
|imagecaption=A screen capture from the show's April 2002 trailer.
|status=<span style="color: red;">'''Lost'''</span>
}}
During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1480197.stm BBC News article stating Top Gear's cancellation] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> two series to take the show's place. The first of these, [[Wrong Car, Right Car|Wrong Car, Right Car]], originally named ''Top Gear: Car Jack'' but changed<ref>[http://www.pebblemill.org/blog/wrong-car-right-car/ Pebble Mill website talking about Wrong Car, Right Car] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> to its eventual name in light of the 2002 carjacking murder of Tim Robinson, aired in 2002 and 2003 to little fanfare. The second of these, ''Panic Mechanics'', was a car-themed game show hosted by Trevor Nelson in which two teams of mechanics, captained by Edd China and Andy Saunders (Paul Burnham in the first<ref>[http://www.burnhamautos.com/BA_2011/Brief_encounters_in_TV_land.html?LMCL=PHJpO5 Paul Burnham - Brief Encounters in TV Land] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> and fourth episodes), would compete in order for their chances to win a race in a machine which either captain had built using the same basic idea. The loser of this final race would be forced to see their creation crushed<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Panic_Mechanics UK Game Shows article on Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>.

The only video footage of ''Panic Mechanics'' which survives are a promotional trailer which aired on BBC Two in April of 2002<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-8xPSgL0Y YouTube - Panic Mechanics Trailer] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, and a segment in the credits of Series 45, Episode 28 of [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|original format Top Gear]], calling viewers to participate in the show. No complete episodes or even episode fragments are available, and although clips from ''Panic Mechanics'' were later used in BBC Two's 2009 television documentary ''The Car Show''<ref>[https://thetvdb.com/series/377640-the-car-show TVDb entry on "The Car Show" documentary] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, this too has since likewise been lost.

''Panic Mechanics'' would be picked up for international distribution by The Learning Channel<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in the United States, where it was apparently such an unprecedented success that they requested a second series be picked up by the BBC. Unfortunately, ''Panic Mechanics'' would not be renewed, leading TLC to create their own version of the format, entitled ''Monster Garage''. Hosted by Jesse James and airing from 2002 - 2006, before being revived in 2020, ''Monster Garage'' was likewise a success in its own right, and would be ironically re-adapted by the United Kingdom's Channel 4 in 2004, where it was not as successful.

==History==
''Panic Mechanics'' was originally announced on the 8th of August, 2001, alongside ''Top Gear: Car Jack''. Its name was originally Panic ''Mechanic'', but was likely changed to avoid confusion or infringe upon the 1997 South African movie of the same name.

The show's format was conceptualized and pitched by Sonia Beldom<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref>, who was largely inspired by rival network Granada's Scrapheap Challenge. The added twist in this pitch was that the loser's vehicle would be crushed, and that the vehicles themselves would not be designed by the teams, but rather by China and Saunders.

A pilot was filmed<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in early 2001 at Donington Circuit, with China and Saunders on their lonesome, and were instructed to build something out of a pair of Rover Metros without being told the purpose of the challenge. China would end up building a monster truck<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> with a balloon tyres and a roll cage, whereas Saunders would turn his Metro into a "hot hatch"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/hot-hatch/ Andy Saunders' official website - Hot Hatch] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>. The success of this pilot resulted in a full series being greenlit the year after.

==Episodes==
Seven episodes (eight if the unaired 2001 pilot is included) of ''Panic Mechanics'' aired in total during May and June of 2002, before it was cancelled not long thereafter. Thanks to Edd China stating<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheEddChina/status/1137987390734249984 Twitter - Edd China confirms Panic Mechanic's theme tune] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> in June 2019 via Twitter, it is known that the show's theme tune was Elvis - A Little Less Conversation.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Episode
! Airdate
! Available
! Synopsis
! Winner
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | Pilot
| rowspan="1" align=center | Unaired
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Free build on Rover Metros
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1
| rowspan="1" align=center | 02/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Dune Racers; turning hearses into capable sand racers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bbc9e3805cb74344adf071dde47dbdf0 BBC Genome page for Episode 1 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yellow Jaguar Hearse<ref>[http://www.myds420.info/conversions.html My DS420 webpage talking about the first Panic Mechanics episode.] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2
| rowspan="1" align=center | 09/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Drag racers based on Reliant Rialtos.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/431833e28fe645b4b5e32680b05c998e BBC Genome page for Episode 2 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| "Saline Warrior"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/saline-warrior/ Andy Saunders' official website - Saline Warrior] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 3
| rowspan="1" align=center | 16/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Gravity racers from old Ford Escort vans.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/403327e7938c45f0b97fe1fd52c63d75 BBC Genome page for Episode 3 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/newtons/ Andy Saunders' official website - Newton's Nightmare] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 4
| rowspan="1" align=center | 30/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Mini Coopers into 20-person people carriers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2f833249b930444fbb75847ac22291e3 BBC Genome page for Episode 4 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 5
| rowspan="1" align=center | 06/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Ford Transits into capable race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/22f62d8700d845aaa108cd9c268bd25e BBC Genome page for Episode 5 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 6
| rowspan="1" align=center | 13/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Flatpack Beetles; VWs that can be assembled for racing.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2b63c525938462baf89fb7dfb3073e2 BBC Genome page for Episode 6 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 7
| rowspan="1" align=center | 20/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Range Rovers into race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e17891c52224c6280a4bae570be69c8 BBC Genome page for Episode 7 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team(?)<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/bbc-nascar/ Andy Saunders' official website - BBC NASCAR] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=100px>
File:PMPilot.jpg|Footage from the unaired pilot.
File:PM Hot Hatch.jpg|Andy Saunders' "Hot Hatch".
File:PM Burnham Hearse.jpg|Paul Burnham's sand racer.
File:PM Race.jpg|The two hearse-based racers at war on the track.
File:PM Crushed.jpg|Edd China's "Free Spirit" gets crushed.
File:PM Rialto.jpg|"Saline Warrior" gets built.
File:PM Saline.jpg|"Saline Warrior" is finished.
File:Saline Warrior.jpg|"Saline Warrior" nowadays.
File:PM Gravity.jpg|Gravity racers built on Ford Escort vans.
File:PM Dropped.jpg|"Newton's Nightmare" experiences its namesake.
File:PM BBC Nascar 1.png|Andy Saunders' "BBC NASCAR".
File:PM BBC Nascar 2.png|Finished.
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}

Panic Mechanics

2025-04-08T19:38:07Z

Administrator:

{{Infobox
|image=Panic Mechanics.jpg
|imagecaption=A screen capture from the show's April 2002 trailer.
|status=<span style="color: red;">'''Lost'''</span>
}}
During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1480197.stm BBC News article stating Top Gear's cancellation] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> two series to take the show's place. The first of these, [[Wrong Car, Right Car|Wrong Car, Right Car]], originally named ''Top Gear: Car Jack'' but changed<ref>[http://www.pebblemill.org/blog/wrong-car-right-car/ Pebble Mill website talking about Wrong Car, Right Car] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> to its eventual name in light of the 2002 carjacking murder of Tim Robinson, aired in 2002 and 2003 to little fanfare. The second of these, ''Panic Mechanics'', was a car-themed game show hosted by Trevor Nelson in which two teams of mechanics, captained by Edd China and Andy Saunders (Paul Burnham in the first<ref>[http://www.burnhamautos.com/BA_2011/Brief_encounters_in_TV_land.html?LMCL=PHJpO5 Paul Burnham - Brief Encounters in TV Land] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> and fourth episodes), would compete in order for their chances to win a race in a machine which either captain had built using the same basic idea. The loser of this final race would be forced to see their creation crushed<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Panic_Mechanics UK Game Shows article on Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>.

The only video footage of ''Panic Mechanics'' which survives are a promotional trailer which aired on BBC Two in April of 2002<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-8xPSgL0Y YouTube - Panic Mechanics Trailer] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, and a segment in the credits of Series 45, Episode 28 of [[Top Gear (partially found episodes of BBC Two television series; 1977-2002)|original format Top Gear]], calling viewers to participate in the show. No complete episodes or even episode fragments are available, and although clips from ''Panic Mechanics'' were later used in BBC Two's 2009 television documentary ''The Car Show''<ref>[https://thetvdb.com/series/377640-the-car-show TVDb entry on "The Car Show" documentary] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, this too has since likewise been lost.

''Panic Mechanics'' would be picked up for international distribution by The Learning Channel<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in the United States, where it was apparently such an unprecedented success that they requested a second series be picked up by the BBC. Unfortunately, ''Panic Mechanics'' would not be renewed, leading TLC to create their own version of the format, entitled ''Monster Garage''. Hosted by Jesse James and airing from 2002 - 2006, before being revived in 2020, ''Monster Garage'' was likewise a success in its own right, and would be ironically re-adapted by the United Kingdom's Channel 4 in 2004, where it was not as successful.

==History==
''Panic Mechanics'' was originally announced on the 8th of August, 2001, alongside ''Top Gear: Car Jack''. Its name was originally Panic ''Mechanic'', but was likely changed to avoid confusion or infringe upon the 1997 South African movie of the same name.

The show's format was conceptualized and pitched by Sonia Beldom<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref>, who was largely inspired by rival network Granada's Scrapheap Challenge. The added twist in this pitch was that the loser's vehicle would be crushed, and that the vehicles themselves would not be designed by the teams, but rather by China and Saunders.

A pilot was filmed<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in early 2001 at Donington Circuit, with China and Saunders on their lonesome, and were instructed to build something out of a pair of Rover Metros without being told the purpose of the challenge. China would end up building a monster truck<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> with a balloon tyres and a roll cage, whereas Saunders would turn his Metro into a "hot hatch"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/hot-hatch/ Andy Saunders' official website - Hot Hatch] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>. The success of this pilot resulted in a full series being greenlit the year after.

==Episodes==
Seven episodes (eight if the unaired 2001 pilot is included) of ''Panic Mechanics'' aired in total during May and June of 2002, before it was cancelled not long thereafter. Thanks to Edd China stating<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheEddChina/status/1137987390734249984 Twitter - Edd China confirms Panic Mechanic's theme tune] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> in June 2019 via Twitter, it is known that the show's theme tune was Elvis - A Little Less Conversation.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Episode
! Airdate
! Available
! Synopsis
! Winner
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | Pilot
| rowspan="1" align=center | Unaired
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Free build on Rover Metros
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1
| rowspan="1" align=center | 02/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Dune Racers; turning hearses into capable sand racers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bbc9e3805cb74344adf071dde47dbdf0 BBC Genome page for Episode 1 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yellow Jaguar Hearse<ref>[http://www.myds420.info/conversions.html My DS420 webpage talking about the first Panic Mechanics episode.] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2
| rowspan="1" align=center | 09/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Drag racers based on Reliant Rialtos.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/431833e28fe645b4b5e32680b05c998e BBC Genome page for Episode 2 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| "Saline Warrior"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/saline-warrior/ Andy Saunders' official website - Saline Warrior] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 3
| rowspan="1" align=center | 16/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Gravity racers from old Ford Escort vans.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/403327e7938c45f0b97fe1fd52c63d75 BBC Genome page for Episode 3 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/newtons/ Andy Saunders' official website - Newton's Nightmare] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 4
| rowspan="1" align=center | 30/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Mini Coopers into 20-person people carriers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2f833249b930444fbb75847ac22291e3 BBC Genome page for Episode 4 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 5
| rowspan="1" align=center | 06/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Ford Transits into capable race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/22f62d8700d845aaa108cd9c268bd25e BBC Genome page for Episode 5 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 6
| rowspan="1" align=center | 13/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Flatpack Beetles; VWs that can be assembled for racing.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2b63c525938462baf89fb7dfb3073e2 BBC Genome page for Episode 6 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 7
| rowspan="1" align=center | 20/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Range Rovers into race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e17891c52224c6280a4bae570be69c8 BBC Genome page for Episode 7 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team(?)<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/bbc-nascar/ Andy Saunders' official website - BBC NASCAR] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=100px>
File:PMPilot.jpg|Footage from the unaired pilot.
File:PM Hot Hatch.jpg|Andy Saunders' "Hot Hatch".
File:PM Burnham Hearse.jpg|Paul Burnham's sand racer.
File:PM Race.jpg|The two hearse-based racers at war on the track.
File:PM Crushed.jpg|Edd China's "Free Spirit" gets crushed.
File:PM Rialto.jpg|"Saline Warrior" gets built.
File:PM Saline.jpg|"Saline Warrior" is finished.
File:Saline Warrior.jpg|"Saline Warrior" nowadays.
File:PM Gravity.jpg|Gravity racers built on Ford Escort vans.
File:PM Dropped.jpg|"Newton's Nightmare" experiences its namesake.
File:PM BBC Nascar 1.png|Andy Saunders' "BBC NASCAR".
File:PM BBC Nascar 2.png|Finished.
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}

Panic Mechanics

2025-04-08T19:37:40Z

Administrator: Created page with "{{Infobox |image=Panic Mechanics.jpg |imagecaption=A screen capture from the show's April 2002 trailer. |status=<span style="color: red;">'''Lost'''</span> }} During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1480197.stm BBC News article..."

{{Infobox
|image=Panic Mechanics.jpg
|imagecaption=A screen capture from the show's April 2002 trailer.
|status=<span style="color: red;">'''Lost'''</span>
}}
During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1480197.stm BBC News article stating Top Gear's cancellation] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> two series to take the show's place. The first of these, [[Wrong Car, Right Car (lost BBC Two television series; 2002-2003)|Wrong Car, Right Car]], originally named ''Top Gear: Car Jack'' but changed<ref>[http://www.pebblemill.org/blog/wrong-car-right-car/ Pebble Mill website talking about Wrong Car, Right Car] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> to its eventual name in light of the 2002 carjacking murder of Tim Robinson, aired in 2002 and 2003 to little fanfare. The second of these, ''Panic Mechanics'', was a car-themed game show hosted by Trevor Nelson in which two teams of mechanics, captained by Edd China and Andy Saunders (Paul Burnham in the first<ref>[http://www.burnhamautos.com/BA_2011/Brief_encounters_in_TV_land.html?LMCL=PHJpO5 Paul Burnham - Brief Encounters in TV Land] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> and fourth episodes), would compete in order for their chances to win a race in a machine which either captain had built using the same basic idea. The loser of this final race would be forced to see their creation crushed<ref>[http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Panic_Mechanics UK Game Shows article on Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>.

The only video footage of ''Panic Mechanics'' which survives are a promotional trailer which aired on BBC Two in April of 2002<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-8xPSgL0Y YouTube - Panic Mechanics Trailer] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, and a segment in the credits of Series 45, Episode 28 of [[Top Gear (partially found episodes of BBC Two television series; 1977-2002)|original format Top Gear]], calling viewers to participate in the show. No complete episodes or even episode fragments are available, and although clips from ''Panic Mechanics'' were later used in BBC Two's 2009 television documentary ''The Car Show''<ref>[https://thetvdb.com/series/377640-the-car-show TVDb entry on "The Car Show" documentary] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>, this too has since likewise been lost.

''Panic Mechanics'' would be picked up for international distribution by The Learning Channel<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in the United States, where it was apparently such an unprecedented success that they requested a second series be picked up by the BBC. Unfortunately, ''Panic Mechanics'' would not be renewed, leading TLC to create their own version of the format, entitled ''Monster Garage''. Hosted by Jesse James and airing from 2002 - 2006, before being revived in 2020, ''Monster Garage'' was likewise a success in its own right, and would be ironically re-adapted by the United Kingdom's Channel 4 in 2004, where it was not as successful.

==History==
''Panic Mechanics'' was originally announced on the 8th of August, 2001, alongside ''Top Gear: Car Jack''. Its name was originally Panic ''Mechanic'', but was likely changed to avoid confusion or infringe upon the 1997 South African movie of the same name.

The show's format was conceptualized and pitched by Sonia Beldom<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref>, who was largely inspired by rival network Granada's Scrapheap Challenge. The added twist in this pitch was that the loser's vehicle would be crushed, and that the vehicles themselves would not be designed by the teams, but rather by China and Saunders.

A pilot was filmed<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> in early 2001 at Donington Circuit, with China and Saunders on their lonesome, and were instructed to build something out of a pair of Rover Metros without being told the purpose of the challenge. China would end up building a monster truck<ref>China, E., 2019. Grease Junkie. Random House.</ref> with a balloon tyres and a roll cage, whereas Saunders would turn his Metro into a "hot hatch"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/hot-hatch/ Andy Saunders' official website - Hot Hatch] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>. The success of this pilot resulted in a full series being greenlit the year after.

==Episodes==
Seven episodes (eight if the unaired 2001 pilot is included) of ''Panic Mechanics'' aired in total during May and June of 2002, before it was cancelled not long thereafter. Thanks to Edd China stating<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheEddChina/status/1137987390734249984 Twitter - Edd China confirms Panic Mechanic's theme tune] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> in June 2019 via Twitter, it is known that the show's theme tune was Elvis - A Little Less Conversation.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Episode
! Airdate
! Available
! Synopsis
! Winner
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | Pilot
| rowspan="1" align=center | Unaired
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Free build on Rover Metros
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1
| rowspan="1" align=center | 02/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Dune Racers; turning hearses into capable sand racers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bbc9e3805cb74344adf071dde47dbdf0 BBC Genome page for Episode 1 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yellow Jaguar Hearse<ref>[http://www.myds420.info/conversions.html My DS420 webpage talking about the first Panic Mechanics episode.] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2
| rowspan="1" align=center | 09/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Drag racers based on Reliant Rialtos.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/431833e28fe645b4b5e32680b05c998e BBC Genome page for Episode 2 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| "Saline Warrior"<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/saline-warrior/ Andy Saunders' official website - Saline Warrior] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 3
| rowspan="1" align=center | 16/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Gravity racers from old Ford Escort vans.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/403327e7938c45f0b97fe1fd52c63d75 BBC Genome page for Episode 3 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/newtons/ Andy Saunders' official website - Newton's Nightmare] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 4
| rowspan="1" align=center | 30/05/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Mini Coopers into 20-person people carriers.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2f833249b930444fbb75847ac22291e3 BBC Genome page for Episode 4 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 5
| rowspan="1" align=center | 06/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Ford Transits into capable race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/22f62d8700d845aaa108cd9c268bd25e BBC Genome page for Episode 5 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 6
| rowspan="1" align=center | 13/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Flatpack Beetles; VWs that can be assembled for racing.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2b63c525938462baf89fb7dfb3073e2 BBC Genome page for Episode 6 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 7
| rowspan="1" align=center | 20/06/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FFE1F1"| Range Rovers into race cars.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2e17891c52224c6280a4bae570be69c8 BBC Genome page for Episode 7 of Panic Mechanics] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Edd China's team(?)<ref>[https://www.andysaunders.net/bbc-nascar/ Andy Saunders' official website - BBC NASCAR] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=100px>
File:PMPilot.jpg|Footage from the unaired pilot.
File:PM Hot Hatch.jpg|Andy Saunders' "Hot Hatch".
File:PM Burnham Hearse.jpg|Paul Burnham's sand racer.
File:PM Race.jpg|The two hearse-based racers at war on the track.
File:PM Crushed.jpg|Edd China's "Free Spirit" gets crushed.
File:PM Rialto.jpg|"Saline Warrior" gets built.
File:PM Saline.jpg|"Saline Warrior" is finished.
File:Saline Warrior.jpg|"Saline Warrior" nowadays.
File:PM Gravity.jpg|Gravity racers built on Ford Escort vans.
File:PM Dropped.jpg|"Newton's Nightmare" experiences its namesake.
File:PM BBC Nascar 1.png|Andy Saunders' "BBC NASCAR".
File:PM BBC Nascar 2.png|Finished.
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}

Wrong Car, Right Car

2025-04-08T19:36:02Z

Administrator: Created page with "{{Infobox |title=<center>Wrong Car, Right Car</center> |image=Wrong_Car_Right_Car.jpeg |imagecaption=Title card. |status=<span style="color: orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> }} During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/148019..."

{{Infobox
|title=<center>Wrong Car, Right Car</center>
|image=Wrong_Car_Right_Car.jpeg
|imagecaption=Title card.
|status=<span style="color: orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
}}
During the time in which the channel's flagship automotive program, ''Top Gear'', was undergoing a hiatus before its reboot into the highly-successful version presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, BBC Two commissioned<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1480197.stm BBC News article stating ''Top Gear'''s cancellation.] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> two series to take the show's place. The first of these, [[Panic Mechanics (lost BBC Two game show; 2002)|Panic Mechanics]], was a car-themed game show. The other, originally named ''Top Gear: Car Jack'' but changed<ref>[http://www.pebblemill.org/blog/wrong-car-right-car/ Pebble Mill website talking about Wrong Car, Right Car] Retrieved 17 Apr '20</ref> to its eventual name in light of the 2002 carjacking murder of Tim Robinson, aired two series<ref>Roach, M., 2011. The Top Gear Story. 2nd ed. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd.</ref> in 2002 and 2003.

The show is mostly lost, only a few episodes from 2003 were ever found.

==Premise==
''Wrong Car, Right Car'' was developed as a show primarily to fulfill presenter Jason Barlow's contract, as he had originally been planned to remain as host of ''Top Gear'' until 2003. However, with the ''Top Gear'''s cancellation and the return<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1888721.stm BBC News article on Jeremy Clarkson's return.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> of renowned host Jeremy Clarkson in March of 2002, Barlow would be removed from his role<ref>[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jeremy-clarkson-and-i-simply-didnt-gel-and-suddenly-my-dream-job-on-top-gear-was-no-more-reveals-jason-barlow-35020411.html Belfast Telegraph - Jason Barlow on his meeting with Jeremy Clarkson.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> by Clarkson who felt the pair did not gel. Barlow was joined by Dominic Littlewood, as the pair helped a show participant to buy the new car<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/home/one-for-the-scrap-heap-7429674.html The Standard - TV critic briefly mentions Wrong Car, Right Car, in addition to a low-resolution promotional photo.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> they wanted using the tricks of the trade. An example of this is divorcee Lynn Spalding<ref>[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/driving-decision-put-divorce-past-2487166 Wales Online article on ''Wrong Car, Right Car'' episode.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> having £9,000 to spend from her settlement and the dilemma being whether she'd go for bargain or image, which is where the pair of presenters would come in. Each participant would also be given the chance to drive their dream car, which in Spalding's case<ref>[https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=26&t=34803 Pistonheads forum thread on Lynn Spalding's episode.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> was a Noble M12. According to PassionFord member In The Pit, Littlewood's catchphrase<ref>[https://passionford.com/forum/6648464-post7.html PassionFord post on Dominic Littlewood's catchphrase] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> was "get the mats and flaps."

==History==
''Wrong Car, Right Car'' was originally announced on August 8th, 2001, alongside ''Panic Mechanic'', which would later have an "S" added to its name before making it to air. In August 2002, the BBC requested<ref>[https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7922068.road-to-success/ York Press - Searching for participants.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> members of the public to sign up for the show's second series, which began broadcasting in 2003. Each episode was directed<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b88ed1e21 BFI page for the show's second series premiere.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> by Dave Smith and produced by Karen MacKinder for the BBC's Pebble Mill studio in Birmingham, which was formerly the base for ''Top Gear''.

It appears that the show was nominated for an award in late 2002, but was beaten<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2720735/Wheel-life-Dont-believe-the-hype.html The Telegraph - Jason Barlow talks about Automotive and TV awards.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref> by another program entitled ''Follow That Tomato'', which cost its production team just £6,000.

==Episodes==
According to the Radio Times<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=Wrong+Car%2C+Right+Car&svc=9371535#search BBC Genome listings for ''Wrong Car, Right Car''.] Retrieved 26 Apr '20</ref>, 21 episodes of ''Wrong Car, Right Car'' aired; 6 in 2002 (including a pilot in February of that year), and 15 in 2003. Only the latter of these have episode names.

===Series 1===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Episode
!Airdate
! Title
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |1
| rowspan="1" align="center" |02/28/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | ''Hamish: Northants''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |2
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/07/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |3
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/14/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |4
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/21/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |5
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/28/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |6
| rowspan="1" align="center" |04/04/2002
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|}

===Series 2===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Episode
! Airdate
!Title
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |1
| rowspan="1" align="center" | 01/07/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''The Smack on the Bum''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |2
| rowspan="1" align="center" |01/14/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |3
| rowspan="1" align="center" |01/21/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Make Some Noise, Baby''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |4
| rowspan="1" align="center" |01/28/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | ''Go Go Granny''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |5
| rowspan="1" align="center" |02/03/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |6
| rowspan="1" align="center" |02/10/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | ''Unknown''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | 7
| rowspan="1" align="center" |02/17/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Do I Look Good in This?''
|- style="background-color:#bbffaf"
| rowspan="1" align="center" |8
| rowspan="1" align="center" |02/24/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |Kicking Over The Traces
|- style="background-color:#bbffaf"
| rowspan="1" align="center" |9
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/03/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | Releasing The Dinosaur
|- style="background-color:#bbffaf"
| rowspan="1" align="center" |10
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/10/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |Up for the Crack
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |11
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/17/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''A Load of Blarney!''
|- style="background-color:#bbffaf"
| rowspan="1" align="center" |12
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/24/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | N/A
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |13
| rowspan="1" align="center" |03/31/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" | ''More Bangs For Your Bucks''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |14
| rowspan="1" align="center" |04/07/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Pukka Deluxe''
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" |15
| rowspan="1" align="center" |04/14/2003
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |''Blowout''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Wrong-Car-01.jpg|Card shown during the opening sequence, introducing Jason Barlow.
Wrong Car Right Car - The Dealer.jpeg|Card shown during the opening sequence, introducing Dominic Littlewood.
Wrong Car Right Car - S02E10.jpeg|A frame from S02E10, featuring the episode title and both of the presenters.
Wrong Car Right Car - End card.jpeg|End card, specifically from S02E09.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

Rally Report

2025-04-08T19:34:56Z

Administrator: Created page with "{{Infobox |image=Rally Report Logo.jpg |imagecaption=Rally Report's most well-known title card, used during the late 1980s. |status=<span style=color:orange>'''Partially Lost''' }} '''''Rally Report''''' was the name given to British television channel BBC Two's coverage of the British RAC Rally<ref>Buckland, D., 2015. Top Gear; 1977 - 2015. Lulu.com.</ref>, then held as the final event of the World Rally Championship. For each of the five days that the event was held, '..."

{{Infobox
|image=Rally Report Logo.jpg
|imagecaption=Rally Report's most well-known title card, used during the late 1980s.
|status=<span style=color:orange>'''Partially Lost'''
}}
'''''Rally Report''''' was the name given to British television channel BBC Two's coverage of the British RAC Rally<ref>Buckland, D., 2015. Top Gear; 1977 - 2015. Lulu.com.</ref>, then held as the final event of the World Rally Championship. For each of the five days that the event was held, ''Rally Report'' would provide daily (sometimes bi-daily) updates on how each of the rally's competitors were faring. It was spun-off of ''Top Gear'', which had previously dedicated episodes to the famous race from as early as 1981. From 1981 - 1983, when it was aired<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d97990b67a4049919d59f6183ca6c076 BBC Genome listing for Series 6, Episode 4 of ''Top Gear''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> as part of ''Top Gear'', and then from 1984 - 1991 as its own show, ''Rally Report'' was perhaps most famously presented<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/15023440.nick-rodger-rallying-hit-top-gear-with-william-woollards-poise-and-pose/ Scotland Herald - Rallying hit top gear with William Woollard's poise and pose.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> by William Woollard for its first eight series, the esteemed and erudite host of ''[[Top_Gear_(partially_found_episodes_of_BBC_Two_television_series;_1977-2002)|Top Gear]]'' at the time.

==History==
During the early 1980s, rally racing was rapidly increasing in popularity, thanks in part to the introduction of "Group B" specification cars, which were frightfully powerful and attracted audiences which were larger<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fcncc BBC Four program entry for "Madness on Wheels" documentary.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> than those of Formula 1. During this time, the final event of the calendar, the RAC Rally of Great Britain, which often decided the outcome for the entire championship, was considered the most prestigious<ref>[https://viaretro.com/2018/11/worth-the-wait-the-1985-lombard-rac-rally/ ViaRetro article on the 1985 RAC Rally, which also details "Rally Report" coverage.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> event of the whole year. In particular, the 1985 showing of the RAC attracted over 155 competitors. As the BBC had been presenting its own coverage of the event for a number of years by this point, in 1984 the decision was made to spin-off from ''Top Gear'' into its own show: ''Top Gear Rally Report''.

Episodes varied greatly in length, ranging from around 10 minutes to over an hour for live stages typically held on the opening morning of the rally, with the episode length largely depending on how eventful the preceding day/night had been. The production<ref>[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/rally/william-woollard-rally-gb-hero Motorsport Magazine - William Woollard: Rally GB Hero.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> of each episode was one of immediacy, where Woollard or the other hosts were occasionally given slips of paper live on-air detailing events which had occurred since the start of transmission, as groups of journalists in Ford Transits drove around the country obtaining the latest information on the stages in question. Each episode would typically pull in around 3 million viewers.

For the 1985<ref>[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a1f1732 British Film Institute page for a 1985 episode of ''Rally Report''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> event, the BBC sent out four separate film crews in Range Rovers to capture as much of the action as possible. 1986 would mark the final time which Group B cars would appear in the event, or any WRC event for that matter, largely due to incidents which occurred earlier in the year; namely Portugal, where 3 spectators were killed<ref>[https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wodk7lo/ CarThrottle article on the death of Group B rally racing.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> and in Corsica, where driver Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto perished<ref>[https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/corner-killed-group-b Top Gear - The Corner That Killed Group B.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> in a fiery explosion after plunging down a ravine. Both<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6eb550e025834f26af22b283403c62dd BBC Genome listing for Series 15, Episode 1 of ''Top Gear''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> of these events<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b9cab576d67541e0b88d3634a7029a58 BBC Genome listing for Series 15, Episode 9 of ''Top Gear''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> had also previously been discussed by Woollard on episodes of ''Top Gear'' earlier that year. It is also this year where its most famous theme tune, "Jewelled" by Propaganda, would see its first usage. Jewelled would last as the show's theme tune until the end of 1998.

In spite of the aforementioned tragedies and the sport's necessitated downscaling, rallying retained a respectable amount of popularity during the successive "Group A" era and broadcast of ''Rally Report'' resumed as usual. It is during the late 1980s in which the show gained arguably its most iconic introductory sequence<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KumaE_Qfj8 YouTube - Rally Report BBC Theme.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref>, where live action footage of a rally car's cockpit was superimposed on to a 3D, computer-generated model of the Rally Report logo as though it were a rally stage, with a 3D rendered stopwatch ticking throughout. It is also the same time period when race-winning rally co-driver Tony Mason joined ''Top Gear'', and partook in several memorable moments such as asking<ref>Mason, T., 2013. Mason's Motoring Mayhem. Poundbury: Veloce Publishing Ltd., p.193.</ref> General Motors' team boss Tony Fall to give the then-18 year old Colin McRae money to enter his first rally, as well as interviewing<ref>Mason, T., 2013. Mason's Motoring Mayhem. Poundbury: Veloce Publishing Ltd., p.194.</ref> 1992 race winners Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya for over 2 and a half minutes in an interview that was also broadcast live.

In 1990, ''Rally Report'' did not<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2fce9ca7cc6643f6b3d6d6b4a69bd202 BBC Genome listing for Series 24, Episode 10 of ''Top Gear''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> air in its traditional form, with coverage being limited to Series 24 of ''Top Gear''. A standalone special<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d631cce4446c478eaf61f833d7fc1b23 BBC Genome listing for Rally Report '90.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> did air in late December, however.

After 1991, when Woollard left ''Top Gear'', he also chose not to remain as host for ''Rally Report'', his role taken over by sports commentator Steve Lee<ref>[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steve-lee-49309435 LinkedIn account for Steve Lee.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> for the next 3 years. Lee would then be replaced by John Leslie<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/NewsUK1996UKEnglish/Nov%2025%201996%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2365744%2C%20UK%20%28en%29_djvu.txt Archive.org - The Times for the 25th of November, 1996, which talks negatively about ''Rally Report''.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> for the 1996 event, and Steve Rider<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8fd352357d39498e8dd497409f855ffd BBC Genome listing for the first ''Rally Report'' episode of 1998.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> from 1997 - 2000. Leigh Diffey<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cc7ea6b8289749719b55c49031f53767 BBC Genome listing for the 2001 Rally of Great Britain Preview.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> would take over for the final 2001 series, although Rider would return as host of ''Sunday Grandstand'' to present the final edition of the BBC's Rally GB coverage.

After 1998 the ''Rally Report'' name was dropped, in addition to its connection to ''Top Gear'', but coverage of the event maintained its well-known presentation format as it was rolled into the BBC's coverage of the World Rally Championship. Familiar faces of ''Top Gear'' such as Tiff Needell would remain in their position as commentator. The theme tune during these final years was a techno remix<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQaMtA0dxuI YouTube - 2000 Network Q Rally of Great Britain - Leg Two Report.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain", which harkened back to a time when the BBC also held coverage rights of Formula One.

The 2001 Rally of Great Britain would turn out to be the final time the BBC would air footage of the rally, as the BBC lost coverage rights to the event as well as the World Rally Championship as a whole, which went<ref>[https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/108477/1/channel-4-set-to-revolutionise-wrc-tv-coverage Crash - article on WRC coverage moving to Channel 4.] Retrieved 30 Apr '20</ref> to Channel 4 from 2002 onwards.

==Episode List==
Despite Wikipedia and what other sources might suggest otherwise, there were 109 episodes which aired on a yearly basis from 1984 - 1998, with 12 specials at the end of most of these series. After the transition from its own program to part of the BBC's World Rally Championship coverage, an additional 14 episodes and 3 specials aired, totaling in 133 different programs.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Series
! Year
! Host
! Episodes
! Special
! Availability
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1984
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 6
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Available in full, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2lEZvLUcYQ&list=PL457vHcBaCwzKusSAOau8un9TgdDUNr8s&index=1 uploaded] to YouTube by user VHS Rallies in 2020.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1985
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 7
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Available in full, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIvqgh6fxMQ&list=PL457vHcBaCwxuaC8eFGdxnpn9VsedfmUi&index=1 uploaded] to YouTube by user VHS Rallies in 2020.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 3
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1986
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 8
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Available in full, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UPJfuDxB_s uploaded] to YouTube by user Ivailo Ivanov in 2011, and then [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-dz9O6Z_Q&list=PLq_kiZYR7jyDbjFjyFVLUx0QyJzJl0g6y&index=1 again] by VHS Rallies in 2020. The special was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-dz9O6Z_Q&list=PLq_kiZYR7jyDbjFjyFVLUx0QyJzJl0g6y&index=1 uploaded] by 6R4NET in 2015.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 4
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1987
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 8
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| A live stage was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz2Pw9Nk0DE uploaded] in late 2019 by billyboy205gti, and the special was first [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wahtluFu7EU uploaded] in September 2018 by Leslie Evans. The rest of Series 4 was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnYCoRN8n4U&list=PLq_kiZYR7jyCiwWemcy7AM92IitCsPdrZ&index=1 uploaded] in May 2020 by VHS Rallies.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 5
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1988
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 11
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Five of the 11 episodes survive; 1 of these in an incomplete form. The special was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlogFqcp21g uploaded] to YouTube in 2016 alongside the aforementioned episodes by Leslie Evans.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 6
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1989
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 9
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Available in full, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCuj2ah6D7g&list=PL457vHcBaCwzo340M7RhvLbt9bzXGWFay&index=1 uploaded] to YouTube by user VHS Rallies in December 2019.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 7
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1990
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 0
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Featured in ''Top Gear'' that year, hence no episodes. Special is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlegajmTfWI present] and accounted for.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 8
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1991
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| William Woollard
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 9
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Four of the 9 episodes survive; 1 of these in an incomplete form by YouTube user LiveSteamMad in 2010. The special was once uploaded to YouTube, albeit in poor quality, but has since been removed.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 9
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1992
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Lee
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 8
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No episodes were known to have survived until YouTube user gud6y [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKuBkSFNNfU uploaded] the special, which aired on New Year's Day 1993, in April of 2020.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 10
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1993
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Lee
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 8
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| The majority of Series 10 survives, with an hour-long compilation being [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeQREY7G-54 uploaded] to YouTube by user Daren Patient in 2014.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 11
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1994
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Lee
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 8
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| A two hour-long compilation of the first two days was uploaded to YouTube by RetroClubXYZ in late 2019, split [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnHNkVC_ByY into] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUsh4tc2D-8 three] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUT9ZUhEx0s parts]. The special was uploaded to YouTube at one point in time, but has since been removed.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 12
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1995
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Lee
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 7
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Only a 5 minute segment of the second episode was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR8Vbffs9hI uploaded] to YouTube by the Prodrive YouTube account in 2015. In 2020, gud6y would [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzKbNB_WcZI upload] the special.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 13
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1996
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| John Leslie
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 5
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No episodes are presently known to survive.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 14
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1997
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Rider
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 5
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| The entire 1997 series, apart from the final few minutes, was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXJK6ISsIV8 uploaded] to YouTube by user Harrie SukkyYakky in 2014. The final episode was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTpjr2x6ss uploaded] by hbaken in 2015, in addition to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbNFHgbHY4Q special] which aired afterwards.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | 15
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1998
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Rider
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 5
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Four of the 5 episodes survive, uploaded to YouTube at one point in time though have since been removed. The special is still missing.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | "16"
| rowspan="1" align=center | 1999
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Rider
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 5
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| All 5 episodes survive, but the first and last of these are missing audio. Uploaded to YouTube by the same uploader as 1998, but have since been removed. The special is still missing.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | "17"
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2000
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Steve Rider
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 5
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| All 5 episodes survive, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jFiMAIkjpk&list=PLq_kiZYR7jyD29CZoX_IRg4SD82hF-mEB&index=1 uploaded] to YouTube by user Matthew Hyndman in 2012. The special is still missing.
|-
| rowspan="1" align=center | "18"
| rowspan="1" align=center | 2001
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Leigh Diffey
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| 4
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Yes
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| No episodes are presently known to survive.
|}

==Preservation status==
In total, 83 of the 133 programs survive in full. All of those mentioned above, including those no longer on YouTube, were backed up as part of the fourth<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/TopGear/comments/fv2fo0/top_gear_ultimate_pack_v40_is_released/ Reddit - Top Gear Ultimate Pack v4.0.] Retrieved 15 Apr '20</ref> and fifth<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/TopGear/comments/j1ezp2/top_gear_ultimate_pack_v50_is_here_with_major/ Reddit - Top Gear Ultimate Pack v5.0.] Retrieved 04 Oct '20</ref> versions of the "''Top Gear'' Ultimate Pack", a community-driven project headed by LMW user AlexGRFan97.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=120px>
File:Lombard 1981.jpg|William Woollard presenting the 1981 RAC Rally.
File:Rally Report 84.jpg|Rally Report's 1984 title card.
File:Rally Report 85.jpg|Rally Report's 1985 title card.
File:Rally Report 86.jpg|Rally Report's 1986 title card.
File:Rally Report 86 Special.jpg|Rally Report's 1986 Special title card.
File:Clarkson RR92.jpg|Jeremy Clarkson presenting Rally Report in 1992.
File:Rally Report 93.jpg|Rally Report's 1993 title card.
File:Rally Report 94.jpg|Rally Report's 1994 title card.
File:Rally Report 97.jpg|Rally Report's 1997 title card.
File:Rally GB 99.jpg|Title card for the 1999 Rally GB.
File:Rally GB 2000.jpg|Title card for the 2000 Rally GB.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

Driven

2025-04-08T19:32:41Z

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|title=<center>Driven (partially found Channel 4 television series; 1998-2002)</center>
|image=Driven S1 768x576.png
|imagecaption=Driven's logo used in its first series.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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'''''Driven''''' was a British television show broadcast as a televised weekly motoring programme between 1998 and 2002.
It was hosted by a variety of hosts, primarily Penny Mallory, Mike Brewer and Jason Plato, to which its previous presenters were James May, Peter Stevens, Jason Barlow and Alex Sibley - alongside guest appearances consisting of Paul Ripley, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Stretton.

The motoring show aired dominantly on Channel 4 with later-time runs on Channel 4's digital sister channel S4C and had their own home being ''4car.co.uk'', later changed to ''channel4.com/4car'' by the last series.

==History==
To begin with, Driven wasn’t Channel 4’s first rodeo into the car-programme arena competing with BBC’s ''Top Gear''<nowiki/>. In fact, there was a car show called ''Ride On'', which was presented by primarily Muriel Gray, Nicky Campbell and Alain de Cadenet.

<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
RIDE ON - 1995 logo.png|thumb|alt=Ride On’s logo captured from a VHS recording; 09.01.1995|Ride On’s logo captured from a VHS recording; 09.01.1995
</gallery>

Sadly, Ride On didn’t last too long due to low interest within the programme<ref>[https://licensing.screenocean.com/search/results#/?query=Ride%20On&page=1&type=grid&sort=Relevance&filterBy=Collection,%22Channel%204%22,Transmission_Date,%2219941025%7C19961210%22&spellCheck=true] Ride On episodes shown available "on request" on Screenocean.</ref>. In total, it aired from 1994 to 1996. The second series was delayed because Ride On producers wanted to let everyone watch Top Gear Motorsport instead.

After the success of Deals On Wheels<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/8X1h4Gf.mp4] Intro sequence clip from Series 1, Episode 3 of ''Deals On Wheels''<nowiki/>.</ref> presented by Mike Brewer & Richard Sutton, it was then decided to make a proper competitor to rival and overtake Top Gear. Enter: '''driven'''.

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Driven 1998 Beta logo.png|thumb|alt=Driven's early iteration of the Series 1 logo design.|Driven's early iteration of the Series 1 logo design.
</gallery>

=== The rise of Driven ===
The four dominant faces of Driven were Jason Barlow, Deals On Wheels' Mike Brewer, James May - who previously appeared on Channel 5's "The Car Show" - and McLaren F1’s designer Peter Stevens. The test track used during the first series of Driven was RAF Bentwaters near Ipswich.

Even though Peter hasn't appeared as much on group tests compared with the trio, he presented the off-road crash test safety item, which was teased in the trailer<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/924KYiA.mp4] Trailer for Series 1, Episode 1 of ''Driven''.</ref> for the first series.

Driven’s main premise was to provide a perfect balance of consumer advice and entertainment, so viewers could easily understand everything presented to them and also be entertained, no matter the age demographic or whether they were already interested in cars. The format over the years has become the “entertainment car show” format, which during the show’s peak in 2000-2001 dominated the car-programme arena compared with other shows at the time, such as the British version of ''MotorWeek'' on the digital Granada Men & Motors channel, or ''Pulling Power'' on ITV Carlton. Top Gear’s reboot would reuse and modify the format, which resulted in Top Gear being successful under the reign of "The Holy Trinity" - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

Driven being different than any other car show gave them a big advantage over ''Top Gear'', which continuously followed the old and established magazine format for a long time with very little changes. It was largely unnoticed, until Top Gear started going through their downfall in 2000.

==== Driven v BMW ====
During the 1-mile drag test of the BMW M3 Evolution E36 on Series 1, Episode 7<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/7ZATpA7.mp4] Drag test of the BMW M3, driven by Mike Brewer.</ref>, Mike was encouraged to drive it hard behind the tracking car, which as a result left the car stone chipped<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/7UofFAC.png] Letter by BMW sent to Driven's associate producer Kate Lovett regarding the group tested M3's condition.</ref>, and BMW wasn't too thrilled about it<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/5T1hFP9.png] BMW's message to BMW UK dealers to not let Driven borrow their press cars.</ref>. Driven got banned from borrowing BMWs for their road tests and group tests until 1999.

==== James May and Channel 4 ====
As much as the trio fitted really well and liked each other - as well as the production team being absolutely fine with them - Channel 4's executives didn't see it that way.

The "3 blokes having the same age running the show"<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1804893/james-may-driven-sacked-the-grand-tour] Express article featuring James May's voice on the topic of him being sacked from Channel 4's Driven.</ref> dynamic wasn't what they wanted from Driven, and as a result they've sacked Captain Sense of Direction, which resulted in them demanding for a female presenter to replace him, in the name of ''diversity'' - while Peter Stevens just left Driven to focus on car design.

As for why James was sacked out of three, was because of Channel 4 not really fancying him whatsoever. Mike wasn't sacked as he was doing really well on ''Deals On Wheels'', and Jason wasn't sacked either because Channel 4 found potential in him as a ''Car'' magazine writer. Very unfortunate of the executive team meddling with an otherwise decent show, but there was nothing they could do about it other than to comply.

==== Drastic changes in Driven's second series ====
Aside from replacing James with former rally driver Penny Mallory, Series 2 of ''Driven'' also ditched RAF Bentwaters and the "Driven truck" - small ''driven'' branded tent with the ''driven''-branded 1996 Mercedes-Benz ['''N306 PNR'''] truck - for the standard magazine car show approach of reviewing cars in various places. The show's idents were made flashier and more colourful, instead of having the show still use the standard red colour. The intro theme was also remixed to reflect the changes.

Driven also was an early adopter of widescreen broadcasting as part of the changes in series 2 - in result, their first episode was aired in widescreen, but they made an error during broadcast where the programme was shown in widescreen for everyone, but letterboxed to 4:3. One of the earlier Driven trailers - notably for episode 2 - had an aspect ratio error, where the Driven intro ident used 16:9, but the footage and C4's graphics were correctly scaled to 4:3 - in result, 4:3 aspect ratio viewers saw the Driven intro ident in anamorphic 16:9 shrunken down to 4:3. Later episodes have fixed those problems and used widescreen correctly.

By the second episode, Driven introduced something called ''Paul Ripley's Driving School'', a small segment featuring the motoring expert Paul Ripley, which had its main premise in helping random Driven viewers on driving their cars properly, starting in episode 4 with a lesson on preventing skidding while cornering using a skid car and advice by Paul himself.

Series 2 was the last series that used the intro sequence taken from Series 1, where one of the presenters say “This is Driven!”, showing a shot of them driving in 3 different cars, with the driven text appearing as the video gets shrunk down to a cube being in the ''i''.

==== Jason Barlow and Driven ====
As part of the quality of life changes in the third series debuting in January 2000, Jason introduced viewers to the '''driven 100'''<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vzoO7gAxi_EceyS5yoybPw_hdsvLvFOOdUmGP7M6MbA/] Spreadsheet listing all cars group tested using the Driven 100 format.</ref> group test format, where cars were scored in four categories; '''driveability''', '''desirability''', '''practicality''' and '''cost of ownership''' - with each category having up to 25 points maximum and a total of 100 points to obtain.

Driven 100 scores were also shared on their at-the-time brand new website, simply being '''4car.co.uk''', which not only served as a home for the car programme, but also as a website to find out about Deals On Wheels (and much later, about Channel 4's World Rally Championship coverage).

On the 14th of April 2000, Jason Barlow officially joined BBC's Top Gear on a 3-year BBC TV contract, which simultaneously ended his tenure on Driven. He wouldn't be on the programme until the next series, as a replacement for Top Gear's stalwart Quentin Willson. This posed a problem for Driven, as they were without a presenter again, but they didn't wait that long to find a new one. More on that later.

"Driven 100" was then recycled and dumbed down to the "Top Gear Verdict", which did the similar premise as Driven 100 (splitting the test into categories and scoring from 1 out of 10, making the total score a calculated average using all of the points grabbed) and also revived Top Gear's "minitest" format from the late 1990s, but with better graphics and harsher outlook on reviewing cars, especially by Top Gear's researcher-made-presenter Adrian Simpson, who started the Top Gear Verdict with a harsh review of the diesel Seat Alhambra.

=== The peak of Driven ===

=== The downfall of Driven... caused by Top Gear ===

== Preservation Status ==
Currently, Driven has 79 episodes available out of 90 total episodes aired over the course of 4 years. A large majority of the footage is low quality (from 246p to 288p, long play mono VHS recordings encoded with Handbrake) and unsuitable for YouTube uploading.

==External Links==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPXdgqmqGcu9TZ2fePvawmjYeiIu1-F5 Google Docs link for more information on the series.] Link provided by user Revolume.
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6NqSLDG-9oaSZhNTcQtJYYFO3ZDvW7Y5qPv-jOwg6w Google Docs link for more information about the scrapped "Series 9" of Driven.] Link provided by user Revolume.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Driven

2025-04-08T19:31:43Z

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'''''Driven''''' was a British television show broadcast as a televised weekly motoring programme between 1998 and 2002.
It was hosted by a variety of hosts, primarily Penny Mallory, Mike Brewer and Jason Plato, to which its previous presenters were James May, Peter Stevens, Jason Barlow and Alex Sibley - alongside guest appearances consisting of Paul Ripley, Jamie Theakston and Amanda Stretton.

The motoring show aired dominantly on Channel 4 with later-time runs on Channel 4's digital sister channel S4C and had their own home being ''4car.co.uk'', later changed to ''channel4.com/4car'' by the last series.

==History==
To begin with, Driven wasn’t Channel 4’s first rodeo into the car-programme arena competing with BBC’s ''Top Gear''<nowiki/>. In fact, there was a car show called ''Ride On'', which was presented by primarily Muriel Gray, Nicky Campbell and Alain de Cadenet.

<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
RIDE ON - 1995 logo.png|thumb|alt=Ride On’s logo captured from a VHS recording; 09.01.1995|Ride On’s logo captured from a VHS recording; 09.01.1995
</gallery>

Sadly, Ride On didn’t last too long due to low interest within the programme<ref>[https://licensing.screenocean.com/search/results#/?query=Ride%20On&page=1&type=grid&sort=Relevance&filterBy=Collection,%22Channel%204%22,Transmission_Date,%2219941025%7C19961210%22&spellCheck=true] Ride On episodes shown available "on request" on Screenocean.</ref>. In total, it aired from 1994 to 1996. The second series was delayed because Ride On producers wanted to let everyone watch Top Gear Motorsport instead.

After the success of Deals On Wheels<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/8X1h4Gf.mp4] Intro sequence clip from Series 1, Episode 3 of ''Deals On Wheels''<nowiki/>.</ref> presented by Mike Brewer & Richard Sutton, it was then decided to make a proper competitor to rival and overtake Top Gear. Enter: '''driven'''.

<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Driven 1998 Beta logo.png|thumb|alt=Driven's early iteration of the Series 1 logo design.|Driven's early iteration of the Series 1 logo design.
</gallery>

=== The rise of Driven ===
The four dominant faces of Driven were Jason Barlow, Deals On Wheels' Mike Brewer, James May - who previously appeared on Channel 5's "The Car Show" - and McLaren F1’s designer Peter Stevens. The test track used during the first series of Driven was RAF Bentwaters near Ipswich.

Even though Peter hasn't appeared as much on group tests compared with the trio, he presented the off-road crash test safety item, which was teased in the trailer<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/924KYiA.mp4] Trailer for Series 1, Episode 1 of ''Driven''.</ref> for the first series.

Driven’s main premise was to provide a perfect balance of consumer advice and entertainment, so viewers could easily understand everything presented to them and also be entertained, no matter the age demographic or whether they were already interested in cars. The format over the years has become the “entertainment car show” format, which during the show’s peak in 2000-2001 dominated the car-programme arena compared with other shows at the time, such as the British version of ''MotorWeek'' on the digital Granada Men & Motors channel, or ''Pulling Power'' on ITV Carlton. Top Gear’s reboot would reuse and modify the format, which resulted in Top Gear being successful under the reign of "The Holy Trinity" - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

Driven being different than any other car show gave them a big advantage over ''Top Gear'', which continuously followed the old and established magazine format for a long time with very little changes. It was largely unnoticed, until Top Gear started going through their downfall in 2000.

==== Driven v BMW ====
During the 1-mile drag test of the BMW M3 Evolution E36 on Series 1, Episode 7<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/7ZATpA7.mp4] Drag test of the BMW M3, driven by Mike Brewer.</ref>, Mike was encouraged to drive it hard behind the tracking car, which as a result left the car stone chipped<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/7UofFAC.png] Letter by BMW sent to Driven's associate producer Kate Lovett regarding the group tested M3's condition.</ref>, and BMW wasn't too thrilled about it<ref>[https://revolume.is-fi.re/5T1hFP9.png] BMW's message to BMW UK dealers to not let Driven borrow their press cars.</ref>. Driven got banned from borrowing BMWs for their road tests and group tests until 1999.

==== James May and Channel 4 ====
As much as the trio fitted really well and liked each other - as well as the production team being absolutely fine with them - Channel 4's executives didn't see it that way.

The "3 blokes having the same age running the show"<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1804893/james-may-driven-sacked-the-grand-tour] Express article featuring James May's voice on the topic of him being sacked from Channel 4's Driven.</ref> dynamic wasn't what they wanted from Driven, and as a result they've sacked Captain Sense of Direction, which resulted in them demanding for a female presenter to replace him, in the name of ''diversity'' - while Peter Stevens just left Driven to focus on car design.

As for why James was sacked out of three, was because of Channel 4 not really fancying him whatsoever. Mike wasn't sacked as he was doing really well on ''Deals On Wheels'', and Jason wasn't sacked either because Channel 4 found potential in him as a ''Car'' magazine writer. Very unfortunate of the executive team meddling with an otherwise decent show, but there was nothing they could do about it other than to comply.

==== Drastic changes in Driven's second series ====
Aside from replacing James with former rally driver Penny Mallory, Series 2 of ''Driven'' also ditched RAF Bentwaters and the "Driven truck" - small ''driven'' branded tent with the ''driven''-branded 1996 Mercedes-Benz ['''N306 PNR'''] truck - for the standard magazine car show approach of reviewing cars in various places. The show's idents were made flashier and more colourful, instead of having the show still use the standard red colour. The intro theme was also remixed to reflect the changes.

Driven also was an early adopter of widescreen broadcasting as part of the changes in series 2 - in result, their first episode was aired in widescreen, but they made an error during broadcast where the programme was shown in widescreen for everyone, but letterboxed to 4:3. One of the earlier Driven trailers - notably for episode 2 - had an aspect ratio error, where the Driven intro ident used 16:9, but the footage and C4's graphics were correctly scaled to 4:3 - in result, 4:3 aspect ratio viewers saw the Driven intro ident in anamorphic 16:9 shrunken down to 4:3. Later episodes have fixed those problems and used widescreen correctly.

By the second episode, Driven introduced something called ''Paul Ripley's Driving School'', a small segment featuring the motoring expert Paul Ripley, which had its main premise in helping random Driven viewers on driving their cars properly, starting in episode 4 with a lesson on preventing skidding while cornering using a skid car and advice by Paul himself.

Series 2 was the last series that used the intro sequence taken from Series 1, where one of the presenters say “This is Driven!”, showing a shot of them driving in 3 different cars, with the driven text appearing as the video gets shrunk down to a cube being in the ''i''.

==== Jason Barlow and Driven ====
As part of the quality of life changes in the third series debuting in January 2000, Jason introduced viewers to the '''driven 100'''<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vzoO7gAxi_EceyS5yoybPw_hdsvLvFOOdUmGP7M6MbA/] Spreadsheet listing all cars group tested using the Driven 100 format.</ref> group test format, where cars were scored in four categories; '''driveability''', '''desirability''', '''practicality''' and '''cost of ownership''' - with each category having up to 25 points maximum and a total of 100 points to obtain.

Driven 100 scores were also shared on their at-the-time brand new website, simply being '''4car.co.uk''', which not only served as a home for the car programme, but also as a website to find out about Deals On Wheels (and much later, about Channel 4's World Rally Championship coverage).

On the 14th of April 2000, Jason Barlow officially joined BBC's Top Gear on a 3-year BBC TV contract, which simultaneously ended his tenure on Driven. He wouldn't be on the programme until the next series, as a replacement for Top Gear's stalwart Quentin Willson. This posed a problem for Driven, as they were without a presenter again, but they didn't wait that long to find a new one. More on that later.

"Driven 100" was then recycled and dumbed down to the "Top Gear Verdict", which did the similar premise as Driven 100 (splitting the test into categories and scoring from 1 out of 10, making the total score a calculated average using all of the points grabbed) and also revived Top Gear's "minitest" format from the late 1990s, but with better graphics and harsher outlook on reviewing cars, especially by Top Gear's researcher-made-presenter Adrian Simpson, who started the Top Gear Verdict with a harsh review of the diesel Seat Alhambra.

=== The peak of Driven ===

=== The downfall of Driven... caused by Top Gear ===

== Preservation Status ==
Currently, Driven has 79 episodes available out of 90 total episodes aired over the course of 4 years. A large majority of the footage is low quality (from 246p to 288p, long play mono VHS recordings encoded with Handbrake) and unsuitable for YouTube uploading.

==External Links==
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPXdgqmqGcu9TZ2fePvawmjYeiIu1-F5 Google Docs link for more information on the series.] Link provided by user Revolume.
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6NqSLDG-9oaSZhNTcQtJYYFO3ZDvW7Y5qPv-jOwg6w Google Docs link for more information about the scrapped "Series 9" of Driven.] Link provided by user Revolume.

==References==
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James Daniel May, also known as “Captain Slow”, is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter for shows such as “[[Driven]]” and [[Top Gear]]’’, who became the longest serving host of ''[[Top Gear]]'' in its entirety, presenting 187 episodes for both the original format of the show from 1999, and for the first iteration of the show's relaunch from 2002 - 2015 for the latter. During his second, more widely-regarded tenure on ''Top Gear'', he helped to transform the show into a global juggernaut along with [[Jeremy Clarkson]] and [[Richard Hammond]] with a cumulative global audience of 350 million people tuning in worldwide. James appeared from Series 2 to Series 22 of the current format of the show until he left the show in 2015 due to Clarkson's Firing.

==Career until 2003==

===Early Career===
In the early 1980s, May worked as a sub-editor for The Engineer and later for Autocar magazine, from which he was eventually dismissed due to a prank made for the 1992 Autocar Yearbook. Since then, he has contributed to numerous publications, including his regular column England Made Me in Car Magazine, (later) articles for the [[Top Gear Magazine]], and a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph.

===Initial Decline of Presenting===
In the early 1990s, television producer [[Jon Bentley]] initially considered James May as a potential presenter and even arranged for him to film a screen test featuring a Caterham. Bentley was keen on bringing May onto the show, believing he had the right qualities for the role. However, his efforts were ultimately thwarted by senior executives, who felt that May bore too much resemblance to Jeremy Clarkson. Specifically, they viewed him as another 'posh-sounding young bloke,' which they feared would result in a lack of contrast between presenters. Consequently, May was passed over for the position at the time. It wasn't until Jeremy Clarkson's unexpected departure in January 1999, that May would finally be brought on board as part of the presenting team.

===Main Host of ''Driven''===
James May began his television career in 1998 as a co-presenter on [[Channel 4]]'s motoring show [[Driven]], alongside [[Mike Brewer]], [[Peter Stevens]] and [[Jason Barlow]]. The programme aimed to rival the BBC's Top Gear by offering entertaining car reviews and automotive insights. However, after the first series, May was replaced by former rally driver [[Penny Mallory]]. May has attributed his departure to the producers' desire to include a female presenter, reflecting an early move towards diversity in television.

===Short stint of presenting on ''Top Gear'' in 1999===
James May's initial involvement with Top Gear dates back to 1999, following [[Jeremy Clarkson]]'s departure from the original format of the show. During this period, May contributed as a presenter, delivering segments such as test-driving the then-new Mazda MX-5. However, his tenure was brief, and he departed from the show shortly thereafter but remained as an occasional writer for Top Gear Magazine from 2000 to 2002, and was suddenly fired.

==Career until 2015==

===Return to ''Top Gear''===
After the first season of the show's 2002 relaunch, Clarkson persuaded [[Andy Wilman]] to rehire May in order to keep [[Richard Hammond]] on board, unfortunately sacrificing [[Jason Dawe]]'s position in the process. He made his debut as a co-presenter on the revamped Top Gear during its second series in 2003, where he earned the nickname 'Captain Slow' due to his cautious driving style and his obsessive attention to detail.

===Presenting Role in ''James May's Cars of the People''===
In 2014, James May presented "James May's Cars of the People" a British documentary series which explores the history and impact of vehicles that have significantly influenced everyday life
===Renewed success and ''Top Gear Live''===

===Departure from ''Top Gear''===
James May, along with his co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and [[Richard Hammond]], departed from the BBC's "Top Gear" in 2015 following an incident involving Clarkson and a producer. The BBC's decision to not renew Clarkson's contract led May and Hammond to also leave the show. They subsequently launched "The Grand Tour" on Amazon Prime Video in 2016,

==Career since 2015==

===Presenting Role on ''The Grand Tour''===
James May, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, later co-presented The Grand Tour from its inception in 2016 until its conclusion in 2024. The show featured a blend of car reviews, adventurous road trips, and engaging challenges, maintaining the dynamic established during their tenure on BBC's Top Gear. In September 2024, The Grand Tour aired its final episode, "One For The Road," marking the end of a 22-year collaboration among the trio.

==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Driven]]'' - 1998 (8 episodes)
*''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' - 1999 (10 episodes)
*''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' - 2003 - 2015 (167 episodes)
*''[[James May's Cars of the People]]'' - 2014, 2016 (6 episodes)
*''[[The Grand Tour]]'' - 2016 - 2024 (46 episodes)

==Trivia==

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James Daniel May, also known as “Captain Slow”, is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter for shows such as “[[Driven]]” and [[Top Gear]]’’, who became the longest serving host of ''[[Top Gear]]'' in its entirety, presenting 187 episodes for both the original format of the show from 1999, and for the first iteration of the show's relaunch from 2002 - 2015 for the latter. During his second, more widely-regarded tenure on ''Top Gear'', he helped to transform the show into a global juggernaut along with [[Jeremy Clarkson]] and [[Richard Hammond]] with a cumulative global audience of 350 million people tuning in worldwide. James appeared from Series 2 to Series 22 of the current format of the show until he left the show in 2015 due to Clarkson's Firing.

==Career until 2003==

===Early Career===
In the early 1980s, May worked as a sub-editor for The Engineer and later for Autocar magazine, from which he was eventually dismissed due to a prank. Since then, he has contributed to numerous publications, including his regular column England Made Me in Car Magazine, articles for Top Gear magazine, and a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph.

===Initial Decline of Presenting===
In the early 1990s, television producer [[Jon Bentley]] initially considered James May as a potential presenter and even arranged for him to film a screen test featuring a Caterham. Bentley was keen on bringing May onto the show, believing he had the right qualities for the role. However, his efforts were ultimately thwarted by senior executives, who felt that May bore too much resemblance to Jeremy Clarkson. Specifically, they viewed him as another 'posh-sounding young bloke,' which they feared would result in a lack of contrast between presenters. Consequently, May was passed over for the position at the time. It wasn't until Jeremy Clarkson's unexpected departure in January 1999, that May would finally be brought on board as part of the presenting team.

===Main Host of ''Driven''===
James May began his television career in 1998 as a co-presenter on [[Channel 4]]'s motoring show [[Driven]], alongside [[Mike Brewer]], [[Peter Stevens]] and [[Jason Barlow]]. The programme aimed to rival the BBC's Top Gear by offering entertaining car reviews and automotive insights. However, after the first series, May was replaced by former rally driver [[Penny Mallory]]. May has attributed his departure to the producers' desire to include a female presenter, reflecting an early move towards diversity in television.

===Short stint of presenting on ''Top Gear'' in 1999===
James May's initial involvement with Top Gear dates back to 1999, following [[Jeremy Clarkson]]'s departure from the original format of the show. During this period, May contributed as a presenter, delivering segments such as test-driving the then-new Mazda MX-5. However, his tenure was brief, and he departed from the show shortly thereafter but remained as an occasional writer for Top Gear Magazine from 2000 to 2002, and was suddenly fired.

==Career until 2015==

===Return to ''Top Gear''===
After the first season of the show's 2002 relaunch, Clarkson persuaded [[Andy Wilman]] to rehire May in order to keep [[Richard Hammond]] on board, unfortunately sacrificing [[Jason Dawe]]'s position in the process. He made his debut as a co-presenter on the revamped Top Gear during its second series in 2003, where he earned the nickname 'Captain Slow' due to his cautious driving style and his obsessive attention to detail.

===Presenting Role in ''James May's Cars of the People''===
In 2014, James May presented "James May's Cars of the People" a British documentary series which explores the history and impact of vehicles that have significantly influenced everyday life
===Renewed success and ''Top Gear Live''===

===Departure from ''Top Gear''===
James May, along with his co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and [[Richard Hammond]], departed from the BBC's "Top Gear" in 2015 following an incident involving Clarkson and a producer. The BBC's decision to not renew Clarkson's contract led May and Hammond to also leave the show. They subsequently launched "The Grand Tour" on Amazon Prime Video in 2016,

==Career since 2015==

===Presenting Role on ''The Grand Tour''===
James May, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, later co-presented The Grand Tour from its inception in 2016 until its conclusion in 2024. The show featured a blend of car reviews, adventurous road trips, and engaging challenges, maintaining the dynamic established during their tenure on BBC's Top Gear. In September 2024, The Grand Tour aired its final episode, "One For The Road," marking the end of a 22-year collaboration among the trio.

==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Driven]]'' - 1998 (8 episodes)
*''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' - 1999 (10 episodes)
*''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' - 2003 - 2015 (167 episodes)
*''[[James May's Cars of the People]]'' - 2014, 2016 (6 episodes)
*''[[The Grand Tour]]'' - 2016 - 2024 (46 episodes)

==Trivia==

==References==
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Top Gear/List of episodes

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==1 - 100==
The first 100 episodes of ''Top Gear'' aired between the 22nd April, 1977, and the 30th October, 1984.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 1|Episode 1 (22/04/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 2|Episode 2 (20/05/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 3|Episode 3 (26/06/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 4|Episode 4 (00/07/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 5|Episode 5 (00/08/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 6|Episode 6 (00/09/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 7|Episode 7 (00/10/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 8|Episode 8 (15/11/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Regional Episodes/Regional Episode 9|Episode 9 (02/12/1977)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 1|Episode 10 (13/07/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 2|Episode 11 (20/07/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Episode 12 (27/07/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 4|Episode 13 (03/08/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 5|Episode 14 (10/08/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 6|Episode 15 (17/08/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 7|Episode 16 (24/08/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 8|Episode 17 (31/08/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 9|Episode 18 (07/09/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 10|Episode 19 (14/09/1978)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 1|Episode 20 (01/05/1979)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 2|Episode 21 (08/05/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 3|Episode 22 (15/05/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 4|Episode 23 (22/05/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 5|Episode 24 (29/05/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 6|Episode 25 (05/05/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 7|Episode 26 (12/06/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 8|Episode 27 (19/06/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 9|Episode 28 (26/06/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 10|Episode 29 (03/07/1979)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 1|Episode 30 (01/04/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 2|Episode 31 (08/04/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 3|Episode 32 (15/04/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 4|Episode 33 (06/05/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 5|Episode 34 (13/05/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 3/Episode 6|Episode 35 (20/05/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 1|Episode 36 (02/09/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 2|Episode 37 (09/09/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 3|Episode 38 (16/09/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 4|Episode 39 (23/09/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 5|Episode 40 (30/09/1980)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Episode 6|Episode 41 (07/10/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 4/Top Gear Turns Back The Clock|Episode 42 (21/10/1980)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 1|Episode 43 (21/04/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 2|Episode 44 (28/04/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 3|Episode 45 (05/05/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 4|Episode 46 (12/05/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 5|Episode 47 (19/05/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 6|Episode 48 (26/05/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 7|Episode 49 (02/06/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 5/Episode 8|Episode 50 (09/06/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 1|Episode 51 (03/11/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 2|Episode 52 (10/11/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 3|Episode 53 (17/11/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 4|Episode 54 (24/11/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 5|Episode 55 (01/12/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 6|Episode 56 (08/12/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 6/Episode 7|Episode 57 (15/12/1981)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 1|Episode 58 (13/04/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 2|Episode 59 (20/04/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 3|Episode 60 (27/04/1982)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 4|Episode 61 (04/05/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 5|Episode 62 (11/05/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 6|Episode 63 (18/05/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 7|Episode 64 (25/05/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 7/Episode 8|Episode 65 (01/06/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 1|Episode 66 (07/09/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 2|Episode 67 (14/09/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 3|Episode 68 (21/09/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 4|Episode 69 (28/09/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 5|Episode 70 (05/10/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Episode 6|Episode 71 (12/10/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/A Ring Round London Special|Episode 72 (03/11/1982)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 8/Belt Up Special|Episode 73 (29/01/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 1|Episode 74 (02/03/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 2|Episode 75 (09/03/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 3|Episode 76 (16/03/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 4|Episode 77 (23/03/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 5|Episode 78 (30/03/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 6|Episode 79 (05/04/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 7|Episode 80 (12/04/1983)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 9/Episode 8|Episode 81 (19/04/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 1|Episode 82 (06/09/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 2|Episode 83 (13/09/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 3|Episode 84 (20/09/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 4|Episode 85 (27/09/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Second Hand Cars Special|Episode 86 (04/10/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 6|Episode 87 (11/10/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 7|Episode 88 (18/10/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 10/Episode 8|Episode 89 (25/10/1983)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 1|Episode 90 (28/02/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 2|Episode 91 (06/03/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Rust Special|Episode 92 (13/03/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 4|Episode 93 (20/03/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 5|Episode 94 (27/03/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 6|Episode 95 (04/04/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 7|Episode 96 (11/04/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 8|Episode 97 (18/04/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 11/Episode 9|Episode 98 (25/04/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 1|Episode 99 (23/10/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 2|Episode 100 (30/10/1984)]]
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==101 - 200==
The subsequent 100 episodes aired between the 6th November, 1984, and the 3rd April, 1990.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 3|Episode 101 (06/11/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 4|Episode 102 (13/11/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 5|Episode 103 (20/11/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 6|Episode 104 (04/12/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 12/Episode 7|Episode 105 (11/11/1984)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 1|Episode 106 (05/03/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 2|Episode 107 (12/03/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 3|Episode 108 (19/03/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 4|Episode 109 (26/03/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 5|Episode 110 (02/04/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 6|Episode 111 (09/04/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 7|Episode 112 (16/04/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 8|Episode 113 (23/04/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 13/Episode 9|Episode 114 (30/04/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 1|Episode 115 (03/09/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 2|Episode 116 (10/09/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 3|Episode 117 (17/09/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 4|Episode 118 (24/09/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 5|Episode 119 (01/10/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 6|Episode 120 (08/10/1985)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 7|Episode 121 (15/10/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 14/Episode 8|Episode 122 (22/10/1985)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 1|Episode 123 (08/04/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 2|Episode 124 (15/04/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 3|Episode 125 (22/04/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 4|Episode 126 (29/04/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 5|Episode 127 (06/05/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 6|Episode 128 (13/05/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 7|Episode 129 (20/05/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 8|Episode 130 (27/05/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 9|Episode 131 (03/06/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 15/Episode 10|Episode 132 (10/06/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 1|Episode 133 (09/09/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 2|Episode 134 (16/09/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 3|Episode 135 (23/09/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 4|Episode 136 (30/09/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 5|Episode 137 (07/10/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 6|Episode 138 (14/10/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 7|Episode 139 (21/10/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 8|Episode 140 (28/10/1986)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 16/Episode 9|Episode 141 (20/11/1986)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 1|Episode 142 (07/04/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 2|Episode 143 (14/04/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 3|Episode 144 (21/04/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 4|Episode 145 (28/04/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 5|Episode 146 (05/05/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 6|Episode 147 (12/05/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 7|Episode 148 (19/05/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 17/Episode 8|Episode 149 (26/05/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 1|Episode 150 (10/09/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 2|Episode 151 (17/09/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 3|Episode 152 (24/09/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 4|Episode 153 (01/10/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 5|Episode 154 (08/10/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 6|Episode 155 (15/10/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 7|Episode 156 (22/10/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 8|Episode 157 (29/10/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 9|Episode 158 (05/11/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 10|Episode 159 (12/11/1987)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 18/Episode 11|Episode 160 (19/11/1987)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 1|Episode 162 (07/04/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 2|Episode 163 (14/04/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 3|Episode 164 (21/04/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 4|Episode 165 (28/04/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 5|Episode 166 (05/05/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 6|Episode 167 (12/05/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 7|Episode 168 (19/05/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Episode 8|Episode 169 (26/05/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/On The Grid Special|Episode 170 (03/06/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 19/Car of the Decade Special|Episode 171 (22/09/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 1|Episode 172 (29/09/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 2|Episode 173 (06/10/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 3|Episode 174 (13/10/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 4|Episode 175 (20/10/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 5|Episode 176 (27/10/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 6|Episode 177 (03/11/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 7|Episode 178 (10/11/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 20/Episode 8|Episode 179 (17/11/1988)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 1|Episode 180 (21/03/1989)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 2|Episode 181 (28/03/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 3|Episode 182 (04/04/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 4|Episode 183 (11/04/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 5|Episode 184 (18/04/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 6|Episode 185 (25/04/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 7|Episode 186 (02/05/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 21/Episode 8|Episode 187 (09/05/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 1|Episode 188 (14/09/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 2|Episode 189 (21/09/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 3|Episode 190 (28/09/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 4|Episode 191 (05/10/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 5|Episode 192 (12/10/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 6|Episode 193 (19/10/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 7|Episode 194 (27/10/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 8|Episode 195 (02/11/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 9|Episode 196 (09/11/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 10|Episode 197 (16/11/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 22/Episode 11|Episode 198 (23/11/1989)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 1|Episode 199 (27/03/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 2|Episode 200 (03/04/1990)]]
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==201 - 300==
The show's third century of episodes aired between the 10th April, 1990 and the 3rd March, 1994.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 3|Episode 201 (10/04/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 4|Episode 202 (17/04/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 5|Episode 203 (24/04/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 6|Episode 204 (01/05/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 7|Episode 205 (08/05/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 23/Episode 8|Episode 206 (15/05/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 1|Episode 207 (27/09/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 2|Episode 208 (04/10/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 3|Episode 209 (11/10/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 4|Episode 210 (18/10/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 5|Episode 211 (25/10/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 6|Episode 212 (01/11/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 7|Episode 213 (08/11/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 8|Episode 214 (15/11/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 9|Episode 215 (22/11/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 24/Episode 10|Episode 216 (29/11/1990)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 1|Episode 217 (28/02/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 2|Episode 218 (07/03/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 3|Episode 219 (14/03/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 4|Episode 220 (21/03/1991)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 5|Episode 221 (28/03/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 6|Episode 222 (04/04/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 7|Episode 223 (11/04/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 8|Episode 224 (18/04/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 9|Episode 225 (25/04/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 25/Episode 10|Episode 226 (02/05/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 1|Episode 227 (19/09/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 2|Episode 228 (26/09/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 3|Episode 229 (03/10/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 4|Episode 230 (10/10/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 5|Episode 231 (17/10/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 6|Episode 232 (24/10/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 7|Episode 233 (31/10/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 8|Episode 234 (07/11/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 9|Episode 235 (14/11/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 10|Episode 236 (21/11/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 11|Episode 237 (28/11/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 12|Episode 238 (05/12/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 13|Episode 239 (12/12/1991)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 26/Episode 14|Episode 240 (19/12/1991)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 1|Episode 241 (27/02/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 2|Episode 242 (05/03/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 3|Episode 243 (12/03/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 4|Episode 244 (19/03/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 5|Episode 245 (26/03/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 6|Episode 246 (02/04/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 7|Episode 247 (09/04/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 8|Episode 248 (16/04/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 9|Episode 249 (23/04/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 10|Episode 250 (30/04/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27/Episode 11|Episode 251 (07/05/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 1|Episode 252 (24/09/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 2|Episode 253 (01/10/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 3|Episode 254 (08/10/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 4|Episode 255 (15/10/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 5|Episode 256 (22/10/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 6|Episode 257 (29/10/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 7|Episode 258 (05/11/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 8|Episode 259 (12/11/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 9|Episode 260 (19/11/1992)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 10|Episode 261 (26/11/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 11|Episode 262 (03/12/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 12|Episode 263 (10/12/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Episode 13|Episode 264 (17/12/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 28/Reverse Gear Special|Episode 265 (24/12/1992)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 1|Episode 266 (18/02/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 2|Episode 267 (25/02/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 3|Episode 268 (04/03/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 4|Episode 269 (11/03/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 5|Episode 270 (18/03/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 6|Episode 271 (25/03/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 7|Episode 272 (01/04/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 8|Episode 273 (08/04/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 9|Episode 274 (15/04/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 10|Episode 275 (22/04/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 11|Episode 276 (29/04/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 12|Episode 277 (06/05/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 13|Episode 278 (13/05/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 14|Episode 279 (20/05/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 15|Episode 280 (27/05/1993)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Episode 16|Episode 281 (03/06/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 29/Spring Highlight Special|Episode 282 (10/06/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 1|Episode 283 (09/09/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 2|Episode 284 (16/09/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 3|Episode 285 (23/09/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 4|Episode 286 (30/09/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 5|Episode 287 (07/10/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 6|Episode 288 (14/10/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 7|Episode 289 (21/10/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 8|Episode 290 (28/10/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 9|Episode 291 (04/11/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 10|Episode 292 (11/11/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 11|Episode 293 (18/11/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 12|Episode 294 (25/11/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 13|Episode 295 (02/12/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 14|Episode 296 (09/12/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Episode 15|Episode 297 (16/12/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Rolls-Royce Alpine Challenge|Episode 298 (20/12/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 30/Highlight Special|Episode 299 (30/12/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 1|Episode 300 (03/03/1994)]]
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==301 - 400==
The show's fourth century of episodes aired between the 10th March, 1994 and the 10th April, 1997.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 2|Episode 301 (10/03/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 3|Episode 302 (17/03/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 4|Episode 303 (24/03/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 5|Episode 304 (31/03/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 6|Episode 305 (07/04/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 7|Episode 306 (14/04/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 8|Episode 307 (21/04/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 9|Episode 308 (28/04/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 10|Episode 309 (05/05/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 31/Episode 11|Episode 310 (12/05/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 1|Episode 311 (22/09/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 2|Episode 312 (29/09/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 3|Episode 313 (06/10/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 4|Episode 314 (13/10/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 5|Episode 315 (20/10/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 6|Episode 316 (27/10/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 7|Episode 317 (03/11/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 8|Episode 318 (17/11/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 9|Episode 319 (24/11/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 10|Episode 320 (01/12/1994)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 11|Episode 321 (08/12/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 12|Episode 322 (15/12/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Episode 13|Episode 323 (22/12/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 32/Klausen Run|Episode 324 (05/01/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 1|Episode 325 (16/02/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 2|Episode 326 (23/02/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 3|Episode 327 (02/03/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 4|Episode 328 (09/03/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 5|Episode 329 (16/03/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 6|Episode 330 (23/03/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 7|Episode 331 (30/03/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 8|Episode 332 (06/04/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 9|Episode 333 (13/04/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/The Oh So Beautiful Bugatti|Episode 334 (18/04/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 10|Episode 335 (20/04/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 11|Episode 336 (27/04/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 12|Episode 337 (04/05/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Classics & Sportscar Show|Episode 338 (07/05/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 33/Episode 13|Episode 339 (11/05/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 1|Episode 340 (21/09/1995)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 2|Episode 341 (28/09/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 3|Episode 342 (05/10/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 4|Episode 343 (12/10/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 5|Episode 344 (19/10/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 6|Episode 345 (26/10/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 7|Episode 346 (02/11/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 8|Episode 347 (09/11/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 9|Episode 348 (16/11/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 10|Episode 349 (23/11/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 11|Episode 350 (30/11/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 12|Episode 351 (07/12/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 13|Episode 352 (14/12/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 34/Episode 14|Episode 353 (21/12/1995)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 1|Episode 354 (15/02/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 2|Episode 355 (22/02/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 3|Episode 356 (29/02/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 4|Episode 357 (07/03/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 5|Episode 358 (14/03/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 6|Episode 359 (21/03/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 7|Episode 360 (28/03/1996)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 8|Episode 361 (04/04/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 9|Episode 362 (11/04/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 10|Episode 363 (18/04/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/The Search for the Silver Arrow|Episode 364 (22/04/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 11|Episode 365 (25/04/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 12|Episode 366 (02/05/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 13|Episode 367 (09/05/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Episode 14|Episode 368 (16/05/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Ferrari: The Italian Legend#1996 version|Episode 369 (06/06/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 35/Top Gear Live|Episode 370 (20/07/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 1|Episode 371 (05/09/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 2|Episode 372 (12/09/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 3|Episode 373 (19/09/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 4|Episode 374 (26/09/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 5|Episode 375 (03/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 6|Episode 376 (10/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 7|Episode 377 (17/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 8|Episode 378 (24/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 9|Episode 379 (31/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 10|Episode 380 (07/11/1996)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 11|Episode 381 (14/11/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 12|Episode 382 (21/11/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 13|Episode 383 (28/11/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 14|Episode 384 (05/12/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/Episode 15|Episode 385 (10/12/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 36/London to Brighton: The Centenary Run|Episode 386 (19/12/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Aston Martin Special|Episode 387 (02/01/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/RAC Rally Special|Episode 388 (09/01/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 1|Episode 389 (16/01/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 2|Episode 390 (23/01/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 3|Episode 391 (30/01/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 4|Episode 392 (06/02/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 5|Episode 393 (13/02/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 6|Episode 394 (20/02/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 7|Episode 395 (27/02/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 8|Episode 396 (06/03/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 9|Episode 397 (13/03/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 10|Episode 398 (20/03/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 11|Episode 399 (27/03/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 12|Episode 400 (03/04/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 13|Episode 401 (10/04/1997)]]
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==401 - 500==
The show's fifth century of episodes aired between the 17th April, 1997 and the 28th September, 2000.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 14|Episode 402 (17/04/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 15|Episode 403 (24/04/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 16|Episode 404 (01/05/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 17|Episode 405 (08/05/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 37/Episode 18|Episode 406 (15/05/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 1|Episode 407 (04/09/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 2|Episode 408 (11/09/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 3|Episode 409 (18/09/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 4|Episode 410 (25/09/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 5|Episode 411 (02/10/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 6|Episode 412 (09/10/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 7|Episode 413 (16/10/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 8|Episode 414 (23/10/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 9|Episode 415 (30/10/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 10|Episode 416 (06/11/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 11|Episode 417 (13/11/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 12|Episode 418 (20/11/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 13|Episode 419 (27/11/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 14|Episode 420 (04/12/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 15|Episode 421 (11/12/1997)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/Episode 16|Episode 422 (18/12/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 38/The TVR Story|Episode 423 (22/12/1997)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 1|Episode 424 (19/02/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 2|Episode 425 (26/02/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 3|Episode 426 (05/03/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 4|Episode 427 (12/03/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 5|Episode 428 (19/03/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 6|Episode 429 (26/03/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 7|Episode 430 (02/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/JD Power Survey 1998|Episode 431 (09/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 9|Episode 432 (16/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 10|Episode 433 (23/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 11|Episode 434 (30/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 12|Episode 435 (07/05/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Episode 13|Episode 436 (14/05/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 39/Top Gear Live 1998|Episode 437 (23/05/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 1|Episode 438 (10/09/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 2|Episode 439 (17/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 3|Episode 440 (24/04/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 4|Episode 441 (01/10/1998)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 5|Episode 442 (08/10/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 6|Episode 443 (15/10/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 7|Episode 444 (22/10/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 8|Episode 445 (29/10/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 9|Episode 446 (05/11/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 10|Episode 447 (12/11/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 11|Episode 448 (19/11/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 12|Episode 449 (26/11/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 13|Episode 450 (03/12/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 14|Episode 451 (10/12/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Episode 15|Episode 452 (17/12/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 40/Blood, Salt & Tears Special|Episode 453 (21/12/1998)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 1|Episode 453 (18/03/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 2|Episode 454 (25/03/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 3|Episode 455 (01/04/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/JD Power Survey 1999|Episode 456 (08/04/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 5|Episode 457 (15/04/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 6|Episode 458 (22/04/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 7|Episode 459 (29/04/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 8|Episode 460 (06/05/1999)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 9|Episode 461 (13/05/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 10|Episode 462 (20/05/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 11|Episode 463 (27/05/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 41/Episode 12|Episode 464 (03/06/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 1|Episode 465 (09/09/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 2|Episode 466 (16/09/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 3|Episode 467 (23/09/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 4|Episode 468 (30/09/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 5|Episode 469 (07/10/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 6|Episode 470 (14/10/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 7|Episode 471 (21/10/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 8|Episode 472 (28/10/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 9|Episode 473 (11/11/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 10|Episode 474 (18/11/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 11|Episode 475 (25/11/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 12|Episode 476 (02/12/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 13|Episode 477 (09/12/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/21 Years of Top Gear|Episode 478 (16/09/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 10|Episode 479 (18/11/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 11|Episode 480 (25/11/1999)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 12|Episode 481 (02/12/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 42/Episode 13|Episode 482 (09/12/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 1|Episode 483 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 2|Episode 484 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 3|Episode 485 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Top Gear Awards 2000|Episode 486 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 5|Episode 487 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 6|Episode 488 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 7|Episode 489 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 8|Episode 490 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 9|Episode 491 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 10|Episode 492 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 11|Episode 493 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 12|Episode 494 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/JD Power Survey 2000|Episode 495 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 14|Episode 496 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 15|Episode 497 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 16|Episode 498 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 17|Episode 499 (27/01/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 43/Episode 18|Episode 500 (27/01/2000)]]
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==501 - 600==
The show's sixth century of episodes and first of the 21st Century aired between the 7th September, 2000 and the 8th August, 2004.
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 1|Episode 501 (07/09/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 2|Episode 502 (14/09/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 3|Episode 503 (21/09/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 4|Episode 504 (28/09/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 5|Episode 505 (05/10/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 6|Episode 506 (12/10/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 7|Episode 507 (19/10/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 8|Episode 508 (26/10/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 9|Episode 509 (02/11/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 10|Episode 510 (09/11/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 11|Episode 511 (16/11/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 12|Episode 512 (23/11/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 13|Episode 513 (30/11/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 14|Episode 514 (07/12/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Episode 15|Episode 515 (14/12/2000)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 44/Top Gear Awards 2001|Episode 516 (11/02/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 1|Episode 517 (22/01/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 2|Episode 518 (01/03/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 3|Episode 519 (08/03/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 4|Episode 520 (15/03/2001)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 5|Episode 521 (22/03/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 6|Episode 522 (29/03/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 7|Episode 523 (05/04/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/JD Power Survey 2001|Episode 524 (12/04/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 9|Episode 525 (19/04/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 10|Episode 526 (26/04/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 11|Episode 527 (03/05/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 12|Episode 528 (10/05/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 13|Episode 529 (17/05/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 14|Episode 530 (31/05/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 45/Episode 15|Episode 531 (07/06/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 1|Episode 532 (14/06/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 2|Episode 533 (21/06/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 3|Episode 534 (28/06/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 4|Episode 535 (05/07/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 5|Episode 536 (12/07/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 6|Episode 537 (19/07/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 7|Episode 538 (26/07/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Value For Money Special|Episode 539 (02/08/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 9|Episode 540 (09/08/2001)]]
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*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 10|Episode 541 (16/08/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 11|Episode 542 (23/08/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 12|Episode 543 (30/08/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 13|Episode 544 (06/09/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 14|Episode 545 (27/09/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 15|Episode 546 (04/10/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 16|Episode 547 (11/10/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 46/Episode 17|Episode 548 (25/10/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 47/Episode 1|Episode 549 (08/11/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 47/Episode 2|Episode 550 (15/11/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 47/Episode 3|Episode 551 (10/12/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 47/Episode 4|Episode 552 (17/12/2001)]]
*[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 47/Top Gear Awards 2002|Episode 553 (04/02/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 1|Episode 554 (20/10/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 2|Episode 555 (27/10/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 3|Episode 556 (03/11/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 4|Episode 557 (10/11/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 5|Episode 558 (17/11/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 6|Episode 559 (24/11/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 7|Episode 560 (01/12/2002)]]
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*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 8|Episode 561 (08/12/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 9|Episode 562 (22/12/2002)]]
*[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 10|Episode 563 (29/12/2002)]]
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==601 - 700==
The show's seventh century of episodes and first to exclusively represent the show's relaunched format aired between the 19th September, 2004 and the 12th July, 2009.

==701 - 800==
The show's eighth century of episodes aired between the 19th July, 2009 and the 31st January, 2016.

==801 - 900==
The show's ninth and to date, final century of episodes commenced airing on the 7th February, 2016. It is set to be the show's longest century to date, and will likely not be finished until 2024 at the earliest.

==Non-chronological episodes==
The following can be loosely considered to be episodes of ''Top Gear'' due to featuring hosts who were actively presenting the show at the time, but were either not referred to as such, or were not shown on television in the United Kingdom.

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*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '80|Episode A1 (14/10/1980)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Fair (1981)|Episode A2 (20/10/1981)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show Live|Episode A3 (19/10/1982)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '82|Episode A4 (19/10/1982)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '84#Part 1|Episode A5 (16/10/1984)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '84#Part 2|Episode A6 (16/10/1984)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '86#Part 1|Episode A7 (14/10/1986)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '86#Part 2|Episode A8 (15/10/1986)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '87#Part 1|Episode A9 (21/10/1987)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '87#Part 2|Episode A10 (22/10/1987)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '87#Special|Episode A11 (25/10/1987)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '88#Part 1|Episode A12 (18/10/1988)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '88#Part 2|Episode A13 (19/10/1988)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '88#Special|Episode A14 (23/10/1988)]]
*[[The Great Chase Special|Episode A15 (29/03/1989)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '89#Part 1|Episode A16 (18/10/1989)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '89#Part 2|Episode A17 (20/10/1989)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '89#Special|Episode A18 (22/10/1989)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '90#Part 1|Episode A19 (20/09/1990)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '90#Part 2|Episode A20 (23/09/1990)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motorfair '91|Episode A21 (20/10/1991)]]
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*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '92#Part 2|Episode A23 (25/10/1992)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/The London Motor Show (1993)#Part 2|Episode A25 (24/10/1993)]]
*[[Top Gear: Supercars|Episode A26 (07/03/1994)]]
*[[Top Gear: Classic Cars|Episode A27 (05/09/1994)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '94#Part 2|Episode A29 (23/10/1994)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/The London Motor Show (1995)#Part 2|Episode A31 (22/10/1995)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show (1996)#Part 2|Episode A33 (20/10/1996)]]
*[[Top Gear: Fast and Furious|Episode A34 (02/06/1997)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/The London Motor Show (1997)|Episode A36 (19/10/1997)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/The Motor Show (1998)|Episode A38 (25/10/1998)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show '99#Part 2|Episode A40 (24/10/1999)]]
*[[Top Gear: Fast and Furious 2|Episode A41 (03/04/2000)]]
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*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/The Motor Show 2000#Part 2|Episode A43 (22/10/2000)]]
*[[BBC Motor Show TV Specials/Motor Show 2002|Episode A44 (27/10/2002)]]
*[[Stars in Fast Cars (Sport Relief Special)|Episode A45 (10/07/2004)]]
*[[Top Gear: Revved Up (Thrashing, Crashing and Trashing)|Episode A46 (06/06/2005)]]
*[[Top Gear of the Pops|Episode A47 (16/03/2007)]]
*[[Richard Hammond's Top Gear Interactive Challenge|Episode A48 (21/11/2007)]]
*[[Top Ground Gear Force|Episode A49 (14/03/2008)]]
*[[Richard Hammond's Top Gear Stunt Challenge|Episode A50 (17/11/2008)]]
*[[Richard Hammond's Top Gear Uncovered|Episode A51 (16/11/2009)]]
*[[Top Gear: Apocalypse|Episode A52 (22/11/2010)]]
*[[Top Gear: At The Movies|Episode A53 (14/11/2011)]]
*[[Top Gear: The Worst Car In The History Of The World|Episode A54 (19/11/2012)]]
*[[Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip|Episode A55 (18/11/2013)]]
*[[Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2|Episode A56 (17/11/2014)]]

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== Derek Smith ==
[[File:Derek Smith.png|thumb|Derek Smith ]]
'''Derek Smith''' (16 April 1927 – 17 March 2015) was a British producer whose body of work extended to more than 100 programmes or series. He was the creator and producer of the original BBC television series ''[[Top Gear]]'' and the adventure survival series ''Now Get Out Of That''. Working as an assistant producer on the newly created ''Farming'' magazine programme. In the early 1960s he moved on to work on general programming, directing, and producing films and programmes on a range of subjects for the BBC.

== Creating Top Gear ==
In April 1977, Smith created and produced a new series for BBC1 Midlands, ''[[Top Gear]]''. A magazine style programme, it ran for nine monthly episodes shown only in the Midlands region. The idea for Top Gear came when he reportedly looked out across the car park at the BBC’s former [[Pebble Mill Studios]] that made him come up with the idea for a motoring show, devising the name “''Top Gear''” and the format. The theme tune of Top Gear was "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers, as Smith had their album and decided to use this song, while his son Graham Smith gave the idea for him to also use Elton John's "Out of the Blue", which was used for the outro sequence. The following year, it became a network show, broadcast nationally on BBC 2.

Smith continued as series producer. A spin-off programme Smith also produced annually from 1984 to 1998, called ''Rally Report''. Rally Report had a nightly report, including film, of the Lombard RAC Rally, dominantly presented by [[William Woollard]] to 1991, with other hosts coming in eventually, such as Steve Lee, John Leslie and ITV's motorsport commentator Steve Rider. Smith continued working on the show as a series producer until 1986.

== Other Notable Work ==
One of the first of a number of films he made about the services was ''Soldier In The Sun'', a film looking at the Royal Anglian Regiment in Aden and Yemen (1964). The film has been chosen by the BBC for inclusion in its BBC Four Army Collection. Another was ''Singapore Twilight'' (1965) showing the closing tasks of Midland army units. Others include: ''The Last Outpost'', a film about the Trucial Oman Scouts in Arabia (1965); ''Men Of Action'', a Royal Marines team competition (1966); ''Fly The Helicopter'', showing the RAF Search and Rescue at work (1966); ''They Speak The Language Anyway'' looking at life at a US Air Force base at Mildenhall in East Anglia. (1967)

Smith produced several series of ''Kick Start'', a competition based on the sport of motorcycle trials riding. An original programme devised by Smith was ''Now Get Out Of That'', an outdoor competition between two teams testing their survival abilities along with problem solving mental tests.

Smith also briefly appeared on a Top Gear episode, as one of the people talking about the remote-controlled motorsport scene for Series 42, Episode 4, broadcast on the 30th of September 1999.

== Death ==
Derek Smith, died aged 87, was a BBC documentary producer whose body of work covered more than 100 programmes or series. As an ideas man, he had few equals and created many original series, including the motoring show Top Gear.

== References ==
<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/02/derek-smith-obituary</ref> [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/02/derek-smith-obituary Derek Smith obituary (The Guardian)]

<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Smith_(television_producer)</ref> [[wikipedia:Derek_Smith_(television_producer)|Derek Smith (television producer)-Wikipedia]]

<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/top-gear-creator-derek-smith-786471/</ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/top-gear-creator-derek-smith-786471/ Derek Smith obituary (The Hollywood Reporter)]

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== Derek Smith ==
[[File:Derek Smith.png|thumb|Derek Smith ]]
'''Derek Smith''' (16 April 1927 – 17 March 2015) was a British producer whose body of work extended to more than 100 programmes or series. He was the creator and producer of the original BBC Television series of ''[[Top Gear]]'' and the adventure survival series ''Now Get Out Of That''. Working as an assistant producer on the newly created ''Farming'' magazine programme. In the early 1960s he moved on to work on general programming, directing, and producing films and programmes on a range of subjects for the BBC.

== Creating Top Gear ==
In April 1977, Smith created and produced a new series for BBC Midlands, ''[[Top Gear]]''. A magazine style programme, it ran for nine monthly episodes shown only in the Midlands region. The idea for Top Gear came when he reportedly looked out across the car park at the BBC’s former [[Pebble Mill Studios]] that made him come up with the idea for a motoring show, devising the name “''Top Gear''” and the format. The theme tune of Top Gear was "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers, as Smith had their album and decided to use this song, while his son Graham Smith gave the idea for him to also use Elton John's "Out of the Blue", which was used for the outro sequence. The following year, it became a network show, broadcast nationally on BBC 2.

Smith continued as series producer. A spin-off programme Smith also produced annually from 1984 to 1998, called ''Rally Report''. Rally Report had a nightly report, including film, of the Lombard RAC Rally, dominantly presented by [[William Woollard]] to 1991, with other hosts coming in eventually, such as Steve Lee, John Leslie and ITV's motorsport commentator Steve Rider. Smith continued working on the show as a series producer until 1986.

== Other Notable Work ==
One of the first of a number of films he made about the services was ''Soldier In The Sun'', a film looking at the Royal Anglian Regiment in Aden and Yemen (1964). The film has been chosen by the BBC for inclusion in its BBC Four Army Collection. Another was ''Singapore Twilight'' (1965) showing the closing tasks of Midland army units. Others include: ''The Last Outpost'', a film about the Trucial Oman Scouts in Arabia (1965); ''Men Of Action'', a Royal Marines team competition (1966); ''Fly The Helicopter'', showing the RAF Search and Rescue at work (1966); ''They Speak The Language Anyway'' looking at life at a US Air Force base at Mildenhall in East Anglia. (1967)

Smith produced several series of ''Kick Start'', a competition based on the sport of motorcycle trials riding. An original programme devised by Smith was ''Now Get Out Of That'', an outdoor competition between two teams testing their survival abilities along with problem solving mental tests.

Smith also briefly appeared on a Top Gear episode, as one of the people talking about the remote-controlled motorsport scene for Series 42, Episode 4, broadcast on the 30th of September 1999.

== Death ==
Derek Smith, died aged 87, was a BBC documentary producer whose body of work covered more than 100 programmes or series. As an ideas man, he had few equals and created many original series, including the motoring show Top Gear.

== References ==
<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/02/derek-smith-obituary</ref> [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/02/derek-smith-obituary Derek Smith obituary (The Guardian)]

<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Smith_(television_producer)</ref> [[wikipedia:Derek_Smith_(television_producer)|Derek Smith (television producer)-Wikipedia]]

<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/top-gear-creator-derek-smith-786471/</ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/top-gear-creator-derek-smith-786471/ Derek Smith obituary (The Hollywood Reporter)]

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The GearKnob wiki was created in February 2022 by a Top Gear lost media historian named AlexGRFan97, better known online as AlexTGRF or GearknobAlex.

The main premise of the wiki was to provide a complete encyclopedia of motoring programmes to be preserved from being lost to time, with some rules placed in, to avoid the wiki having to document programmes that don't relate to Top Gear in any way, shape or form.

Unfortunately, abandonment and lack of interest led to the wiki being left gathering dust. And on the 29th of March 2025, the wiki was closed indefinitely for possible future renovations related to the website. Any progress will be followed further on the [https://tgcomplete.com Top Gear Complete Collection website].

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