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'Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson' (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. He writes weekly columns for ''The Sunday Times'' and ''The Sun'', but is better known for his role on the BBC TV show ''Top Gear''. The show won an International Emmy in 2005. He and James May were the first people to reach the magnetic North Pole in a car, which was aired in a ''Top Gear'' special on the 25th July 2007 on BBC 2.[1]
"Not a man given to considered opinion", according to the BBC,[2] Clarkson is known to be opinionated and forthright in his views. In the ''Daily Mirror'' of 9 June 2000 he was described by Tony Parsons as a "dazzling hero of political incorrectness".[3]
''The Economist'', on the subject of road pricing in UK, has also described him as a "skilful propagandist for the motoring lobby".[4]
Biography
Born in Doncaster to Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, Clarkson was educated at Repton, a fee-paying public school which he claims to have been expelled from.[5] His first job was as a travelling salesman for his parents' business selling Paddington Bear toys, after which he trained as a journalist with the ''Rotherham Advertiser''.[6]
In 2004 during an episode of the BBC's ''Who Do You Think You Are?'', Clarkson was invited to investigate his family history; including the story of his great-great-great grandfather John Kilner (1792–1857), who invented the Kilner jar; a receptacle for preserved fruit.[7]
Clarkson currently lives in the town of Chipping Norton, situated in the Cotswolds, with his wife and three children. He formerly lived in London. His second home is a lighthouse on the Isle of Man. [8]
In spite of his penchant for fast driving and high performance cars, Clarkson has been reported as having a clean licence.[7] Nonetheless, he is not reluctant to discuss driving fast: In a November 2005 article in ''The Sunday Times'', Clarkson wrote, while discussing the Bugatti Veyron, "On a recent drive across Europe I desperately wanted to reach the top speed but I ran out of road when the needle hit 240mph", and later, in the same article, "From the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn’t believe me".[10]
Television career
Cars
Clarkson is most associated with the British motoring programme ''Top Gear'', which he presented from 27 October 1988 to 3 February 2000[11], in the programme's original format, and then again from 20 October 2002, when it was relaunched in a new format after a brief period off the air. His current co-presenters are James May and Richard Hammond. It is now the most-watched TV show on BBC Two,[12]and is also shown in over 100 countries around the world.[13] It won an International Emmy in 2005, for the best non-scripted entertainment show that was not broadcast in the United States. Clarkson said: "I didn't attend the awards ceremony because I didn't know that we had won, and I only found out after a 4am text message, whilst I was busy writing the script for the next show....". It then also received a National Television Award for best Factual Programme in 2006, defeating the likes of ''Planet Earth'' and ''Bad Lad's Army''.[14]
Clarkson has periodically released motoring-based videos, such as "Clarkson - Unleashed on Cars".[7] Over the years, his videos have shown him driving many exotic cars, including a Ford GT40 which had been specially adapted to accommodate taller drivers; Clarkson is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m). He is also known for destroying his most hated cars in various ways, including catapulting a Nissan Sunny using a trebuchet, and dropping a Porsche 911 onto a caravan (after plunging a piano onto the bonnet and dousing it in hydrochloric acid, amongst other things).
He has also presented other motoring-related series such as ''Star Cars'', ''Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld'', and ''Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years''.[16]
'Cars Destroyed':
Porsche 911,
Perodua Kelisa,
Yugo,
Hyundai Accent,
Lada, Maserati Biturbo, Chevrolet Corvette,
Morris Marina,
Austin Allegro,
Montego,
Nissan Sunny,
Toyota Prius, and really tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux, which proved itself "unkillable".
Beyond cars
Although closely associated with motoring, Clarkson has appeared on and hosted a number of shows on other topics. For three years Clarkson had his own chat show, ''Clarkson'', on which he was most noted for offending the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying "I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn't fit". Similarly, he once removed the USA from a map and renamed the resultant space the 'South Canada Sea'.[17] Clarkson also hosted a six part series, ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours'', in which he took a Jaguar E-type around Europe visiting France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. The programme explored the stereotypes of each of the countries to see whether or not they were true.[18]
After the dismissal of Angus Deayton, Clarkson was one of a number of guest hosts recruited to present the topical panel show, ''Have I Got News for You''. He was the first such host never to have previously been a guest of the programme. As of 13 April 2007, he has presented the show five times and been a guest once. Clarkson has also appeared as a guest on the BBC series ''QI'' 4 times, 'winning' twice. He also presented an episode of ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', notable for the absence of long time host Mark Lamarr, featuring guests Jim Jeffries, Trisha Goddard, Rick Wakeman, and Anthony Costa, on 13 August 2006.
Clarkson has presented a number of shows focused on history. For example, he presented a programme looking at Victoria Cross winners, in particular focusing on his father-in-law Robert Henry Cain who won the VC during Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in World War II.[19] In 2007 he presented a programme about the St. Nazaire Raid (also called Operation Chariot), which took place in World War II. A subsequent programme showed how the graphics were created, the highlight being the construction and blowing up of a scale model of the HMS ''Campbeltown'' the ship that was used in the raid.[20]
In addition to television, Clarkson also had a small role in the UK release of the 2006 Disney Pixar movie ''Cars'' as the voice of Harv, Lightning McQueen's agent. Harv is played by Jeremy Piven in the North American release.[21]
Engineering interests
Clarkson is passionate about engineering, especially pioneering work, as his television programmes about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Colossus computer have shown. Clarkson was awarded an honorary degree from Brunel University on 12 September 2003, partly because of his work in popularising engineering, and partly because of his advocacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 100 Greatest Britons programme.[22]
In April 2004 he appeared on the talk show ''Parkinson'' and mentioned that he was writing a book about the soul he believes many machines have. The book, titled ''I Know You Got Soul'' was published in October 2004. He cited Air France Flight 4590 as his primary example: when people heard the plane had crashed, quite aside from the sadness they felt for the loss of human life, there was also almost a sadness for the machine. Clarkson was one of the passengers on the last BA Concorde flight on 24 October 2003. He paraphrased Neil Armstrong to describe the retiring of the Concorde: "This is one small step for a man, but one huge leap backwards for mankind".[23]
Clarkson owns various cars including a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, a Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG, a Volvo XC90, a Toyota Land Cruiser, a Ford Focus, and an ex-military Land Rover Defender, and used to own a Ford Escort RS Cosworth and a Ford GT. His wife owns an Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Aston Martin DB9. His experiences with his Ford GT are well documented, having had many issues with the satellite tracker/alarm system - he reported that it would tell him the car had been stolen even when he was driving it, among other problems, including the rev limit inexplicably being reset to 600 rpm. As a result of what he called "the most miserable month's motoring possible", he returned it to Ford for a full refund. After a short period, including asking ''Top Gear'' fans for advice over the Internet, he bought back his GT. He has called it "the most unreliable car ever made", due to his never being able to complete a return journey using it.[24] In the October 2006 edition of ''Top Gear Magazine'' James May stated that Clarkson was looking to purchase a Gallardo Spyder. Clarkson announced at MPH'06 that he had ordered the Gallardo Spyder, with orange seats, and that he sold the Ford GT to make way for it. He has owned many exotic or high performance cars, including a Mercedes SL55 AMG, and a Ferrari F355. He also previously owned two VW Sciroccos and an XJR Jaguar, and bought a BMW Z1 for his wife.[25]
[26] He has also owned a 1970s Alfa GTV6, and has a passion for the marque, declaring famously on ''Top Gear'', "You are not a petrol-head until you've owned an Alfa". In his book ''I Know You Got Soul'' the Alfa 166 was one of only three cars classified as having that "special something". Clarkson quotably called the Brera, Alfa's latest sports car, "Cameron Diaz on wheels".[27]
His known passion for single- or two-passenger high-velocity transport led to his brief acquisition of an English Electric Lightning F.1A jet fighter, which was installed in the front garden of his country home. The Lightning was subsequently removed on the orders of the local council, which "wouldn't believe my claim that it was a leaf blower", according to Clarkson on a Tiscali Motoring webchat. In fact, the whole affair was a setup for the programme ''Speed'', and English Electric Lightning XM172 is now back serving as gate guardian at Booker airfield, High Wycombe.[28]
After winning the challenge between a Bugatti Veyron and a Cessna private aeroplane, he pondered and announced that "It's quite a hollow victory really, because I've got to go for the rest of my life knowing that I'll never own that car. I'll never experience that power again."[7]
Views
Clarkson is well known for his posturing and deadpan delivery. This frequently includes fairly abrasive and deliberately provocative remarks that have repeatedly been a source of controversy. However, Clarkson has been known to appear to take resultant criticism with humour, e.g. responding to being pied with "Great shot!"[30]
Alfa Romeo
Clarkson has owned several Alfa Romeo's, and contends that 'you are not a petrol head until you've owned one...its like having really great sex that leaves you with an embarrassing itch'.
Alfas have received the labels of being insanely designed, and the design suffering 'swivel eyed lunacy'. Owners of Alfa Romeo 166's are described as being 'window licking mentalists' for buying one, given the depreciation of the vehicles being as steep as they are.
Further, older Alfas do not escape ridicule, the Alfasud for rusting to pieces while you watch, and the GTV for being a pig to handle in town, and having completely unreliable electrical systems.
Yet, all these foibles have always been instantly absolved by Clarkson's love of the marque. The recent Brera has been lauded by Clarkson as being 'as good looking as a DB9..I have only to imagine this in black with tan leather and I'm nursing a semi...'. In describing the 159 in a print review for the Times, Clarkson makes note that the car features typical 'swivel eyed Alfa lunacy' for featuring a roof-mounted boot opener button, and a demented cruise control. However the car is also, Christopher Walken, a big star with a lot of not too familiar movies under the belt, in contrast to the instantly known BMW 3-series, likened to Tom Cruise.
Rover
One of Clarkson's most infamous dislikes was of the British car brand Rover. Rover cars were manufactured at Austin Motor Company's Longbridge plant. After BMW pulled out of Longbridge, Rover was bought by the Phoenix Consortium and the English MG and Rover brands merged becoming the last major British owned and built car manufacturer. Clarkson did reserve some sympathy for the Rover workers left jobless, saying in his ''Sunday Times'' column, "I cannot even get teary and emotional about the demise of the company itself — though I do feel sorry for the workforce."[31]
Vauxhall
Clarkson is well known for his criticism of Vauxhall Motors.[32][33] Clarkson has described Vauxhall's parent company General Motors as a "pensions and healthcare" company which sees the "car making side of the business as an expensive loss-making nuisance".
Clarkson has expressed his disdain of the Vauxhall Vectra, including making what ''The Independent'' described as a "characteristically clever" film for ''Top Gear'' when the Vectra was launched, which it judged may have damaged its sales.[34] Vauxhall complained to the BBC and announced "we can take criticism but this piece was totally unbalanced".[35] He has described it as "One of my least favourite cars in the world. I've always hated it because I've always felt it was designed in a coffee break by people who couldn't care less about cars" and "one of the worst chassis I've ever come across".[7]
However, he has expressed his approval of several Vauxhall models; he has been complimentary about the Astra VXR, Astra SRi and the Corsa VXR . Although highlighting that he thinks the VXR torque steers "like an absolute pig" and has poor handling in general,[7] he has also expressed admiration for its looks, speed and price.[7] Regarding the SRi he said, "when a car looks this good it can't be bad". Of the Monaro VXR he said, "It's like they had a picture of me on their desk and said (Australian accent) 'I'm gonna make that bloke a car'" and "I can't believe it... I've fallen in love... with a Vauxhall!". He later commented that the Vauxhall Monaro VXR should have window wipers on the side windows, as you spend most of your time sideways when driving in the car.[39]Clarkson suffered two slipped discs that he attributes to driving this car.[40]
Perodua Kelisa
In April 2007 he was criticized in the Malaysian parliament for having described one of their cars, the Perodua Kelisa as the worst in the world, built in jungles by people who wear leaves for shoes. It was refuted that no complaints were received from UK customers who had purchased the car.[41] The offending remark was shown on one of his video productions, ''Jeremy Clarkson: Heaven and Hell'' (2005),[42] in which he purchases a brand new Kelisa, proceeds to attack it with a sledgehammer as soon as he purchases it from a local dealership, tears it apart with a heavy weight while it is hanged and finally blows it up. He described the Kelisa as "Built with no soul, no flair and no passion; like a washing machine or fridge" and "A piece of un-imaginative junk".
Anti-American remarks
Throughout ''Top Gear'', Clarkson has made anti-American remarks, often stereotyping Americans as fat and dull-witted. For example, in September 2005 Clarkson wrote an editorial for ''The Sun'': "Most Americans barely have the brains to walk on their back legs".[43] He has also said on ''Top Gear'' when comparing a rural British village with a rural American village that "In rural America, the town would be full of people doing… whatever it is they do. Incest, mostly".[44] One of Clarkson's most famous remarks was made during the 'American Roadtrip' episode of ''Top Gear'', where he stated "In some parts of America people have begun to mate with vegetables." In addition to this, a U.S. version of ''Top Gear'' has been halted because of Clarkson's refusal to live in America during its filming.
Allegations of bigotry
In October 1998 Hyundai Motor Company complained to the BBC about what they described as "bigoted and racist" comments he made at the Birmingham Motor Show, where he was reported as saying that the people working on the Hyundai stand had "eaten a dog" (due to the fact that Koreans are known for their consumption of dogs), and that the designer of the Hyundai XG had probably eaten a spaniel for his lunch. He also allegedly referred to those working on the BMW stand as "Nazis".[45]
Allegations of homophobia
In July 2006 Clarkson attracted complaints after agreeing with a ''Top Gear'' audience member that a featured car was a bit "gay" or "ginger beer" (rhyming slang for "queer"). The complainants felt that the presenter was using the word pejoratively. In December 2006 the BBC ruled that his remarks had the potential to offend and should not have been broadcast.[46]
When presenting a programme about the Colossus computer Clarkson expressed disdain about Alan Turing being driven to suicide after being convicted of committing homosexual acts.[47]
Celebrities
From 2000 to 2006 Clarkson had a public feud with Piers Morgan which began when Morgan published pictures of Clarkson kissing his BBC producer, Elaine Bedel.[48] On the final Concorde flight Clarkson threw a glass of water over Morgan during an argument.
In March 2004 at the British Press Awards, he cursed at Piers Morgan and punched him. Morgan says it has left him with a scar above his left eyebrow.[49] Clarkson has always denied this. In 2006 Morgan revealed that the feud was over, saying "There should always be a moment when you finally down cudgels, kiss and make up."
Clarkson makes his crush on actress Kristin Scott Thomas very well known (he even named his donkey Kristin Scott Donkey) and was delighted when she appeared on ''Top Gear'' in 2007. Scott Thomas ridiculed the car that Clarkson arrived in, so he said that it was fellow presenter Hammond's car. Scott Thomas also proclaimed she would change the top car boards of which Clarkson had put because he thought they would be her ideas, considering her an arbiter of taste. Scott Thomas approved of the G-Wizz as she owned one, of which Clarkson usually thought was terrible.
Top Gear
In February 2004 while filming ''Top Gear'', Clarkson rammed a 30-year-old horse chestnut tree with a Toyota Hilux pickup truck to demonstrate how rugged the vehicle was. This led to the BBC having to compensate the local parish council who, until they saw the ''Top Gear'' broadcast, thought that the damage had been caused by local vandals.[50]
In 1999, several Members of Parliament criticized ''Top Gear'' for being "obsessed with acceleration".[51] The BBC however has rejected numerous complaints about the show and its presenters, "Were the presenters' comments and pranks carried out with any degree of seriousness, rather than being clearly tongue-in-cheek or adopting the deliberate overstatement that is the programme's trademark, we would of course take issue with them".[52]
Clarkson and his fellow presenters have come under increased scrutiny following Richard Hammond's jet-powered car crash in September 2006. Some believed the show might be cancelled.51 Minister of State for Transport, Stephen Ladyman MP, backed the show, stating of Hammond's crash, "I think it would be really sad if a real tragedy like this one was used to attack an entertainment."[53]
Clarkson also reacted to an article in the ''Daily Mail'' by Neil Lydon favouring banning ''Top Gear'' by describing him as a "sanctimonious, rent-a-soundbite little turd".[54]
Other
During the 13 November 2005 ''Top Gear'' episode, a news segment featuring BMW's Mini Concept from the Tokyo Motor Show showcased what fellow-presenter Richard Hammond quoted as a "quintessentially British" integrated tea set. Clarkson responded by mocking that they should build a car that is "quintessentially German." He suggested indicators that displayed Hitler salutes, "a sat-nav that only goes to Poland" in reference to the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the start of World War II in Europe, and "ein fanbelt that will last a thousand years," a reference to Adolf Hitler's propaganda slogan of "the thousand-year Reich". These statements drew negative attention in the British news media and from the German Government.[55]
In 2005, the School of Technology at Oxford Brookes University and Brunel University awarded him an honorary engineering doctorate, leading to an assault from green protestors who objected to his statements about the environment and his advocacy of car use. He has said: "I do have a disregard for the environment. I think the world can look after itself and we should enjoy it as best as we can". After the ceremony, he was hit in the face with a banana-meringue pie by Rebecca Lush of Roadblock.[56] Clarkson took the insult with humour, commented that the pie had too much sugar, and remarked, "Great shot!"[57] In an editorial he wrote for ''Top Gear'' in November 2005, he referred to Lush as "Banana Girl." [58]
Clarkson is one of a few celebrities who have been blamed for poor denim sales. Louise Foster of ''Draper's Record'', trade magazine to the fashion industry, is quoted as saying, "For a period in the late Nineties denim became unfashionable. 501s — Levi's flagship brand — in particular suffered from the so-called 'Jeremy Clarkson effect', the association with men in middle youth."[59] He also received a fashion makeover from fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine on a celebrity edition of their style series ''What Not to Wear''.[7] He had previously been named as one of the world's worst-dressed celebrities by the two fashionistas.[61] After Clarkson appeared on the show, he stated "I'd rather eat my own hair than shop with these two again".[62]
Clarkson had long been noted for his pro-smoking viewpoint, with him even publicly smoking as much as possible on National No Smoking Day. However, he announced that on 14 April 2006 that he had given up smoking. He cited that he had found a cure for the urge - the Koenigsegg CCX. He also said: "[the cure] is called smoking", in reference to "smoking the tyres".[7]
Works
Other motoring shows
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld'' 1995-1996
★ ''Clarkson's Car Years'' 1999-2001
Non-motoring shows
★ ''Clarkson'' (1998-2000): A chat show that ran for three series
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines'' (1998): where he rode all manner of machines, including a plane, and an airboat.
★ ''Robot Wars'' (1997): Clarkson presented the first series of the UK version
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets The Neighbours'' (2002): A notorious eurosceptic, Clarkson travelled around Europe, confronting (and in some cases reinforcing) his prejudices
★ ''Speed'' (2001): A series about the history of fast vehicles, including aeroplanes, boats and cars. One episode featured Michael Schumacher as a special guest.
★ ''Have I Got News For You'': Clarkson has hosted five episodes, the first in 2002, two in 2005, one in 2006 and one in 2007. He also appeared as a guest in 2003
★ ''Inventions That Changed the World'' (2004): five episodes featuring the invention of the gun/computer/jet engine/telephone/television from a British point of view
★ ''Top of the Pops'': co-hosted one episode on July 24, 2005 with Fearne Cotton.
★ ''QI'': appeared as a guest on four occasions
★ ''Room 101'': appeared on this in 1995 when Nick Hancock was host. Clarkson's choices were caravans; flies; ''Last Of The Summer Wine''; the mentality within golf clubs; and vegetarians
★ ''Grumpy Old Men'' (2003-4): Clarkson appeared alongside his friend, the food critic A A Gill, in a Christmas special and then in the second full season of this series
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson: Who Do You Think You Are?'' (2004): Clarkson traced his family tree for one episode of the popular documentary series
★ ''Great Britons'' : In a poll to find the greatest historical Briton, Clarkson was the chief supporter for Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who came second
★ ''The Victoria Cross: For Valour'' (2003): Clarkson presented a one-off documentary about the history of the Victoria Cross, highlighting as an example Major Robert Henry Cain VC - his father-in-law.
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time'' (2007): Clarkson presented a one-off documentary about Operation Chariot.
★ Jeremy is seen driving the car in the music video of Mr. Blobby's Christmas no.1 hit
Videos/DVDs
Every year since 1995, Clarkson has released an annual video release (produced by On The Box), covering a specific motoring theme. With the exception of Shootout, it has been a tradition for him to destroy "some kind of awful car" in each release, from blowing up a Yugo with a tank to shooting down a Chevrolet Corvette with a helicopter gunship, or dismantling a Buick LeSabre with a Bulldozer.
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Motorsport Mayhem'' (1995)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Unleashed On Cars'' (1996)
★ ''The Best Of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld'' (1996)
★ ''More Motorsport Mayhem Featuring Jeremy Clarkson And Steve Rider'' (1996)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines'' (1997)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Apocalypse Clarkson'' (1997)
★ ''The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World...Ever'' (1998)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson Head To Head'' (1999)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - At Full Throttle'' (2000)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Top 100 Cars'' (2001)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Speed'' (2001)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - No Limits'' (2002)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Shootout'' (2003)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Hot Metal'' (2004)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - Heaven And Hell'' (2005)
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson - The Good The Bad The Ugly'' (2006)
Footnotes
1. http://www.polar-challenge.com/
2.
WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery
3.
Daily Mirror Tony Parsons
4.
Lessons from London's congestion charge
5.
Jeremy Clarkson's Fact File
6. Jeremy Clarkson Accessed 2 August 2006.
7.
8. bbc.co.uk - New concern over private pathways
9.
10.
Bugatti Veyron - Utterly, stunningly, jaw droppingly brilliant Jeremy Clarkson
11. IMDB – Jeremy Clarkson – Filmography by TV series
12.
Your Clarkson needs you
13.
Top Gear's chequered past Mark Savage
14.
Dr Who scores TV awards hat-trick
15.
16.
Jeremy Clarkson
17. [1] New Statesman. Accessed 28 April 2007.
18. [2] ''Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbors'' at the Internet Movie Database.
19. [3] ''The Victoria Cross: For Valour'' at the Internet Movie Database
20. [4] ''Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time'' at the Internet Movie Database.
21. A formula one from Pixar The Observer. Accessed 2 August 2006.
22. [5] Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson at Brunel University. Last accessed 27 April 2007.
23.
One giant leap backwards Steve Kennedy
24. Top Gear, Season 8, Episode 1 2006.05.07
25.
26. [6] ''Jeremy Clarkson'' at AskMen.com. Last accessed 27 April 2007.
27. [7] ''Alfa Romeo Brera marketing video released'' at Autoblog. Last accessed 27 April 2007
28. [8] ''English Electric Lightning — Pictures — Survivors'', last accessed 27 April 2007.
29.
30. ''|Degree honour Clarkson hit by pie'', BBC News, 12 September 2005.
31.
Row over Clarkson honorary degree
32.
Lib Dem MP identifies Clarkson as a global threat Roland White
33.
Vauxhall Astra SRi: Vauxhall, I forgive you (almost) everything Jeremy Clarkson
34.
Vroom with a view: The crown prince of petrolheads; Jeremy Clarkson is the self-appointed scourge of the green movement. Sean O'Grady
35.
''Top Gear'' gives new Vauxhall a second chance Peter Woodman
36.
37.
38.
39.
40. "Vauxhall Monaro VXR
It's back-breakingly marvellous", ''The Sunday Times Online'', 10 July 2005.
41.
Malaysia lambasts ''Top Gear'' host
42.
Clarkson:Heaven and Hell
43.
Top 10: Greatest-ever Jeremy Clarkson moments
44. "Top Gear" series 6, episode 11, Ford F-150 Segment, approx 4 minutes into the clip.
45.
Clarkson in the doghouse
46.
ECU ruling: Top Gear, BBC Two
47.
48. Piers Morgan: I've made up with Clarkson
49.
I should have been fired years ago, to be honest Lynn Barber
50.
BBC stumps up for tree stunt
51. TV star out of intensive care Accessed 24 September 2006.
52.
BBC backs 'provocative' ''Top Gear''
53.
Road safety minister backs ''Top Gear'' daredevils Dipesh Gadher
54.
Richard is winning his fight Jeremy Clarkson
55.
Germans up in arms over Clarkson's mocking Nazi salute Alan Hall
56.
Clarkson hit by pie at degree ceremony Polly Curtis
57.
Clarkson's biggest flans Grant Rollings
58.
Clarkson's anti-dullness directive
59.
Shakespeare's Bottom pinched by Levi admen Alex Benady
60.
61.
Worst-Dressed Winners
62.
Mammary mia!
63.
References
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld'' (1996), ISBN 0-563-38730-0
★ ''Clarkson on Cars: Writings and Rantings of the BBC's Top Motoring Correspondent'' (1996), ISBN 0-86369-964-2
★ ''Clarkson's Hot 100'' (1997), ISBN 1-85227-730-0
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Planet Dagenham: Drivestyles of the Rich and Famous'' (1998), ISBN 0-233-99335-5
★ ''Born to Be Riled: The Collected Writings of Jeremy Clarkson'' (1999) (re-published 2007), ISBN 0-563-55146-1
★ ''Jeremy Clarkson's Ultimate Ferrari'' (2001), ISBN 1-84065-358-2
★ ''The World According To Clarkson'' (2004), ISBN 0-7181-4730-8
★ ''Clarkson on Cars'' (2004), ISBN 0-14-101788-0
★ ''I Know You Got Soul'' (2004), ISBN 0-7181-4729-4
★ ''Motorworld'' (2004), ISBN 0-14-101787-2
★ ''The World According to Clarkson 2: And Another Thing...'' (2006), ISBN 0-7181-4985-8
External links
★
★ Archive of Clarkson's ''Sunday Times'' columns
★ Petition opposing Clarkson's receiving an honorary degree
★ Some best bit of Clarkson
★ Clarkson column including his view of Wikipedia
★ www.jeremyclarkson.co.uk Unofficial fan site
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