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Jeremy Clarkson Biography
Jeremy Clarkson is most famously associated with the British motoring programme Top Gear. It is now the most watched TV show on BBC Two,and is also shown in over 100 countries around the world. It won an International Emmy in 2005, for the best non-scripted entertainment show that was not broadcast in the United States. It then also received a National Television Award for best Factual Programme in 2006.
Destroying Cars
Jeremy is also known for destroying his most hated cars in various ways, including catapulting a Nissan Sunny using a trebuchet, and dropping onto a caravan a Porsche 911 (after plunging a piano onto the bonnet and dousing it in hydrochloric acid).
Life Outside Top Gear
For three years Jeremy 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'.
After the dismissal of Angus Deayton, Jeremy 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. Clarkson has also appeared as a guest on the BBC series QI 4 times, and presented an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
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.
Jeremy is passionate about engineering, especially pioneering work, Clarkson was awarded an honorary degree from Brunel University, partly because of his work in popularising engineering, and partly because of his advocacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 100 Greatest Britons programme.
Jeremy owns various cars including a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, a Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, a Volvo XC90, a Ford Focus, and an ex-military Land Rover Defender, and used to own a Ford GT.
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David Jason, Bruce Forsythe and Ant and Dec win at TV Awards
28th January 2011
Dermot O’Leary took on the glitziest job of the year as presenter of the 16th National Television Awards, which were broadcast to the nation on TV last night. Winners on the night included David Jason, Bruce Forsythe and Ant and Dec.
Kevin McCloud and Dame Ellen MacArthur revved up for the Eco-Car Challenge
13th September 2010
Yesterday saw a display of the largest number of eco-cars on The Mall in London. Environmental supporters including designer, author and speaker Kevin McCloud revved up to enjoy the action and inject some fun back into sustainability.
An American version of Top Gear to be made with 3 Americans replacing James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond
30th April 2010
The Americans have long been fans of the award-winning popular BBC programme Top Gear and now a US version is in the pipeline. Being produced by BBC World Productions, the show will feature three Americans - comedian Adam Ferrara, stuntman Tanner Foust and reporter Rutledge Wood to replace the British presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It is not yet clear if an American version of the Stig will be featured.
The 2009 Top Gear world roadshow starts in London this week at The Prestige & Performance Motor Show
3rd November 2009
Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson & James May are preparing for the start of the Top Gear Live World Tour which begins on Thursday at Earls Court at The Prestige & Performance Motor Show. The theatre show will include the usual mix of banter, stunts and supercars
Identity of Stig Revealed
21st January 2009
A national newspaper has broken with convention and outed the name of the current Stig - Ben Collins a James Bond stunt driver
Clarkson, Hammond & May present new Top Gear series
5th October 2007
Stop the clocks, silence the dog with a juicy bone and cancel anything you were planning to do on Sunday evenings for the next ten weeks - Top Gear is back
Bafta Nominations
28th March 2006
A remarkable comeback for Noel Edmonds with a BAFTA nomination for Deal or No Deal
Top Gear returns for another series
14th November 2005
With Jeremy Clarkson at the helm, TV's top car series Top Gear is now shown in at least 20 countries
BBC Good Food Show takes Place in Birmingham this Summer
20th May 2013
This year’s BBC Good Food show takes place in Birmingham this summer and is an event to be enjoyed by food lovers and families.
Rebecca Adlington Hopes to Become TV Presenter
17th May 2013
Olympic Gold medallist, Rebecca Adlington has spoken about her hopes of becoming a TV presenter one day.
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