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0Study: BBC maps every accident in Great Britain in last 12 years 1323784860
According to data acquired by the BBC, roads in Great Britain have played host to 2,396,750 crashes from 1999 to 2010. The Beeb then took that data and plotted every single one of them on a map, represented by a point of light. The resulting graphic looks like a picture from the Hubble Telescope, ...
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Video: Top Gear producer Wilman praises YouTube parody 1321999260
For all of its glory, Top Gear can be a bit formulaic. Any given episode likely includes Jeremy Clarkson saying something absurd about one vehicle/ethnicity or another, at least two of the hosts embroiled in a ludicrous challenge and, of course, plenty of quick editing and stunning videography. ...
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Video: Behold! The Top Gear intro that Jeremy Clarkson nixed 1321300800
Imagining Top Gear without Jessica would be like watching Ernie without Bert, Conan without Andy or Abbott without Costello. The Allman Brothers Band song has become so synonymous with the BBC car program that most probably don't even realize who wrote it in the first place. But there was ...
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Official: Top Gear's Top 40 series headed for your TV, America 1320170520
Please note: This is your one and only warning to set your DVR. You have until Monday, November 28, at 8:00 pm. That's when BBC America will air the world premiere of the newest Top Gear spin-off: Top Gear Top 40. Now we might normally be a bit critical of a television series that advertises ...
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Video: Top Gear Korea is better than you might think 1319655420
We know, we know... you miss Top Gear. We do, too. But there won't be another new episode until December, and the new season isn't expected to start until January. So what are we to do in the meantime? Well, we could watch re-runs, but we've seen 'em all. We could watch the American version ...
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Report: Clarkson contract blunder leads to cancellation of Top Gear TomTom GPS 1318629600
Those of you hoping to hear the boisterous voice of Jeremy Clarkson coming out of your TomTom GPS are going to be quite disappointed. As it turns out, part of the BBC's editorial guidelines state that none of the Top Gear presenters can endorse motoring products, and thus, having Clarkson ...
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Video: Reverse Export: Top Gear USA to be shown in UK 1318111320
Top Gear fans in the UK are about to get more than they bargained for. The BBC has announced that Top Gear USA is headed across the pond. Season one of the Americanized version of the world's favorite car show is set to debut on BBC Three on October 14. Why? Um, that's a really good question. ...
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Top Gear spotted with British classics shooting holiday special in India [w/videos] 1317655860
That zany trio from Top Gear (the original British version, not the spin-offs shot in the "colonies") have been all around the world. They've shot specials in Africa, South America, the Middle East, Vietnam, Japan, Iceland, the North Pole, and even here in the good old U-S-of-A. So where are they ...
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Report: Top Gear Australia cancelled 1316029140
Apparently, even with a proven script, replicating the success of the most beloved automotive show on television isn't as easy as it sounds. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian version of Top Gear has been canceled. After the initial report, host Steve Pizzati sent out a ...
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Report: Jeremy Clarkson says Welsh language should be abolished, dust-up ensues 1315510260
Jeremy Clarkson's perpetual foot-in-mouth disease shows no signs of letting up. The latest dust-up doesn't really have anything to do with cars at all, which is the Top Gear host's actual area of expertise, of course. Instead, Jezza railed against languages other than English. I think we are ...

