Here’s something for the proper Top Gear fan – our executive producer Andy Wilman at the Edinburgh Festival talking about the telly show.
It was a Five Live interview with newsreader (and former Star in a Reasonably Priced Car) Kate Silverton, covering searching topics such as secrets to the success of the show and why men like sheds.
You can listen again to the whole thing – this link will take you straight to it on iPlayer. And if you don’t want the boring preamble bit, fast-forward in 37 minutes to go straight to Andy’s slot.
UPDATE: The iPlayer link is no longer valid, so we’re trying to get access to it another way. We’ll keep you posted.

good interviwew, nice sunday morning cough aswell. damn ciggs
wilman’s a clever person
What we need is less interviews about TG TV and more of it on the TV Screen!!! ☺
that was good interview
Andy you’re a good man! That was a great interview i love it that you keep saying the presenters are not good looking heh heh
*snickers at last line*
*is twelve*
May you and the team grace the airways for many years to come.
Yeeeeesssss the proper TG fan always seeks for any pearls of wisdom from the Honourable
Mr Wilman.
Thank you xxx
Well said Andy!
@ capra – what?
thank-you for all your unrelated comments
radical man! just radical!
Poor Stig…
My big question is if the stig is the same guy all the time.
i think top gear is better tha eny other program in the world
p.s. James May’s rubish
hey, ham from EGYPT i lovetopgear very much i love Jeremy clarkson ,James May ,Richard Hammond and The Stig .poooooooooooooower
I can’t believe I only just found this link – and it’s no longer available.
*Does lots of really bad swearing.
Anybody got a different ‘working’ link?
im from the isle of wight, england, britain. im 12 yrs old and i love tg. it is my favourite tv programme by a long way. tg rules. i like clarkson, hammond, j may and the stig. the stig is either:
m schumacher
ben collins
f alonso
or somebody else! tg rules the world
top gear is cool. my favourite car is either:
nissan gtr
nissan 370z
murcielago lp-670-4 superveloce
458 italia
revention roadster
bentley gt supersports
v12 vantage
audi r8
land rover defender (old version)
porsche carrera gt
or more. cars are the best things in the world according to me. i love them. they are awsome, luxurios, fast, powerful, nice and most importantly…absolutely brilliantely amazing. i also luv car spotting. by the way, im from engalnd on the isel of wight (iow)!!
CARS RULE THE WORLD!!!
TOP GEAR RULES…….
Top Gear is a great show and I suck in everything I can see and hear about it. But this interview wasn’t very enlightening. Creative TV people are no good philosophers. And I disagree with life being only black and white.