If you’ve ever wondered whether the TG boys’ lucky escape from the Alabaman rednecks was real or maybe-a-bit-made-up, here’s your answer.
Tag Archives: Behind the scenes
Richard: the rednecks were real
at 3:11 pm on Monday October 5, 2009Show three: it’s no set up
at 7:55 pm on Sunday July 5, 2009
Since a certain oh-no-the-caravan’s-on-fire moment a few series ago, some black-hearted and cynical commentators have suggested that everything on Top Gear is in some way contrived and fake.
Top Gear in, er, three words…
at 2:18 pm on Friday July 3, 2009
So, the weekend is nearly upon us and that means it’s almost time for another new Top Gear to stave off that Sunday evening feeling of Oh God, tomorrow I’ve got to return to work / school / international spying and playboyism.
You’ve probably already read the proper preview for this week’s show but here, in [...]
JC pulls the plug
at 11:23 am on Thursday July 2, 2009
Tuesday’s Top Gear writing day was going rather swimmingly. Everyone was in a splendid mood and the script was coming together nicely. Buoyed by the high levels of bon and, quite possibly, homie, Jeremy was just making a small tweak to the main studio script on the screen when his face froze in a rictus [...]
The last one (almost)
at 10:09 pm on Sunday December 14, 2008
As James said during that awards bit, it was a mad show this week. Some green stuff, a crashing caravan, a big motorsport birthday and the Welsh warbler himself on our track.
Sneak peak
at 11:04 am on Thursday November 27, 2008
The Mole was freezing cold down in Surrey yesterday, but still got some behind-the-scenes gossip from the telly filming. The audience were wrapped up warm – even the Stig has some special earmuffs on – and braved the arctic freeze, huddling together in the Top Gear hanger like chilly penguins. Sort of.
Not what you expected?
at 9:10 pm on Sunday November 23, 2008
There were a lot of surprises on today’s show, not least of which was James May doing a power test in a Zonda. It was a beautiful thing – and didn’t the car sound awesome? – with James doing a properly good job of testing it out, in his stripey jumper…
Man shake
at 12:15 pm on Monday November 17, 2008
Jeremy’s meat grinding V8 powered smoothie maker didn’t go exactly according to plan on its first proper outing at rehearsal on Wednesday last week. He’d got in out of the van and forklifted in to the studio fine, and it all looked very impressive. Until he cranked it up.
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