NonfictionIn the first of the all-new two-part special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. However, in order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to Westerners for over 40 years: Burma. The trio must make this trip in three trucks that have been bought for a limited budget. Unsurprisingly, they are not quite as the presenters might have hoped or expected…What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction, and the constant bickering between the three hosts.
NonfictionIn a Top Gear special, the team travel to Africa where they are challenged to buy a second hand car costing no more than £1,500 and in no way designed to go off road and drive across the wilds of Botswana. Along the way they must negotiate salt pans, rivers and reserves full of animals while facing sweltering heat and suffocating dust.
NonfictionAsia's jungles are exceptionally diverse, but whilst they provide shelter, food and opportunity, they are also full of dangers and hidden threats. In monsoon forests, tigers tenaciously hunt their prey, and prehistoric-looking rhinos play courtship games akin to kiss-chase. In tropical rainforests, female orangutans must search far and wide to find their perfect mates. And in the little-known forests of Iraqi Kurdistan, a new Persian leopard population is growing amid minefields.
NonfictionThe three wise men of Top Gear embark on a seasonal road trip as they attempt to recreate a certain famous journey across the Middle East to Bethlehem. They do so in a trio of open top sports cars, each wholly unsuited to the conflict ridden mountains of Southern Turkey, the dangerous warzones of Iraq and the searing deserts of Syria. Along the way they test the limits of mechanical and physical endurance as well as asking the vital question, what exactly is myrrh and where do you buy it?
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson is in Italy to celebrate the return of the bespoke Alfa Romeo 8C. Richard Hammond is in the dunes of Abu Dhabi to drive a new six wheeled machine from Mercedes Benz – the G63 6x6 – which was originally developed for the Australian military but, with the addition of some chrome trim and leather seats, is now available civilians willing to spend over half a million dollars! Meanwhile, James May makes a rare visit to the test track to try out two new models from British sports car maker Caterham, and comedian Jack Whitehall is the ‘Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.’
NonfictionDave Grohl and Foo Fighters connect with Steve Albini, owner of Electrical Audio in Chicago, and record a song with Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen.
NonfictionIn 1920, Prohibition goes into effect, making it illegal to manufacture, transport or sell intoxicating liquor. This episode examines the problems of enforcement, as millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. While a significant portion of the country is willing to adapt to the new law, others are shocked at how inconsistent the Volstead Act actually is. As weaknesses in the law and its enforcement become clear, millions find ways to exploit it. Drys had hoped Prohibition would make the country a safer place, but the law has many victims. Honest policemen are killed on the job, unlucky drinkers are poi
NonfictionIn 2009 James May and a team of enthusiastic schoolchildren built a full scale Airfix Spitfire: the biggest in the world. But the Spitfire, like all Airfix models, had one major drawback: It couldn’t actually fly. Now James returns to the scene of this triumph determined to go one better: To achieve record breaking aerial greatness for a beloved icon of children’s toys: The balsawood glider. James is beset by dramatic problems and near disaster, with a thrilling and visually stunning last throw of the dice.
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NonfictionDuring a time of upheaval, country music reflects the changes in American society. Loretta Lynn performs songs that speak on behalf of women. Charley Pride becomes a country star. Merle Haggard becomes the “Poet of the Common Man.”
NonfictionEpisode 1: After an overview of the Second World War, which engulfed the world from 1939 to 1945 and cost at least 50 million lives, inhabitants of four towns - Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; and Luverne, Minnesota - recall their communities on the eve of the conflict. For them, the events overseas seem far away. Their tranquil lives are shattered by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is thrust into the great cataclysm. Along with millions of other young men, Sid Phillips and Willie Rushton of Mobile, Ray Leopold of Waterbury and Walter Thompson and Burnett Miller of Sacramen
NonfictionArggghhh me hearties -- Jamie and Adam have plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime myths and the result is this 2-hour spectacular. And with four stories of hi-jinks on the high seas the action is thick and fast.
NonfictionIn this action-packed episode of Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie turn dirigible detectives to try and solve one of aeronautics biggest puzzles, while Kari, Tory and Grant come face-to-face -- and have to flee -- from some of Nature's natural-born killers.
NonfictionOn this episode of MythBusters, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in Underwater Car. Meanwhile Grant, Tory and Kari roll out the Seven Paper Fold myth. Is it possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times?
NonfictionWith Passepartout, his faithful film crew, Michael Palin leaves behind the timetable certainties of Europe. Progress now depends on the will of Allah but after they cross Egypt by train, camel, and battered taxi, they find the ferry to Jeddah has been cancelled. By the time he reaches India he could be as much as seven days behind his fictional rival.
NonfictionMatt LeBlanc looks back at more amazing races from the archive, including James May in a Mistubishi Evo rally car vs Richard Hammond in a bobsleigh, a steam train vs a classic Jaguar and a Vincent motorcycle, and James May races a pair of free-runners across a Liverpool in a car v parkour face-off.
TV ProgrammesAt the world's largest open pit iron mine, a $10 million new, custom-built super shovel is commissioned to meet a sudden worldwide surge in the demand for iron. Will miners find success with the fastest, most technologically advanced excavator ever made?
NonfictionIn what has become one of the most visible murder cases of all time, a jury wrestles with the facts in the Peterson case and produces a verdict that is cheered by thousands.
NonfictionIn the case of the State vs. Scott Peterson, the prosecution asks for the death penalty for the murders of Laci and Conner Peterson while the defense says Peterson is "stone cold innocent."
NonfictionGuy Martin leaves Russia for the site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine to explore the record-breaking engineering solutions designed to make the area safe. After receiving specialist training about how to avoid contamination, he is allowed into the most radioactive place on earth, a restricted exclusion zone of 1,000 sq miles. He heads straight for the breached reactor, which is now entombed within a 36,000-ton shelter, and climbs to the top of the structure to carry out a radiation survey.
NonfictionAlan visits 16th-century Derbyshire mansion Hardwick Hall, once the home of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, commonly known as Bess of Hardwick. From humble beginnings, she amassed great wealth, land and a title.
NonfictionDan explores the ups and downs of a climactic 19th century in naval and British history. Rapacious and ruthless, the Navy used ‘gunboat diplomacy’ to push British interest further afield than ever before, the control of the sea was the key to Britain’s growing wealth…
NonfictionAlan visits Stowe in Buckinghamshire, featuring an impressive landscape garden of late 18th-century Britain and the site of a well-known public school.
NonfictionProfessor Brian Cox explores the solar system's weirdest worlds - the misfits and oddballs with freakish shapes and sizes. He visits an egg-shaped dwarf planet that shouldn't really exist, a tiny moon that looks like a UFO, a tortured patchwork moon, and an eerie ocean world in orbit around Jupiter. He also finds out how simple forces have created such bizarre places.
NonfictionAlan visits Shugborough Hall, a building spread out over 900 acres in Staffordshire, which was radically expanded in the 1700s by brothers George and Thomas Anson. By the 20th century, the mansion was home to the second cousin to the Queen, Lord Lichfield.
NonfictionGregg Wallace explores Ribena's Gloucestershire factory. It turns 90% of Britain's blackcurrants into soft drinks, producing 3 billion bottles a week. Gregg takes delivery of 500 tonnes of blackcurrants at a cider mill in Somerset. The harvest comes in during July and August when there are no apples to process for cider, so they press blackcurrants instead. Gregg is surprised by the technology they use to press the juice and amazed to discover how the aroma of the blackcurrants is captured separately and later added back into the drink to ensure it has a fully rounded flavour.
NonfictionGregg Wallace visits the factory making 432 million crumpets every year. Crumpets are a British classic made from a precise combination of ingredients, using some clever chemistry to create their famous 'holey' texture. Cherry Healey is learning the science of how to make the perfect batter for pancakes and visits a factory in Manchester that makes another British favourite, Eccles cakes, which are shipped all over the world. Ruth Goodman reveals the long journey of how crumpets got their rise and eventually their bubbles, and traces the history of Britain's obsession with toasting baked goods.
NonfictionGregg Wallace is in Burton upon Trent at Britain's biggest brewery, where they produce 3 million pints of beer a day. He follows the production of Britain's best-selling lager from raw barley to finished cans. Along the way he gets to grips with brewing terms like mash, wort, grist and coppers, and learns how 0.2 millilitres of yeast is enough to make 1.3 million pints alcoholic. In this high-volume factory he marvels at a machine that can fill 165 cans in just 5.5 seconds. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey is learning how four basic ingredients : water, malted barley, hops and yeast : can be manipulated to make dark, heavy ales, l
NonfictionMichael Portillo's rail exploration of the eastern reaches of England is drawing to a close at the Wash. He travels on the smallest public railway in the world and visits the magnificent Holkham Hall.
NonfictionAs winter descends on Oak Island and clues continue to be uncovered, the fellowship makes a final bold effort to find the treasure before operations cease for the winter.
NonfictionWhile a trip abroad makes old world connections to the new world, on Oak Island, the team is thrilled when new evidence indicates that whoever was on Lot 5, was also deep in the Money Pit.
NonfictionWith The Sopranos a hit, Chase and his writers discuss drawing on their personal experiences and the challenges of balancing often violent subject matter with dark comedy. After Gandolfini’s untimely death, the cast and crew share memories of his generosity as well as his struggles with the spotlight. Years after the series ends, Chase reflects on its controversial finale.
NonfictionA New Jersey native and successful TV writer, David Chase decides to pen a script inspired by his mother and the “wise guys” of his youth. After finding a home at HBO, Chase begins casting for a pilot about a mobster who seeks therapy. With James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, and Lorraine Bracco in place, The Sopranos debuts to rave reviews and becomes a water-cooler sensation.
NonfictionThe world's biggest car programme is back with a brand new, two-part Christmas special in which Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take three V8-engined sports cars on a gruelling 1600 journey through the spectacular landscapes of Patagonia. Along the way they encounter rough roads, collapsed bridges, broken bones and a cow as they press onwards against the odds in a quest to reach the southernmost city in the world.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May continue their journey in three ancient and barely functioning trucks, heading toward their final challenge – building a bridge over River Kwai in Thailand. Having climbed mountains and endured a Burmese trucker stop, they must now venture into the Shan state, an area rife with civil war and normally closed to Western TV crews.
NonfictionOn the evening of July 5th 2003, 20-year-old Ashley Humphrey had been married for less than 48 hours. At a time when most newlyweds would still be celebrating their recent nuptials, this former college student set out to commit murder. That night, Ashley stalked her victim – Sandee Rozzo, a woman she did not even know – for nearly 20 miles with murder very much on her mind. As Sandee parked her BMW convertible in her garage, Ashley stepped up and shot her eight times at point blank range with a semi automatic pistol. Such was her cold state of mind, that with the deadly mission completed, Ashley called her husband, Tim
NonfictionRoss prepares for deployment and joins up with 1 Royal Anglian as they train during a cold British winter on Salisbury Plain. They’re training for what they will face in Afghanistan which includes convoy protection and deploying from Chinook helicopters. During one exercise Ross’ group is attacked and Ross and several others are told that they have been ‘killed’ by the enemy. It’s a sobering thought. Three months later and Ross will be playing this scenario for real. At the end of the episode we see Ross leave the UK and arrive in the war zone that is Afghanistan.
NonfictionProfessor Brian Cox explores the solar system's hidden realms, between and beyond the planets, where countless worlds lie shrouded in darkness. He visits some of its least explored regions and finds out what lies beyond the reach of even the most powerful telescopes. The solar system is not just a few worlds orbiting close to the sun - it's an enormous structure that stretches halfway to the nearest star.
NonfictionDefying American airpower, North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the South while Saigon struggles to “pacify” the countryside. As an antiwar movement builds back home, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are being asked to fight in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers’ war.
NonfictionWith the help of an army of volunteers, James attempts to build the world’s first full-size house made entirely out of lego bricks. He even tries to plumb in and fearlessly road test a Lego loo, take a dip in a Lego bath and rest his weary head in a giant Lego bed. Please note, this version may differ slightly from the UK TX version.
NonfictionRick's series of culinary city breaks continues with a trip to the historic city of Cadiz in southern Spain. Rick is captivated by its narrow winding streets as he walks in the footsteps of Phoenician and Arab traders who made a lasting impression on the city. Tavernas offer tantalising tapas including chickpea stews, freshly grilled mackerel and rice dishes flavoured with garlic, saffron and parsley. At home, Rick cooks arroz verde - green rice - and flamenco eggs, a dish of eggs with tomatoes and vegetables.
NonfictionMichael Mosley brings to life surprising medical research, revealing the improbable sequence of events that led to your birth. Breathtaking CGI takes viewers inside the body to show millions of sperm on their dangerous race towards the egg, discover the ingenious ways that the woman's body selects the very best, see a body begin to self-assemble and, in a television first, watch a human face come together. Throughout the programme we follow the progress of a couple who are expecting triplets; from the 4D scan when they first come face to face with their babies to a dramatic finale - the birth. We also meet a woman expectin
NonfictionIn the last episode of Professor Brian Cox's epic journey across the universe, he travels from the fossils of the Burgess Shale to the sands of the oldest desert in the world to show how light holds the key to our understanding of the whole universe, including our own deepest origins. But first we need to understand the peculiar properties of light itself.
NonfictionMike has always wanted to get an old Caterham into the workshop but could never find a car that was cheap enough. This time he buys an ex-drift SV model car direct from the factory. It’s had a hard life but Mike gets a keen deal and tasks Edd with adding looks, power and luxury to build the selling price. Edd meets the challenge and decides to paint the car a shocking colour - he’s sure it’ll net them big bucks. But is he right?
NonfictionNASA responds to John F. Kennedy's challenge of landing a man on the moon with a group of new astronauts for the Gemini Program, who work toward the eventual lunar voyage with a series of risky and groundbreaking earth-orbit missions.
NonfictionAdd a four-wheel drive system to a boxy city car and you get amazing off-road performance. The Panda 4x4 may be an unlikely motoring hero but this modern classic is fast becoming an Italian icon. Mike loves ’em, but Edd takes some persuading as they set out to create an extreme off-road concept vehicle. The interior comes out, the exterior gets transformed and the engine gets some serious off-road kit. The end result is one of the most striking cars Wheeler Dealers has ever produced. But will it make a profit or have the boys just lost the plot?
NonfictionJoin Phil in the place he calls the “City of Sweets” as he indulges in some of the finest hot chocolate, football-sized croissants and vanilla bombes and searches for the best roast chicken and vegetable-centric dishes in the City of Lights.
NonfictionJamie and Adam set out to methodically bust urban legends. If a flammable substance is sprayed down a toilet bowl, will a lighted match cause the toilet to explode? Find out if assassins use ice bullets and if running in the rain makes sense.
NonfictionMythBusters: Find out if dropping a penny from a skyscraper can be lethal to pedestrians on the sidewalk below. Explore the effects of microwaves and whether or not tanning beds really bake sun worshipers from the inside out.
NonfictionBirds have become expert communicators and use extraordinary patterns of colour and beautiful songs to deter predators, intimidate rivals and even impress potential mates. In Patagonia, one of the world's largest woodpeckers taps out communications using its beak. While the lyrebird of southern Australia has its own comprehensive selection of musical notes, but it also steals sounds from its environment and incorporates them into its own repertoire.
NonfictionFact or fiction: Leaping from a bridge is safer if a hammer is thrown first to break the plane of the water's surface. Find out how much oxygen remains inside a coffin for those poor folks who get buried alive.
NonfictionBest-selling Author Sir Terry Pratchett, diagnosed with Alzheimer's five years ago, returns to the jungles of Borneo after 18 years to visit the orangutans and discover a new threat to their habitat that could push them to the brink of extinction. He contemplates the role mankind is playing in the eradication of the planet's species, and considers his own inevitable extinction.
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NonfictionTest the danger of responding to the call of nature on the electrified rail of a train track. Find out if an eel skin wallet can erase the magnetic information on credit cards, and hear the woeful tale of the unluckiest construction worker.
NonfictionJoin Jamie and Adam as they test the limits of a homemade tree cannon to decipher whether or not a small town in Hungary could actually build a working cannon out of a tree. Can Adam's tongue piercing withstand the electric force of a lightning bolt?
NonfictionNow for the first time in history a man of faith and a man of science are teaming up to search for Jesus' DNA. Using the latest advances in DNA technology Oxford University geneticist George Busby and biblical scholar Pastor Joe Basile are investigating the world's most famous holy relics including the Shroud of Turin, The Sudarium of Oviedo and the newly discovered bones of Jesus' cousin, John the Baptist.
NonfictionAlbert Speer – Hitler’s personal architect, master builder and armaments minister. He provided the monumental backdrop for the Nazi’s ideology in stone and concrete. As a young and relatively inexperienced architect, Speer rose quickly in Hitler’s inner circles to become his confidante, and the man in charge of Germany’s extensive armaments industry. Hitler was enthralled by his protégé’s work and gave him the task of designing his idea for the world capital ‘Germania’. But during the Nuremberg Trials following the war, Speer obscured his involvement in Germany’s armament miracle and played down his rol
NonfictionProfessor Brian Cox on a journey to the storm worlds of the solar system and explores the weird weather that plays out in the atmospheres of distant planets and moons. He visits landscapes etched by giant dust devils, mountains coated with a strange metallic frost and monsoon rains on a moon a billion kilometres from Earth. These are among the most dramatic and violent worlds ever discovered.
NonfictionFrom deep in the undergrowth to the highest tree, forests are home to two-thirds of all mammal species. Discover how they overcome the many challenges of life in a crowded world.
NonfictionProfessor Brian Cox explores the solar system's frozen worlds. He meets the dwarf planet where mountains of solid ice float across the surface, the black and white moon painted with frost, and a world illuminated by a strange form of ice. In the far reaches of the solar system, ice behaves in unimaginable ways and may have even created habitats for alien life.
NonfictionIn Asia, the most densely populated continent, animals have developed extraordinary ways to seize the opportunities of the human world. From tigers entering a city to hunt easy prey, to elephants stopping traffic to demand food from motorists. A small park in central Bangkok supports three hundred giant lizards, whilst a flying squirrel in Taipei has made a cosy home in a school. Yet, the changing human world creates unprecedented challenges: proboscis monkeys are forced to venture uncomfortably closer to humans and swifts in Jerusalem face tough competition for nest sites.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rain forest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought from the local small ads for a maximum of £3500 a piece. What follows is set to be their most extraordinary journey to date as they attempt to drive from the heart of Bolivia to the coast of Chile, encountering local drug lords, the debilitating effects of high altitude and the terrifying sheer drops of the infamous Death Road along the way. But before all that, they've got to escape from the deep, dark centre of the rain forest in what is without doubt the toughest and most unmis
NonfictionIn the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Africa with a simple mission – to find the definitive source of the Nile. Over the years many explorers claim to have already done just that, but the Top Gear trio believe that they can do better by travelling further and faster than any exploration team in history using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.
NonfictionIn the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue their epic African odyssey. Having survived insane traffic, lethal mud slides and some distinctly dubious map reading, the trio and their ailing estate cars reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.
NonfictionIn this Top Gear Special, Jeremy, Richard and James travel to Vietnam and are told to traverse the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years. But first they must each buy some suitable transport for the trip and, despite having several million Dong in their pockets, this proves to be rather less money than they thought, especially in one of the most expensive car markets in the world.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Florida in order to prove that a fly-drive holiday would be more fun if you bought a car instead of renting one. Having picked up some wheels for no more than $1,000 each, the boys embark on an epic road trip to find out who got the best deal, encountering heat, flies and some very angry locals along the way.
NonfictionIt's the ultimate test of man against machine - or should that be dog against machine - as the Top Gear team set out on one of their most ambitious and arduous challenges ever. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond take part in an epic land race starting in the town of Resolute, Northern Canada, finishing 450 miles later at the Magnetic North Pole.
NonfictionThe Top Gear boys are once again let loose in the USA, this time for an epic road trip up the east coast. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are comparing the Mercedes SLS, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and the Ferrari 458 Italia. Along the way they undertake a series of challenges culminating in a fight to find the fastest way into New York, all in the name of crowning the world's greatest sports car. There's a round up of car-related Christmas tat and Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle takes to the track as the star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionIn recent years, our knowledge of life beneath the waves has been transformed. Using cutting-edge technology, One Ocean takes us on a journey from the intense heat of the tropics to our planet's frozen poles to reveal new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
NonfictionFrom adorable pygmy sloths to huge living dragons, islands offer a refuge for the planet's strangest creatures. But life on these isolated lands is full of unexpected challenges.
NonfictionSeries 19 of the world’s most popular car show continues with an epic road trip across the western side of the United States in three front-engined supercars. With Jeremy Clarkson in a Lexus LFA, Richard Hammond driving the new Dodge Viper and James May choosing the latest Aston Martin Vanquish a glorious soundtrack is guaranteed, as are furious arguments about which is best as the trio head from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and on to Palm Springs. Along the way, the three presenters take in racing circuits, airborne attacks and a race against the police before making a break for the Mexican border with a terrifying penalty
NonfictionThe team travel to Norway where they attempt Olympic events - in cars. A rocket-powered mini is fired off a ski jump, Jeremy and James tackle the biathlon with 4x4s, Richard stages a game of car ice hockey, and the new Jaguar XK races a speed skater.
NonfictionThis episode of Top Gear features two films that were shot for the last series. In the first film, Jeremy, Richard and James immerse themselves in the lifestyle of the traditional classic car enthusiast. Armed with affordable classics including a Fiat 124 Spyder, a Peugeot 304 Cabriolet and an MGB GT, the trio set off on an adventure that includes brown beer, breakdowns and a hair-raising classic car show. In the second film, Clarkson, Hammond and May try to become lifestyle leisure enthusiasts with the help of some cheap lifestyle leisure vehicles. Restricted to a budget of £250, the trio buy a Vauxhall Frontera, a Jeep
NonfictionThe team attempt to prove that the hot hatchbacks of their youth were better than their modern equivalents by buying ‘classic’ examples of the breed and completing a series of challenges. After tackling a tricky hill course, they arrive at an army training ground in Wales where their ageing cars must evade the heavily armed Top Gear Police Department. Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on a road trip across Australia's Northern Territory. The trio sets out on an adventure that takes in crocodile infested rivers, a race around a vast open cast mine, and an encounter with the world's longest truck. Also in this episode, Kiefer Sutherland is the "Star in the Reasonably Priced Car" segment.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. However, in order to do so, they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to Westerners for over 40 years: Burma. The trio must make this trip in three trucks that have been bought for a limited budget. Unsurprisingly, they are not quite as the presenters might have hoped or expected… What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction, and the constant bickering between the three hosts.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are on a mission to take their strong British pounds to the cash strapped people of Spain. In line with this discreet, sensitive objective they have chosen some discreet, sensitive cars for the job with Clarkson in a McLaren 12C Spider, Hammond driving a Ferrari 458 Spider and May using an Audi R8 V10 Spyder. Over the course of their travels the three presenters and their mid-range convertible supercars encounter mountain passes, ghost towns and an incredible abandoned airport before building their own street circuit in the deserted developments of Madrid. Also in this show, S
NonfictionIn the first of a two-part Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Africa with a simple mission – to find the definitive source of the Nile. Over the years many explorers claim to have already done just that, but the Top Gear trio believe that they can do better by travelling further and faster than any exploration team in history using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.
NonfictionSeries premiere. A bizarre 2001 murder in Texas resurrects public interest surrounding NYC real-estate scion Robert Durst, who seeks out filmmaker Andrew Jarecki for an exclusive one-on-one interview.
NonfictionWith Clarkson in a Volkswagen Up, Hammond in a Ford Fiesta and May in a Dacia Sandero, the trio embark on a long road trip to the Ukraine. When the hosts arrive in Kiev, they receive a truly fearsome challenge: to complete their journey by driving through Chernobyl. Also, Jeremy Clarkson is testing the Zenvo ST, a Danish supercar with 1086 horsepower. Star in a Reasonably Priced Car welcomes back singer James Blunt, who attempts to beat his own lap time out on the track.
NonfictionIn the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue their epic African odyssey. Having survived insane traffic, lethal mud slides and some distinctly dubious map reading, the trio and their ailing estate cars reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.
NonfictionIn this Top Gear Special, Jeremy, Richard and James travel to Vietnam and are told to traverse the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years. But first they must each buy some suitable transport for the trip and, despite having several million Dong in their pockets, this proves to be rather less money than they thought, especially in one of the most expensive car markets in the world.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bring relief to flood-stricken areas of Britain by building a car that can turn into a hovercraft. After a bumpy start, the presenters demonstrate the brilliance of their creation with an eventful journey down the River Avon. Also in this show, Jeremy is on the track in the insane Mercedes SLS Black and the 739 horsepower SLS Electric while Hollywood star Hugh Jackman is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionCaution: contains explicit language. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to improve the ambulance. Their three very different creations are put to the test with a series of severe and often messy challenges culminating in a fast reaction to a spectacular emergency. Also in this episode, F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is the “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.”
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May decide to buy second-hand lorries despite knowing almost nothing about the world of trucks, and then set about discovering how easy it is to be an HGV driver. Jeremy is also on the test track with a scary Porsche 911, a tame Lamborghini Gallardo and a surprisingly talented Labrador. And chat show legend Michael Parkinson is the Star In A Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionA ground-breaking journey to the Deep, our final frontier and home to real-life aliens, from monstrous sharks to shrimps in glass cages and perhaps the origin of all life on Earth.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to find the perfect car for 17-year-olds, negotiating insurance companies, accident repairs and a very muddy music festival car park in the process. Plus, Richard goes to Abu Dhabi to test the new Lamborghini Murcielago SV and stages the world's first ever race between the 1000 horsepower Bugatti Veyron and the mighty McLaren F1. Back in the studio the star in the reasonably priced car is Twittering national treasure Stephen Fry.
NonfictionThe great mountain ranges maybe some of the planet's most spectacular landscapes but they are unforgiving places to live in. Only few pioneering animals have what it takes to endure at extreme altitude. Mountain animals are amongst the most elusive in the world, yet this film provides an intimate glimpse into their secretive lives. Witness the moment four snow leopards come together when a mother and cub become trapped between two rival males. Watch Grizzly bears pole dance against trees to rub off their winter fur and soar with a Golden eagle as it hunts amongst Europe's snow-capped peaks.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May engage in an epic race from Wembley to the San Siro stadium in Milan. Hamstrung by a rule about price, Clarkson maximises his bang-for-buck with a £35,000, 662 horsepower Shelby Mustang GT500 whilst Hammond and May pin their hopes to the ever-improving pan-European rail network. For the winner, tickets to a top flight football match. For the losers, only the stench of failure and a long trudge home. Also in this show, Jeremy slithers about the test track in the brand new Toyota GT86 coupe and car-loving singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionIn this first episode, Jeremy attempts to build car that’s even smaller than the famous Peel P50 and then tests it out on the streets of London before putting his concept to the ultimate test of credibility in the fearsome Dragons’ Den. Meanwhile, James is testing the latest Bentley Continental GT Speed by taking it on a rally stage and Richard is at the test track to unleash the sensational new Pagani Huayra hypercar before handing it over to The Stig for the lap of its lifetime. As if that wasn’t enough, Homeland star Damian Lewis is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car. Contains language that some viewers may fin
NonfictionThe boys build motorhomes before setting off for a bank holiday weekend in the West Country to see how each of their creations performs in the real world. Meanwhile, Jeremy is also at the track to test the new Audi R8 V10 Spyder against the latest version of Porsche's enduring 911 Turbo cabriolet. Plus, Andy Garcia takes his turn as the Star in the brand new Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson and James May race a car against high-performance yacht in a nail-biting battle up the beautiful coastline of New Zealand to the very tip of the North Island. Meanwhile, back in the UK, Richard Hammond attempts to find a hot hatch hero from a trio of newcomers, the Renaultsport Clio 200, Peugeot 208 GTI and Ford Fiesta ST, and a cavalcade of top stars including Warwick Davis, Charles Dance and Joss Stone assemble at the track to welcome a brand new Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionCaution: contains explicit language. Richard Hammond is dropped into the remote, frozen wastes of Canada to test a watch with a built-in emergency beacon. The distress signal is sent directly to Jeremy Clarkson and James May who are disorganized, disinterested and very many miles away. Eventually, the pair gets their hands on a Hennessey Ford F150 Velociraptor and a Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and they set off on an epic adventure to find their colleague. Also in this episode, Gillian Anderson tries her hand as the “Star in the Reasonably Priced Car” segment.
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson drives the new Jaguar F-type sports car on some of Britain's finest roads; James May takes the New Bus for London for a nice day out in the country; and Richard Hammond tests the new Range Rover Sport off-road, on track and in its most natural habitat, the lanes of Cheshire. Inspired by these machines, the presenters meet up for an epic celebration of all that is great about Britain's motor industry, culminating in a grand finale in front of Buckingham Palace.
NonfictionIn this episode Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond tackle the twin problems of an ageing population and the increasing complexity of modern cars. Their solution is to design a vehicle exclusively for the elderly and then test it out in Dorset with a little help from a trio of pensioners. Meanwhile, James May assesses the new Range Rover around London and then shifts to Nevada for the ultimate challenge against an autonomous military machine. Plus actor James McAvoy is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionRichard Hammond is on the shores of Lake Como testing the exciting new Alfa Romeo car against Jeremy Clarkson, who’ll be riding a quad bike. Meanwhile, James May is at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan looking at the incredible efforts behind the army's largest vehicle redeployment since the Second World War. Finally, Thor actor Tom Hiddleston is on the track as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
NonfictionThe boys have a second crack at crossing the channel in their amphibious cars, Jools Holland settles into a different kind of rhythm on our track and Jeremy drives Audi's everyday supercar…Jeremy gets all excited as Audi launches the first everyday supercar to challenge the 911 since the Honda NSX. Then Richard shows up in a 911. Cue much arguing. The chaps discover that, as well as making nice cars, Porsche also makes "smoking tools". Surely that smoking ban doesn't stretch to the TG studio, does it?
NonfictionJeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover what Top Gear might have been like 60 years ago in a race from London to Edinburgh. James grabs himself a gorgeous old Jaguar XK120 whilst Richard chooses the brutal but rather fantastically named Vincent Black Shadow motorbike. Meanwhile, in an almost unprecedented move, Jeremy takes the train. The Ferrari FXX is put through its paces on a power lap, and the Stig takes off his helmet to reveal his true identity, but not everyone is convinced.
NonfictionJungles provide the richest habitats on the planet - mysterious worlds of high drama where extraordinary animals attempt to survive in the most competitive place on earth. Flooded forests are home to caiman-hunting jaguars and strange dolphins that swim amongst the tree tops, while in the dense underworld, ninja frogs fight off wasps and flying dragons soar between trees. Acrobatic indri leap through the forests of Madagascar, while the jungle night conceals strange fungi and glow-in-the-dark creatures never filmed before.
