JC - An Introduction
Clarkson is most associated with the British motoring programme Top Gear, which he presented from 1989 to 1999, in the programme's original format, and then again from 2002, when it was relaunched in a new format after a brief period off the air. His current co-presenters are James May and Richard Hammond. It is now the most watched TV show on BBC Two, and is also shown in over 100 countries around the world.
JC has periodically released motoring-based videos, such as "unleased on cars." Over the years, his videos have shown him driving many exotic cars, including a Ford GT40 which had been specially adapted to accommodate taller drivers; Clarkson is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m). He 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, amongst other things).
For three years,Clarkson 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, Clarkson 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, 'winning' twice.
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Clarkson has presented a number of shows focused on history. For example, he presented a programme looking at Victoria Cross winners, in particular focusing on his father-in-law Robert Henry Cain who won the VC during Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in World War 2. In 2007 he presented a programme about the St. Nazaire Raid (also called Operation Chariot), which took place in WWII. A subsequent programme showed how the graphics were created, the highlight being the construction and blowing up of a scale model of the HMS Campbeltown the ship that was used in the raid.
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, Lightning McQueen's agent.
"Not a man given to considered opinion," according to the BBC, Clarkson is known to be opinionated and forthright in his views. The Economist, on the subject of road pricing in UK, has described him as a "skillful propagandist for the motoring lobby".
JEREMY CLARKSON BOOKS
- For Crying Out Loud: The World According to Clarkson v. 3 (World According to Clarkson 3)
- Clarkson continues with some more hilarious and brilliantly British writing. I originally bought one for myself and then bought another two for friends presents! No doubt they will ...
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- Jeremy Clarkson: The Biography
- This is simply dreadful. Repetitive, dull, poorly written, half-baked, un-edited and shamefully proof read. It was so bad in the beginning that I thought it could only get better ...
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- The World According to Clarkson
- This isnt so much a laugh out loud funny book but more the kind where you can appreciate some of his silly, OTT views. Clarkson has a gift for phrases and while a lot of it is snee ...
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- Dont Stop Me Now
- Dont Stop Me NowWhat a fantastic read, youd think this book would only appeal to the petrol heads. Dont be fooled. Very well written and its super how Jeremy can twist his topic to ...
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- Clarkson on Cars
- Ok, so its obvious, but its about the most important point. This book is a collection of very short articles from JC. That means you can enjoy a few and not be so into some others, ...
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JEREMY CLARKSON DVD
- Richard Hammonds BBC Top Gear Interactive Challenge [2007] [Interactive DVD]
- First proper interactive DVD (since the dull HP), and managing 140 points and trying to Blow Up Hamster (hes in caravan 2 or 3) was great! Thats a quick-paced, fun game which has l ...
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- Richard Hammonds Top Gear Stunt Challenge [Interactive DVD]
- Record a few episodes of Top Gear and then watch them back randomly, while playing a game of car based Top Trumps. There, youve saved yourself a few quid and have essentially the ...
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- Clarkson - Supercar Showdown
- I actually bought this as an Easter prezzy for my 5yo son (he doesnt like choccy!) Hes autistic & fanatical about cars, bikes, Top Gear & Jeremy Clarkson! My son has watched this ...
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- Top Gear - Polar Special [Blu-ray]
- Ive already watched this particular Top Gear Special a number of times on DVD (including at 1080i, using a good upscaling player) and have always been impressed by the quality of t ...
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- Top Gear - The Great Adventures (Polar Special & US Special)
- the american challenge its the usual of what you see on the telly. the polar challenge its brilliant because there are parts you have never ever seen on the tv and also its top ge ...
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JEREMY CLARKSON NEWS
- All in your Zed
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- Three cell
- There’s a surprise on the Honda show stand at the Los Angeles Auto Show in ...
- Visually impaired
- Unless you’ve got a very beady eye, you won’t be able to tell the di ...
- Big Chinese Cars I: Ford Fiesta saloon
- China likes big cars. Or rather, bigger versions of normal sized cars, if that m ...
- Big Chinese Cars II: stretched Audi A4
- As we've already seen today, China likes big cars. As further proof that the Peo ...
- Big Chinese Cars III: Volvo S80L
- As we've now proved indisputably with the Ford Fiesta saloon and stretched Audi ...
- Must see
- There’s a new Ford Mustang on the way, and it looks… well, it defin ...
- Got to stop
- The looming recession, we’re told, will cut a brutal swathe of natural sel ...
- Euro vision
- Things might be rapidly turning smelly for GM, but here’s a bright spot. T ...
- Astons gentleman racer
- Barely a week goes by without some exciting news from Aston Martin. So if you&rs ...
- White noise
- How do you tune an electric car?It’s not a question that’s ever need ...
- 9ffing fast
- Remember that insane 9ff GT9 Porsche that hit 254mph last May, missing out on th ...
- Pigs, flying...
- Sshhh. Before you point out that there’s no way this bizarre Ferrari Zobin ...
