Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson ( born April 11, 1960 ) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring.
He writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun, but is better known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear.
"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".
Born in Doncaster, Clarkson was educated at Repton School, although he claims to have been expelled. His first job was as a travelling salesman for his parents' business selling Paddington Bear toys, after which he trained as a journalist with the Rotherham Advertiser.
In 2004 during an episode of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, Clarkson was invited to investigate his family history; including the story of his great-great-great grandfather John Kilner (1792-1857), who invented the Kilner jar; a receptacle for preserved fruit.
In spite of his penchant for fast driving and high performance cars, Clarkson has been reported as having a clean licence. Nonetheless, he is not reluctant to discuss driving fast: In a November 2005 article in The Sunday Times, Clarkson wrote, while discussing the Bugatti Veyron, "On a recent drive across Europe I desperately wanted to reach the top speed but I ran out of road when the needle hit 240mph", and later, in the same article,"From the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn't believe me"
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JEREMY CLARKSON BOOKS
- Motorworld
- 3.5 stars really. The author is fun to watch in action on TV. He is not afraid to speak his mind and has a unique turn of phrase when critcally examining something. He writes in ...
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- I Know You Got Soul
- Okay, Im only 12 years old. But, Ive grown out of Beano (as youve probably gathered by this review). I Know You Got Soul is a riveting read. Magnificently written in every way. If ...
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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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- And Another Thing: The World According to Clarkson: v. 2
- Even though Clarkson himself says so ("Good God I love being middle class") the truth is much more inspiring and its nice to see how modest he is. Truth is, hes actually working cl ...
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- 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 DVD
- Top Gear: The Challenges (BBC)
- Yep, same problem here - the challenges are interleaved such that one challenge is interrupted halfway through by the start of the next challenge, which is in turn interrupted half ...
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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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- 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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JEREMY CLARKSON NEWS
- All in your Zed
- Ready the abacuses: we’ve got a whole load more numbers on the 370Z, Nissa ...
- Spyder insider
- Rarely up-to-date in the fashion stakes - look at that coat - our very own Jerem ...
- 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 ...
