As You Do... - Richard Hammond

Whilst he had already gained some attention by hosting Sky One's "Brainiac: Science Abuse" and BBC 2's "Top Gear", what really brought Richard Hammond to the public's attention was a serious crash whilst driving a jet propelled car whilst filming the latter back in 2006. The outpouring of public support, both emotional and financial surprised even him and the book he and his wife Mindy wrote about the accident and his recovery was the best selling non-fiction book of 2007. Since then, millions have followed his every action. Thanks in part to his affable nature next to the grumpy old men of Jeremy Clarkson and James May, "Top ...  Read the complete review

---------------------------------- Who is Richard Hammond? ---------------------------------- Born in Birmingham in 1969, Richard Hammond thought he found his calling when working for a few local radio stations, and then moved into television; it wasn't in 2002 that he finally became well known across the country, as he became 1/3 of the Top Gear team. I'm sure everyone has heard of Richard Hammond, not just from his TV show, but for the fact that he nearly died almost 2 years ago now in a high speed crash, which caused quite a bit of brain damage, and the whole country (well the people that liked him) were glued to the news trying to ...  Read the complete review