BBC's best programme! (Top Gear)

Member Name: DarkestGrey

Product:	Top Gear
Date:	05/02/09 (106 review reads)
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Advantages: Funny. Not taking itself too serious.

Disadvantages: BBC move the timeslots around.

Top Gear is an entertainment program that has cars as its central focus.

Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, it also features a mystery driver only known as "The Stig". He always wears a white racing uniform and a white helmet and resembles a Storm Trooper from Star Wars.

Car Reviews
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The show usually reviews unusual and expensive cars and this always creates a barrage of complaints from the green people. Often they state things like "Why don't they test normal cars?" or "They only drive environmentally damaging vehicles, therefore it should be banned".

Top Gear is not a car show that helps you decide which car to buy.

This programme is a delve into the fantasy world of cars. A look at vehicles you may never be able able to afford or possibly never ever see one on the road.

Simply put, it is similar to a TV programme looking at celebrities houses. You wouldn't think: "Heating that house damages the environment"! You'll probably never be able to afford one of them either, but you are still interested in just watching on your telly, right?

Programme Format
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The programme has a number of sections to it. They don't stick to a rigid format and some weeks they won't even bother with some parts.

The main part of the show is the car reviews. Each of the presenters will get to review some cars during each series. Their reviews are all funny and sometimes tell you very little about the car. Each presenter has a completely different style of reviewing and this makes an interesting mix. Some weeks, they may test three cars in the same category and argue their case that theirs is the best. Rarely do they agree!

For newcomers to the show, there is the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car". They interview a celebrity and then they drive around the track in a normal car with a large table of who has driven the fastest. Again, the cars are almost a side issue!

Presenters
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Each presenter has their own style. Jeremy is a complete idiot, for example. He will review a car and state how bad it really is but when going back to the studio, he will state how much he loves the car. A car you love and a good car can of course be two different things!

James May, the only true British person there is so British, he thinks we are still at war with Germany. His reviews are very different from any other car presenter I have seen. Unusual and a very dry sense of humour.

Richard Hammond on the other hand is the big kid; the type of who would have big spoilers attached to his car at home, if only his wife would let him!

Time
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Usually on a Sunday night at 8pm (BBC 2) when the series is on. Or you can put on channel Dave where it is on a lot of the time!

Even though this is one of the BBC's most popular programmes, they do have a habit of moving it around. Sometimes because of the snooker, sometimes because of some show about beaches, or something. Remember to check this if your video is on weekly record!

Summary
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Well worth watching even if you don't like cars. It's a laugh, three idiots driving big cars and never quite agreeing. Like three blokes from down the local pub then!

It's not a serious car show about cars. If you want to know about normal cars, you are better off watching Fifth Gear (Channel Five) or The Used Car Roadshow (ITV 4). But don't forget to watch Top Gear as well!

Summary: Worth watching, but not if you want to know about cars!