Top Gear

1 Series 1 Best of

Summary of best clips, season 1

Air Date: 2002-12-29

2 Series 2 Best of

Summary of best clips, season 2

Air Date: 2003-07-27

3 Series 3 Best of

Highlights from Season 3

Air Date: 2004-01-25

4 Series 4 Best of

Highlights from Season 4

Air Date: 2004-08-08

5 Series 5 Best of

Highlights from Season 5

Air Date: 2005-01-02

6 Series 7 Best of

clips from the best moments of season 7

Air Date: 2006-01-08

7 Series 8 Best of (1)

Highlights from Season 8

Air Date: 2006-08-06

8 Series 8 Best of (2)

Highlights from Season 8

Air Date: 2006-08-13

9 Series 8 Best of (3)

Highlights from Season 8

Air Date: 2006-08-20

10 Series 9 Best of

Summary of the best clips from Season 9

Air Date: 2007-03-04

11 Series 10 Best of (1)

The team take a look back at highlights of the motoring series, including the fastest new models, the most desirable classics and the craziest stunts. Plus, the best - and worst - of Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Air Date: 2008-01-01

12 Series 10 Best of (2)

Air Date: 2008-01-06

13 Series 10 Best of (3)

Air Date: 2008-01-13

14 Series 10 Best of (4)

A selection of highlights from the 2007 series, including an experiment conducted to determine the fastest way of travelling across London during peak time. James May decides whether the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe deserves the title of the world's most luxurious car, while Jeremy Clarkson puts the speedy Ascari A10 through its paces. With Simon Cowell and Lawrence Dallaglio featuring in Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Air Date: 2008-01-27

15 Series 11 Best of

Highlights from Season 11

Air Date: 2008-08-13

16 Series 12 Best of (1)

Richard Hammond and James May travel to the Riviera to race a classic Ferrari Daytona against a state of the art powerboat. Meanwhile, Jeremy Clarkson conducts a 'serious' road test of the new Ford Fiesta - with a little help from the Royal Marines.

Air Date: 2009-01-01

17 Series 12 Best of (2)

A special featuring a selection of highlights from Top Gear in 2008. Jeremy, James and Richard fall in love with three old Alfa Romeos when they take them on a road trip across England. Also in the show, Richard discovers the possible future of personal transport in Japan whilst James May conducts a power test of the new Zonda F convertible hypercar. The star in the reasonably priced car is Will Young.

Air Date: 2009-01-04

18 Series 12 Best of (3)

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Japan for an epic race between the Nissan GTR and the Bullet Train. Also in the show, Jeremy takes the awesome Mercedes CLK Black for a test drive in Wales and James heads to California where he discovers that Honda have saved the world. The star in the reasonably priced car is Jay Kay.

Air Date: 2009-01-27

19 Series 12 Best of (4)

Motoring news and views from the usual team. Jeremy, James and Richard travel to Belgium to do battle with the German presenters of D Motor - Top Gear's German equivalent. Also in the show, Richard travels to the Alps where he races his Audi RS6 against two extreme speed skiers, and Jeremy travels to the countryside to go foxhunting in a Daihatsu Terios. The star in a reasonably priced car is the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

Air Date: 2009-01-25

20 Series 13 and 14 Best of (1)

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from 2009 featuring amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering. Plus The Stig attacks the track in a new sports car and there is another chance to see a classic celebrity guest in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Air Date: 2010-01-24

21 Series 13 and 14 Best of (2)

22 Series 13 and 14 Best of (3)

23 Series 13 and 14 Best of (4)

24 Best of Season 14: A recap of Season 14

25 Best of Season 15 (1)

Air Date: 2010-08-08

26 Best of Season 15 (2)

Air Date: 2010-08-15

27 Back in the Fast Lane : Best of BBC Series 1 & 2

A ‘90s special containing all the best bits from the brand new first and second series of the nation’s favourite motoring show presented by outspoken pundit Jeremy Clarkson. Includes guest appearances by Harry Enfield, Jonathan Ross, Jay Kay, Steve Coogan, Anne Robinson and Tara Palmer-Tompkinson. Highlights include reviews of Aston Martin Vanquish, DB7, Pagani Zonda, Lotus Elise and Esprit plus ‘Doughnut Grannies’, ‘Plane vs. Car’ and ‘Bus Jumping Over Motorbike’.

Air Date: 2003-10-27

28 Stars In Fast Cars

The Top Gear special feature for Comic Relief, first broadcast on 5 February 2005. The pilot was presented by Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May, and included that programs third presenter, Jeremy Clarkson amongst the "stars" competing.

Air Date: 2005-02-05

29 Revved Up

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have had some fun racing, crashing and generally mucking about in the most unlikely vehicles. Now direct from the Top Gear bunker, Richard brings us the best, and most requested petrolhead stunts from the unmissable show's recent series.

Air Date: 2005-06-06

30 The Winter Olympics

The lads are in Lillehammer for their version of the Winter Olympics. So expect amongst other things: car ice-hockey - with Suzuki Swifts - Jeremy trying to drive the new Jaguar XK around the rink faster than a speed skater and Stig riding a snowmobile down the ski-jump. James and Jeremy compete against each other in a biathlon using an Audi Q7 and a Volvo XC90, with the loser having to eat yellow snow. There's also a spectacular attempt to send a rocket-powered Mini down the ski-jump.

Air Date: 2006-02-12

31 Best of: The Special Guests

Carr: Jimmy Carr takes us on a short tour of the Top Gear production offices, green room, make-up, etc. Challenge: Clarkson, in an Audi RS4, vs. speed mountain-climbers, at a gorge in France, from Series 7, Episode 2 Carr: Jimmy tours The Stig's room, then goes to the track, where Walliams is doing his laps, and interview The Stig Challenge: Hammond joins Sabine Schmitz at the Nürburgring, where she attempts a lap of less than ten minutes, in a Transit van, from Series 6, Episode 7 Carr: Jimmy tours the car park, commenting on the cars held therein. He then interviews May, who relates a tale of being "the other guy". Challenge: Clarkson drives the Mercedes SLK55 AMG and Porsche Boxster S around a deserted village, whilst being shot at be an elite 8-man sniper squadron, from Series 6, Episode 5 Reviews: Hamster and Slow play "Road Test Roulette", reviewing the cars of drunk people, from Series 6, Episode 9 Carr: The crowd is interviewed, and The Stig bothered. Review: Clarkson tests the Aston Martin Vanquish S in a race against Steve Coogan, driving his Ferrari F575, from Series 5, Episode 4

Air Date: 2006-03-13

32 Best Of: The Challenges

The Second Hand Italian Mid-Engined Supercars for Less Than Mondeo Money Challenge, from Series 7, Episode 4 Hammond in Mazda MX-5 vs Greyhound, from Series 7, Episode 6 The Top Gear Toupée Test: The Stig drives a be-wigged man in open-topped sportscars, from Series 3, Episode 5 May in Renault Clio vs an urban biker, from Series 7, Episode 4. The biker was faster by 10 seconds. Clarkson in Range Rover Sport vs a Challenger 2, from Series 6, Episode 1

Air Date: 2006-03-20

33 The Best Of British

Jeremy, Richard and James put British cars through their paces, from the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Noble M15 and Lotus Exige, to the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Bentley Arnage T.

Air Date: 2007-01-07

34 Top Gear of the Pops

Top Gear of the Pops is a one-off musical special of the motoring show featuring Travis, Supergrass, McFly (given the task of writing a song in ten minutes) and finally Justin Hawkins - supported by Clarkson on drums, Hammond on bass and May on the keys. It was shown as part of the Comic Relief 16 March 2007 appeal, mixing elements of Top Gear with Top of the Pops, the British music chart show cancelled in 2006, and the news segment features the hosts arguing about the state of the modern music scene. Not to be missed.

Air Date: 2007-03-16

35 The Challenges Volume 1

Seven fantastic challenges that test the mettle of the Top Gear team. The Top Gear boys - Jezzer, Hamster and Captain Slow - can do brake-horsepowers, torques and 0-60s until the pumps run dry. But when they take on a challenge, the action gets competitive, hilarious, dangerous and, at times, downright humiliating. Robin Reliant Space Shuttle: Combining cutting edge amateur rocketry, British Grit, and truly intergalactic levels of messing about, Richard and James try to put a Reliant Robin into space. Building Amphibious Cars: Can the lads create a vehicle equally at home on land and water? Will they even make it across the reservoir without drowning or catching hypothermia? Building a Limo: The boys are up against it, making their own stretch limos from everyday cars. But the challenge has only just begun. There are some high-profile celebs who need a lift to the Brit Awards... Building a Convertible: Attempting to turn a Renault Espace into a fashionable 'drop top', the team prove that trying to make your own convertible is a bit like trying to cut your own hair... you can do it, but you probably shouldn't... Parkour vs Peugeot 207: They may wear silly trousers but these parkour (the barmy sport of leaping across rooftops across the city) lads are serious competition for Captain Slow's Peugeot 207 in a race through Liverpool. Veyron Race from Alba: It's Top Gear's most dramatic race yet. Jeremy's in the Bugatti Veyron - the fastest, most lavish supercar ever - while Richard and James are in a flying washing machine - with Captain Slow at the controls! Crap 70s Supercars: They were once state-of-the-art Italian supercars - the Maserati Merak, the Ferrari Dino 308GT4 and the Lamborghini Uracco. Now, all the lads need to do is try to drive them from Bristol to a "gentleman's" club in Slough.

Air Date: 2007-05-21

36 The Great Adventures - Polar Special

The distance between Resolute in northern Canada and the magnetic North Pole at Ellef Ringnes Island is 450 miles. It's a journey across sea ice and unforgiving mountainous terrain where temperatures can drop to minus 65ºC - a temperature at which exposed skin can freeze in less than 30 seconds. Only fools would attempt such a journey. So Jeremy and James are attempting to do it in the now legendary Toyota Hilux and Richard hopes to make it on a sled pulled by ten Canadian Inuit dogs. Watch the complaints from environmentalists roll in.

Air Date: 2007-07-25

37 Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel

Richard Hammond spends four days with his childhood hero, Evel Knievel, shortly before the legendary stuntman's death. Evel's home town in Montana celebrates his fame with an annual stunt festival. Richard's hero has broken 40 major bones, fractured 400, has had a hip replaced and a liver transplanted.

Air Date: 2007-12-23

38 The Great Adventures - U.S. Special

Dupe of http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=74608&seasonid=17181&id=320103&lid=7 Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond take Top Gear on the road as they travel to the US and take on some of their craziest challenges yet. With a budget of $1000 dollars, each of the team have to buy a car for the epic road trip, stopping along the way to compete in a series of challenges which range from driving across Alabama without getting shot to preparing and eating Road Kill whilst camping out for the night.

Air Date: 2008-03-03

39 Top Ground Gear Force

The Top Gear team of James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond swap the steering wheel for the shovel as they embark on a Ground Force style makeover challenge as part of Sport Relief. The Top Gear team of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond decide, for Sport Relief to resurrect the show Ground Force, and provide a garden makeover to the garden of one of Britain's 'sporting legends', namely Sir Stephen Redgrave. Helping them are a team of Poles. As the team's only 'country bumpkin' Hammond is the team leader. However, his garden plan fails to impress Clarkson and May, who want to include a water feature and a shed, respectively. They are sent to a Wyevale Garden Centre to pick up supplies, returning with their desired equipment. Hammond uses a small digger to dig a trench, to be used to create a 'river of gravel.' Clarkson earlier revealed his unique method for pulling up weeds and cutting branches off trees using a shotgun. Hammond's digger topples over in the trench, so he returns with a much larger digger to pull it out, resulting in leaving numerous Caterpillar tracks marks all over the garden. Meanwhile, James and the Poles have completed the shed. Hammond's tree seat is completed. He brings in a 14 tone crane to hook the seat so he could slip it over the tree. Despite the machine getting stuck, the crane is long enough to hook onto the seat. Because he had not got the hang of the crane, he accidentally swished it sideways, destroying both the shed and the seat. Clarkson decides to remove a rockery by using a homemade bomb. During the explosion one wall of the shed James built is smashed. After this happens May steps out of the shed with a plank of wood, and asks what time the programme will air. After being informed it was going to air after the watershed, he exclaims 'you're a fu-'. At this point, the episode cuts to the next scene. Jeremy orders some cement to pave over the garden, but he orders too little, and only a small portion of the garden is covered. Hammond gets stuck in the cement, and Jeremy lifts him out. James' shed is destroyed for the third time when Jeremy erects some rugby posts (despite the fact that none of Sir Stephen Redgrave's family plays rugby). However, he and the Poles accidentally drop the posts. This lead to James angrily telling Clarkson to apologize while pointing the plank of wood at Clarkson. Hammond reveals his barbecue system, which uses a jet engine to rotate the meat and cook it. However, the blades rotate too fast and the fire from the engine sets James' newly-rebuilt shed on fire. They would have been able to extinguish the fire if May and Clarkson hadn't fought over the fire extinguisher. The team then received word that Sir Steve Redgrave was coming up the drive to the house. Redgrave is upset at the destruction of his garden, so the Poles run away. Eventually he comes around thanks to Jeremy talking to him privately. Jeremy then shows off his turbo-charged water feature, which blows the top off itself due to the water pressure and crashes into the greenhouse built by the Poles, breaking all the glass. Until then, the greenhouse was the only structure still intact.

Air Date: 2008-03-14

40 Planes Rockets and Automobiles

Air Date: 2008-03-20

41 The Challenges Volume 2

Races, chases and things on fire; treat yourself to a bucketload of Top Gear's attempts to get melted, hurt or drowned. To more cries of "How hard can it be?", "That’s not gone well" and "You insufferable Oaf!", Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May gallantly risk humiliation in another series of magnificent challenges, where petty rivalries are taken much too far… Features: Amphibious Cars: The Sequel The magnificent return of the homemade amphibious cars, as the lads drive their vehicles to Dover and across the Channel. Well, that was the plan… Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter Place your bets. A mile and back: vertically and horizontally; Hammond in one of the world’s fastest cars, the RAF in a fighter plane with a maximum speed of 900 mph. Race Across London James in a massive Mercedes, Hammond on a bicycle, the Stig on public transport (!) and Jeremy in a racing speedboat. Of course the car will make it across the capital first. Won’t it? Motorhome Racing The rules are ‘quite’ strict: it’s a no-contact race; drivers must sleep overnight in their camper vans before the race and be able to drive home afterwards. So, how come there’s a kitchen unit on the track? The Greatest Driving Road Scouring the Alps for the perfect road – beautiful scenery, pure pedal-to-the metal driving and a rush of adrenaline – in light-weight supercars – have the boys died and gone to heaven? Fiat 500 vs BMX The Fiat 500 has been reborn as a city runabout for fashionable and sexy young people. James May is none of these things, but surely he can beat a pair of scruffy herberts on titchy bikes around Budapest? The 24 Hour Race The Britcar 24-hour race at Silverstone is a gruelling test of driver stamina, skill and car reliability – so guess who’s entering a BMW 3-series powered by bio-diesel that they grew themselves?

Air Date: 2008-06-02

42 The Challenges Volume 3

Crashing, bashing and a bus that falls over! It's all Top Gear's very latest fast, fearless and rather daft challenges in one attractive plastic box. Jeremy, Richard and James embark on yet more ill-advised attempts to out-do each other in a stinky cloud of tyre smoke, rust and over-ambitious mucking about. CHEAP ALFAS The boys try to prove that old Alfa Romeos are proper petrolheads' cars by buying sub-£1,000 Italian rustbuckets and completing a series of challenges. Well, when we say ‘completing’… BRITISH LEYLAND Challenge General consensus is that British Leyland never made good cars. We disagree. So to prove that 40 years of BL is worth celebrating, the boys shell out for a BL classic and attempt the dreaded water test. RACE ACROSS JAPAN Jeremy and a Nissan take on James, Richard and the world’s greatest public transport in an epic race across Japan. Yes, it’s GT-R versus bullet train and it’s a close call. TOP GEAR VS THE GERMANS The boys take on the presenters of the German Top Gear telly, makes you think Fawlty Towers could have tried harder with the war jokes to be honest. THE LORRYING CHALLENGE Jeremy and the boys wonder how hard it is to be a truck driver – and ponder for long enough to buy three lorries and take on the mother of all lorry challenges. RICHARD’S F1 CHALLENGE It’s the Renault that Fernando Alonso won the world titlein, but Richard’s not quite on the pace. Put it this way: the tyres needed warming up again after he’d done his laps… FOX HUNTING The boys invent a new rural sport, pitting a pack of hunting dogs against a Daihatsu Terios. Jeremy gets stuck in a river and Richard proves surprisingly good on a horse. BUS RACING Boris Johnson wants to know which bus is the best for London. To find out, we get a bunch of touring car drivers to race them round a gravel circuit. Very scientific...

Air Date: 2009-06-08

43 The Great Adventures - Botswana Special

People of Surrey, do you really need your Range Rovers? In order to answer this burning question, Jeremy, Richard and James overshoot Surrey by some margin and end up in Botswana where, armed with just three cheap, two wheel drive cars (and a massive film crew), they set out to cross the heart of Africa. Will they survive the treacherous ooze of the salt flats? Will they be eaten by lions and hippos in the awesome Okavango Delta? Will the Stig’s African cousin think Jeremy’s Lancia is rubbish? Will James drive into Zimbabwe by mistake? Will Richard leave his wife for the car he loves?

Air Date: 2007-11-04

44 Best Of The Stig, Fast Laps: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

45 Best Of The Stig, Race Across London: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

46 Best Of The Stig, The 24 Hour Race: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

47 The Great Adventures - Vietnam Special

Pending Deletion Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel to Vietnam and are told to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years. 85 minutes Extended cut (10 minutes longer than TV cut)

Air Date: 2009-03-23

48 The Great Adventures - South America Special

Dupe of http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=74608&seasonid=122131&id=1424551&lid=7 The latest in the line of great Top Gear specials, following on from epic adventures across Botswana, Vietnam and the Arctic Circle. This time Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought from the local small ads for a maximum of 3500 pounds each. What follows is their most extraordinary journey to date. 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 rainforest in what is without doubt the toughest and most unmissable challenge Top Gear has ever faced.

Air Date: 2009-12-27

49 Polar Special (Director's Cut)

In 2008, the BBC packaged an extended version of the Polar Challenge, along with a cut-down version of the American East Coast Challenge on a twin DVD box set entitled Top Gear - The Great Adventures (also known as The Great Adventures: Polar and U.S. Special). This "Director's Cut" includes an extra ten minutes of previously unseen footage and various other changes, including new voice-overs and an alternative soundtrack to the original BBC broadcast release. The BBC released the extended Polar Special as a stand-alone Blu-ray disc on October 20th, 2008. The extended version included scenes of frostbitten extremities during the training in Resolute, and Clarkson and May discovering the abandoned Isachsen weather station (left vacant since 1978), among others.

Air Date: 2007-07-25

50 The Great Adventures - Romania

The boys each take the car of their choice to Romania to see which is best suited to touring. The three presenters run out of Romanian motorway and James gets his chance to get behind the wheel of a Dacia Sandero before they find the perfect test track.

Air Date: 2009-11-15

51 The Great Adventures - Bonneville

Dupe of http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=74608&seasonid=36698&id=402959&lid=7 U.S.– The Director’s Cut – The boys go back to the US to test some muscle cars. Last time they were attacked with guns, this time they get pelted by rocks. Anyone else spot a theme developing here?

Air Date: 2008-11-09

52 60 Minutes Story on Top Gear Phenomenon: 60 Minutes (Australian) reports on the global phenomenon that is Top Gear

53 Top Gear Live in Holland: The Boys Land in Amsterdam for a show full of car stunts and arguments

54 Top Gear Live in New Zealand: The Top Gear Live World Tour lands in Auckland, NZ, for over an hour of insane stunts, and the witty banter of Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.

55 The Special Guests - Jimmy Car

Jimmy Carr investigates the Top Gear headquarter and confronts the STIG

Air Date: 2006-03-19

56 Bolivia Special (Director's Cut)

Jeremy, Richard and James are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed only with three shabby 4x4s which they bought untested over the internet from local small ads for a maximum of 3500 pounds each. They attempt to drive them 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.

Air Date: 2009-12-27

57 Romania Special (Director's Cut)

Jeremy, Richard and James take an Aston DBS Volante, a Ferrari California, and a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder to Romania in search of an obscure stretch of tarmac that some hardcore drivers claim is the nothing less than the greatest road in the world.

Air Date: 2009-11-15

58 Clarkson - MotorSport Mayhem

Jeremy Clarkson presents a host of crashes, stunts, spins and punch-ups.

Air Date: 1995-10-09

59 Clarkson - The Best Of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld

Motorworld looks at what makes a country tick. It studies why Italians are passiomate, Indians crash so often, how the Cubans make brake fluid and much more.

Air Date: 1996-10-07

60 Clarkson - Unleashed On Cars

Things that can't be done on TV as Jeremy Clarkson drives some of the fastest and best cars in the world, has his first ever on-camera crash and destroys the dross - plus much more...

Air Date: 1996-10-21

61 Clarkson - More Motorsport Mayhem

Steve Rider and Jeremy Clarkson give their own in-depth analysis of a series of crashes, spins and smashes.

Air Date: 1996-10-28

62 Clarkson - Apocalypse

Jeremy Clarkson is madder than ever in this automotive feast as a Lada is torn in half by two giant earth movers, a Toyota RAV4 goes to war with Europe's largest muck spreader, Jeremy plays conkers with two FSO Polonezes and much more...

Air Date: 1997-10-20

63 Clarkson - Extreme Machines

If it's fast and dangerous then Jeremy Clarkson has included it in this programme of balloons, helicopters, fighter planes, jet boats and more.

Air Date: 1997-10-20

64 Clarkson - The Most Outrageous Video in the world.... ever

Faster cars, the most spectacular crashes, the biggest stunts and more mayhem than ever...

Air Date: 1998-10-18

65 Clarkson - Head to Head

"Head to head" is an automotive odyssey featuring amazing competitions such as a Porsche 911 versus a Yamaha R1 and a Ferrari 360 Modena against an Aston Martin DB7 Vantage--and that's just for starters.

Air Date: 1999-11-01

66 Clarkson - At Full Throttle

A look at cars that started life as production models but which have been made into speed macchines.

Air Date: 2000-11-20

67 Clarkson - Speed

The central premise of Speed is an intriguing one, that human beings are the only species capable of exceeding the speed limit that nature intended. Clarkson sets out to explore both what compels us to pursue these limits--often at considerable risk to our own safety--and what effect the quest has on us. The result was an immensely engaging series, a few highlights of which are collected on this video. The best moments are those that find Clarkson sticking to the brief: interviewing the aristo-twit tobbogganeers of the Cresta Run; trying to understand why he, an experienced driver, will never be as fast as Michael Schumacher or Colin McRae; a musing on the qualities needed to be a fighter pilot; an examination of the extraordinary sport of speed-skiing, in which cat-suited kamikazes hit speeds of up to 150 miles an hour. Unfortunately, the editors of this video have over-emphasised the occasional altogether pointless stunts that punctuated the original series: doubtless driving a car down a ski slope and participating in a mock dogfight over California were a tremendous wheeze for all involved, but they do nothing to illustrate this fascinating subject.

Air Date: 2001-06-11

68 Clarkson - Top 100 Cars

Jeremy Clarkson takes you through his list of the best 100 cars in the world and also takes a look at some of the worst cars ever made. Also the world largest game of skittles ever

Air Date: 2001-11-19

69 Clarkson - No Limits

Jeremy Clarkson takes driving lessons to new and uncharted heights. You'll learn how to stay in control when going sideways with smoke pouring off the tyres. How to stop faster than you ever thought possible. How to get in the G-zone twhile you're cornering. To demonstrate Jeremy uses the Lamborghini Murcielago, the new TVR Tuscan R, the Mitsubishi Evoll, the Bentley Arnage and many more.

Air Date: 2002-11-11

70 Clarkson - Shootout

"2003 has been the best year for new cars ever. In this new DVD I put the best of the best to the test. But I’m not interested in reliability, fuel consumption or even cup holders. This is all about finding the car of the year that put the biggest smile on my face.....It’s all about excitement... So I put the Bentley Continental GT head to head against the Rolls Royce Phantom in a heavy metal drag race. I pitch the Mitsubishi Evo VIII against its old enemy the Subaru Imprezza Sti. I choose the best road car you can use on a track and the contenders are the Lotus Elise, the Vauxhall VX220 Turbo and the new TVR350C. There's a supercar showdown between the Pagani Zonda and the Koenigsegg. And I throw down the gauntlet to the Lamborghini Gallardo, the Aston Martin DB7 GT, the Porsche GT3 and many, many more. I also found time to put a new spin on the art of caravan towing - flipping one on to its roof and hooking it up to a super fast Overfinch Range Rover. In fact, I had so much fun...I’m still smiling now. I'm sure you will too. Enjoy."

Air Date: 2003-11-10

71 Clarkson - Hot Metal

Everywhere you look, we’re slowing down. With concorde in a museum, air travel is slower. And even the fighter jets of today would be smashed by the interceptors from the sixties. But what about cars? I decided to find out whether today’s cream can blast the monsters from the power crazed eighties. Are the new breed quicker in a straight line. Do they corner faster. Which are better looking and which can make the best noises. That means the 200 mile per hour Jaguar XJ220 taking on a Pagani Zonda. It means pitting a Mclaren Mercedes SLR against a Porsche Carrerra GT – the first time ever these cares have been brought together. And it means lining up the new Fort GT with the car that spawned it – the old GT40. It means epic head to head drag races. Naturally, the new Aston Martin DB9 is here too, taking on the old warhorses, the V8 Vantages. And the Evo 8? How much faster is it than the Evo 1. The answer might surprise you. Oh and of course, I just had to riddle a Nissan with machine gun fire as I take up the new and dangerous sport of "Clay Car shooting". Why? Why not!

Air Date: 2004-11-08

72 Clarkson - Heaven and Hell

And so, this is the big one. I trawl the whole of cardom to bring you seven great cars and truffle the undergrowth looking for seven automotive disasters. The good ones - the Ferraris, the Porches and the Aston Martins are driven to within an inch of their lives on the track. Some are even handed over to the Stig who makes a guest appearance. The bad ones are killed. Sawn in half. Hung, drawn and quartered. They're hammered and blown to pieces with dynamite and their skeletons left in the open to rot. I even find time for a game of car jousting. It's Heaven then, and Hell. Enjoy.

Air Date: 2005-11-07

73 Clarkson - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This year Jezza takes the cream of Europes super-cars to the USA to pit them against America's finest, with highlights including a race up a mountain between a Cadillac Escalade, a Hummer H2 and a Range Rover, and a straight head-to-head race between a BMW Z4M and a Dodge Viper SRT 10. Along the way he also fills an old Jag and an old Buick with water, blows up a Harley-Davidson, has a Toyota Prius shot to pieces and outruns John Q. Law in an Ariel Atom

Air Date: 2006-11-06

74 Clarkson - Supercar Showdown

Filmed at the exclusive Ascari race track in southern Spain, Jeremy Clarkson takes out some of Europe’s finest, exotic supercars, including: Ferrari’s 599 and F430, Lambo’s Gallardo Spyder and Murcielago, the Audi R8, Ascari’s A10 and the Porsche 911 GT3. He also test drives Aston Martin V8 Vantage Convertible, Renault Alpine A610 Turbo and Radical SR3. Oh, and something called the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 … To help him on his quest, Clarkson’s also drafted in the Stig and Nürburgring ace Sabine Schmitt.

Air Date: 2007-11-05

75 Clarkson - Supercar Showdown Behind the Scenes

Shot on location at the stunning Ascari racetrack in southern Spain in July 2007, this ‘Behind the Scenes’ film features exclusive footage showing Clarkson and his production team filming the 2007 DVD Supercar Showdown - featuring eight of the leading supercars in the world, during a packed eight-day location shoot. Clarkson is always at the centre of the action - making script changes as he goes along and running the shoot in tandem with the director. It's a rare and fascinating insight into what goes on behind the action that appears on screen - especially when cars break down and emergency action is needed!

Air Date: 2007-11-05

76 Clarkson - Thriller

Aston Martin’s gentleman thug, the DBS, takes on its rivals from Italy. The lightweight Lamborghini Superleggera battles it out on the track with Ferrari’s 430 Scuderia and my test of the best takes me to the breathtaking roads of the Swiss Alps, the no limits German autobahn – and, er, Norfolk. I swap racing overalls for camouflage uniform to join the Marines at the controls of an all-terrain Viking before using its machine gun to shoot a Lexus…in the face. The 200 mph Porsche 911 turbo struts its stuff in its natural habitat – the autobahn. And I get a lungful of turbocharged fresh air from the 240 mph Pagani Zonda Roadster F. Then there’s the rocket science – Clarkson-style – as I fit a Porsche 944 with rocket launchers (they only look like drainpipes wrapped in silver foil). I also blast fireworks at a speed camera and have a bit of an accident with a double-decker bus. I drop a 7-tonne diesel engine on to a Highways Agency traffic-womble car – doing my bit to tidy the roads…while creating the world’s fastest diesel. Plus I’m joined by tame racing driver The Stig who gets a big surprise – as do you when you see what he likes to do with sheep. And everything else explodes.

Air Date: 2008-11-03

77 Clarkson - Duel

Which car makes the most smoke while going sideways - a Lamborghini Murcielago SuperVeloce or a Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S? What is best at drifting? - the Jaguar XKR, the Lotus Evora, Audi's R8 V10 or BMW's M3? To find out, I globe-trot from sun-drenched Spain to Silverstone via Oxfordshire and Swindon. There is serious science too. Can The Stig drift a car while wearing wellies? Can I corner in flippers? Can Formula One ace Anthony Davidson slide a car - in ice skates? Who is the best at off road driving? - Newswoman Kate Silverton, rugby's Matt Dawson, singer Ronan Keating - or me? Which is fastest - a car or a man? Find out as the Aston Martin v12 Vantage sprints against flying rugby winger Tom Varndell in a 100 metre drag race. And at last, The Stig goes head to helmet against The Tiff. The white-suited racing driver and I join forces against Vicki Butler-Henderson and Tiff Needell. There's carnage in an auto-test and I push the 190mph Aston Martin DBS Volante to the limit against Vicki in a £150,000 Ferrari California. I also pick a Ford Focus RS for a road race against his'Stigness in a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. Who will win? There's more. What will hit the ground first from 150 feet up a penny or a Ford Scorpio? Can the Stig ride a bicycle? And can a man with a rubbish car get it home using no fuel at all. just a catapult. Meanwhile, there's a terrible accident with a Morris Marina and a piano and everything else explodes including Ronan Keating.

Air Date: 2009-11-02

78 Clarkson - Duel Behind the Scenes

Air Date: 2009-11-02

79 Hammond - Top Gear Stunt Challenge

Hello and welcome to my Top Gear Stunt Challenge DVD. Packed onto this tiny silver disc you’ll find a whole festival of brand new never seen before daredevilry, plus some stunt footage from the Top Gear telly show and an entire Interactive quiz extravaganza. Best of all, whilst you're playing along at home you get to control the action, so if you’ve ever fancied bungee jumping a caravan, blowing up a white van, or playing skittles with a powersliding car, this is the DVD for you. And when you’re bored of the whole thing you can always use the disc as an attractive drinks coaster or, if you’re a minicab driver, something to hang from your rear view mirror.

Air Date: 2008-11-17

80 Hammond - Top Gear Uncovered

Being a Top Gear presenter is often described as being the best job in the world, especially if you work in a factory gutting chickens, (which I used to do). So in this DVD, featuring stunts and tomfoolery never seen on TV, I show you how to master the dark art of being a Top Gear host, and how to make your own Top Gear show. This DVD will change your life forever. Probably. How to Make a Top Gear Film in Your Own Home Haven’t got access to the Swiss Alps or the salt flats of Utah? No probs. All you need is for your parents to be out of the house for the day, and a mental stunt biker friend to drop round. Engineering Excellence Demonstrating engineering excellence is something that should come naturally to a Top Gear presenter. Converting an ice-cream van into a fully-fledged hovercraft should be no problem for Richard then. How to Make a Top Gear Road Test The art of the powerslide, talking nonsense whilst not crashing, drag racing the stupidest thing with a jet engine you can find…The secret world of how to make Top Gear road test is all here. The Top Gear Work Ethic Even on holiday, a Top Gear presenter must be able to knock up a quick action film. Cue a picturesque beach and a Dakar-ready Bowler Nemesis... racing its own 12-tonne support truck. Top Gear - A Public Service “All you ever do is cock about.” That’s a common complaint which breaks our heart. But as I show you with this scientific experiment involving loads of flying bricks and demolished walls, a Top Gear presenter only ever cocks about for the good of mankind. Top Gear Passion Richard selflessly ventures to Italy, driving the Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni, Ferrari Scuderia and Pagani Zonda Cinque to prove, er… something very important about passion and stuff like that. With an exclusive look at the world of Top Gear Scientific Research, the Top Gear Diet, the Top Gear Presenter’s Wardrobe and the Top Gear complaints procedure, this DVD is the ultimate insight into the Top Gear world.

Air Date: 2009-11-16

81 Clarkson - Have I Got Old News For You

82 Top Ground Gear Force - Sports Relief

The Top Gear team of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond decided, for Sport Relief to resurrect the show Ground Force, and provide a garden makeover to the garden of one of Britain's sporting legends, namely Sir Stephen Redgrave. Helping them was a team of Poles, and on hand to provide advice on Sir Steve's tastes was Ann Redgrave (who was erroneously addressed and referred to as "Lady Ann"). As the team's only 'country bumpkin', Hammond was the team leader. However, his garden plan failed to impress Clarkson and May, who wanted to include a water feature and a shed, respectively. They are sent to a Wyevale Garden Centre to pick up supplies, returning with their desired equipment. Hammond used a small digger to dig a trench, to be used to create a 'river of gravel.' Clarkson earlier revealed his unique method for pulling up weeds and cutting branches off trees using a shotgun. Hammond's digger toppled over in the trench, so he returned with a much larger digger to pull it out, resulting in leaving numerous caterpillar track marks all over the garden lawn. Meanwhile, James and the Poles completed the shed, but Clarkson accidentally shot a hole in it, breaking a window. Hammond's tree seat is completed, however it is completed outside the tree trunk. He brought in a 14 ton crane to hook the seat so he could slip it over the tree. The crane was too heavy and sunk into the lawn and left huge holes in it. However the crane was long enough to hook onto the seat. Because of Richard's inexperience with cranes, he accidentally swerved the seat sideways, destroying both the shed and the seat. Clarkson and May pretend to attack Hammond with shovels. Clarkson decided to remove a rockery by using a homemade bomb. During the explosion one wall of the shed James had rebuilt, after it was destroyed by Hammond, was smashed by the blast. After this happens May stepped out of the shed with a plank of wood, and asked what time the programme will air. After being informed it was going to air after the watershed, he exclaimed 'you're a fu-'. At this point, the episode cut to the next scene. Jeremy ordered some cement to pave over the garden, but he ordered too little, and only a small portion of the garden is covered. Hammond gets stuck in the cement, and Jeremy had to lift him out. James' shed was rebuilt for the third time while Jeremy erected some rugby posts (despite being told that none of Sir Stephen Redgrave's family plays rugby). However, he and the Poles accidentally dropped the posts on James' shed, squashing the roof and part of the walls. This led to James angrily telling Clarkson to apologise while pointing a two-by-four at him. Hammond revealed his barbecue system, which uses a jet engine to rotate the meat and cook it. However, the blades rotated too fast and flung the chicken off the rotisserie and the fire from the engine sets James' newly-rebuilt (for the fourth time) shed on fire. The team then received word that Sir Steve Redgrave was coming up the drive to the house. Redgrave was upset at the destruction of his garden, so the Poles ran away. Eventually, after Jeremy talking to him privately, his mood lightened. Jeremy then showed off his turbo-charged water feature, which blew the top off itself due to the water pressure and crashed into the greenhouse built by the Poles, breaking all the glass. Until then, the greenhouse was the only structure still intact (and the only item in the garden Steve Redgrave was pleased with).

Air Date: 2008-03-14

83 Top Gear Of The Pops - Comic Relief

Air Date: 2007-03-11

84 The Ashes Special: Dupe of http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=74608&seasonid=373591&id=3353791&lid=7 The Top Gear Australia team, Shane Jacobsen, Steve PizzatI and Ewen Page, travel to the UK to meet the original Top Gear hosts for more motoring and mucking about in Top Gear style.

85 60 Minutes

"60 Minutes" profiles "Top Gear." Steve Kroft interviews Clarkson, May, Hammond, executive producer Andy Wilman, and attempts to interview The Stig.

Air Date: 2010-10-24

86 Clarkson - The Italian Job

It’s The Italian Job so obviously, I head to Kent in England for the race of a lifetime. But first I have to get ready. So, it’s the Fiorano test track in Italy where I spend a while not getting ready at all. I try the gym but it’s all rubbish so instead, I decide to compare Ferrari’s 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO. On paper, that doesn’t seem fair. But in reality….

Air Date: 2010-11-14

87 Clarkson - Behind The Scenes on The Italian Job

The making of The Italian Job is revealed. Yes, we lift the lid – and blow the doors off – all the behind the scenes action. A team of fifteen on the road for ten days . Blistering Italian sun, mechanical problems and technical headaches plus tricks of the trade...It’s all here is an exclusive tell-all video diary. Then of course, everything else explodes. Over the past 15 years I’ve destroyed some hateful cars in some ingenious ways. Now, for the first time ever, the best five of those destructions – as voted for by you – are brought together on this second disc. Enjoy….

Air Date: 2010-11-14

88 Apocalypse

Just what will motoring be like in a post apocalyptic world that’s been blown to bits by nuclear bombs or a massive comet? It’s a burning question that’s on literally nobody’s mind, and we give you all the answers in this brand new, incredibly cheerful Top Gear DVD. Embarking on a terrifying journey into the future, we show you how to drive to work in the perpetual darkness of a Nuclear Winter, how to make motorsport exciting when there’s only two racing drivers left alive, and, in a world where all cars are bristling with weapons, how to survive the savage, explosive fury of a Doomsday M.O.T test. And amongst all the nuclear carnage, we also tackle the ultimate petrolhead’s dilemma – what cars would you take for a final drive if there was only one barrel of petrol left on the planet? The explosions are huge, the cars are superb, so relax and enjoy. PS. This frightening vision of a post nuclear world is backed up by top scientists, in case you think it’s us just cocking about.

Air Date: 2010-11-22

89 Middle East Road Trip

In a special extended version of the programme, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an appropriately seasonal road trip as they attempt to follow the path of the Three Wise Men across the Middle East.

Average Episode Rating: 5.0 | Air Date: 2010-12-26

90 Best of Season 16 (1)

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from 2010, featuring amazing challenges, spectacular stunts and a small amount of bickering. Plus, The Stig attacks the track in a new sports car and there is another chance to see a classic celebrity guest in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Air Date: 2011-03-06

91 Best of Season 16 (2)

Air Date: 2011-03-13

92 India Special

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of uniquely British products, they set off on an epic road trip across one of the world's most fascinating and challenging countries, devotedly promoting Britain with distinctly mixed results.

Air Date: 2011-12-28

93 Top Gear At the Movies

Cars! Film! Cars on film! Film involving cars! You get the idea. It’s basically a Blu-ray involving those two things. Gasp as we find the perfect drift car for a gritty, Bourne Identity-style chase! Cheer as we stage a race for all those unsung heroes of the movie industry! Whoop as we find the car that makes the perfect dramatic exhaust note to dub onto an action sequence! Make some other sort of noise we haven’t thought of yet as we re-attempt the classic Man With The Golden Gun barrel roll, having frankly made a total hash of it when we first tried it on telly! All this plus a vast fleet of sexy supercars and a man with a jet pack racing a Skoda. Top Gear At The Movies. It’s better than an actual movie. Probably. Actually, it depends on which movie we’re talking about. Truth is, you’d be better judging this on a case-by-case basis. Why not write to us with the name of a film and we’ll tell you whether this Blu-ray is better or not. Actually, on second thoughts, don’t.

Air Date: 2011-11-14

9938 The Great Adventures - U.S. Special

Air Date: 2008-03-03

9943 The Great Adventures - Botswana Special

Air Date: 2007-11-04

9944 Best Of The Stig, Fast Laps: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

9945 Best Of The Stig, Race Across London: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

9946 Best Of The Stig, The 24 Hour Race: Some say that he invented Betamax, and it's subsequent failure is the reason he never talks. All we know is, this DVD is a tribute to the most epic Stig moments. Stig doesn't really care about challenges - we're not sure if he even understands them. But we mentioned a race and suddenly he appeared for two of them. First he joined Jeremy, James and Richard for the Race Across London Challenge. Next, the boys took on a 24 hour Race. Enter The Stig, faced with a whole track of cars to overtake and a race that needed winning. Or 'paradise', as he calls it. The rest of this DVD is Stig's day job - living and breathing (if he does either of these things) the Top Gear Test Track.

9947 The Great Adventures - Vietnam Special

Air Date: 2009-03-23

9948 The Great Adventures - South America Special

Air Date: 2009-12-27

9950 The Great Adventures - Romania

Air Date: 2009-11-15

9951 The Great Adventures - Bonneville

Air Date: 2008-11-09

9956 Bolivia Special (Director's Cut)

Air Date: 2009-12-27

9957 Romania Special (Director's Cut)

Air Date: 2009-11-15

9979 Hammond - Top Gear Stunt Challenge

Air Date: 2008-11-17

9980 Hammond - Top Gear Uncovered

Air Date: 2009-11-16

9984 The Ashes Special: Dupe of http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=74608&seasonid=373591&id=3353791&lid=7 The Top Gear Australia team, Shane Jacobsen, Steve PizzatI and Ewen Page, travel to the UK to meet the original Top Gear hosts for more motoring and mucking about in Top Gear style.

9989 Middle East Road Trip

Air Date: 2010-12-26

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