Tonight sees the long-awaited return of the hugely popular motoring series Top Gear – with the presenting trio of Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff, and Chris Harris heading off to an exciting location for the season premiere. Show The boys will be travelling to Thailand for the season's first international trip, and judging by the trailer it looks like they'll be pushing some old pick-up cars to the limits. The episode will also include Harris' review of the Rimac Nevera – an electric two-seater vehicle which according to the official BBC synopsis for the episode, "might just be the fastest car on the planet." Top Gear returned to our screens earlier in 2022 with series 32, as the hosts flew across the pond and trekked across the Everglades in search of motorsport fun. And there are five more exciting episodes to look forward to between now and the end of the series, with trips to both Germany and France on the cards for the second episode next week. Read on for everything you need to know about the new season of Top Gear. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time. Top Gear 2022 airdate Season 33 of Top Gear begins on Sunday 30th October at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. We can't wait! Episodes are set to air every Sunday onwards at 8pm, with each episode being an hour in length. Top Gear 2022 presentersThe upcoming season of Top Gear will see Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness return to host the show. Automotive journalist Chris Harris joined the show in 2016, while comedian Paddy McGuinness and former cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff were added to the presenting line-up in 2019 after Rory Reid, Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Jordan left the show. Top Gear 2022 trailerBBC One released a trailer for Top Gear's upcoming season earlier in October 2022, in which the three presenters are shown pushing themselves and their cars to the limit. Watch above. Top Gear begins on Sunday 5th June at 8pm on BBC One. All previous seasons are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Looking for something else to watch in the meantime? Check out our TV Guide or visit our dedicated Entertainment hub. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.
Series 10 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2007, consisting of ten episodes that were aired between 7 October and 23 December. This series saw the props used on the programme being changed from car-based seating and a wide-screen monitor in the main set space, to wingback chairs and an old TV screen; although attributed to a fire caused by Top Gear's rival programme, it later was exposed as a publicity stunt, with the props replaced the following series. This series' highlights included the presenters crossing Botswana on a road trip, a race between a car and a fighter jet, fording amphibious cars across the English Channel, and competing in a 24-hour endurance race using home-made bio-diesel. A series of compilation episodes featuring the best moments of the tenth series, titled "Best of Top Gear", was aired during 2008 between 1-27 January, while a special edition for Sport Relief, titled Top Ground Gear Force, involving a crossover with the former BBC programme Ground Force, was aired on 14 March 2008. The tenth series received criticism for its Botswana special in regards to environmental damage, which the BBC denied. Episodes[edit]Best-of episodes[edit]Spin-off special[edit]Criticism and incident[edit]Botswana Special: Makgadikgadi Pan Crossing[edit]Following the broadcast of the Botswana Special, the BBC received heavy criticism from the Environmental Investigation Agency and conservationists in regards to a section of the episode, in which the presenters were tasked with driving their used cars across the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana. A spokesperson from the agency criticised Top Gear being allowed to film in environmentally sensitive salt pans, with an accusation made by conservationists that they had left "scars across the Makgadikgadi salt pans by driving vehicles across them". In response to the criticism, the BBC denied that they had done this, stating that they had followed the advice of environmental experts and had not filmed anywhere near to any conservation area on the salt pans.[3] Burnt props stunt[edit]During the premiere episode of the series, the presenters of Top Gear claimed that, between the filming of the ninth and tenth series, rival motoring magazine show Fifth Gear had broken into their premises and burnt down all their props. Prior to the episode being aired, a fire occurred on 12 August 2007 at Hill End Farm, destroying a barn being used as a storage facility for Top Gear props.[4] This was evidently shown to be the case on the episode, as the Cool Wall and all the cars' photos for it had been destroyed, while the car seats the hosts used on the centre stage for the 'News' segments and for interviewing the celebrities during the 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' segments on the centre stage of the studio, along with the flat screen monitor, had been replaced with wingback chairs and an old TV. It was later revealed that the incident had been a publicity stunt dreamt up between Clarkson and Vicki Butler-Henderson, who were old friends. References[edit]
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