Top Gear 2002 - Opening and Closing Theme (With Snippets) HD
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Top Gear is a British television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars, and is the most widely watched factual television programme in the world. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine programme. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous and sometimes controversial style. Main host Jeremy Clarkson was informed by the BBC on 25 March 2015 that his contract would not be renewed and the status of fellow presenters Richard Hammond and James May is unknown.
The show has also featured at least three different test drivers known as "The Stig". The programme is estimated to have around 350 million views per week in 170 different countries. First run episodes are broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two and (from Series 20) BBC Two HD. From Series 14 until Series 19, prior to the launch of the dedicated BBC Two HD channel, new episodes were also simulcast on BBC HD.
The series is also carried on cable television systems in the United States via BBC America, in Latin America via BBC Entertainment and in Europe via BBC Knowledge. Series 22 started with the Patagonia special in two parts over Christmas 2014. Part 1 aired on Saturday 27 December and Part 2 aired on Sunday 28 December. The remaining ten episodes began airing from Sunday 25 January, but broadcast of the eighth and subsequent episodes has been delayed as host Clarkson was suspended by the BBC on 10 March 2015.
Whether or not these episodes will be broadcast has not been confirmed, although the BBC has announced that "Top Gear ... will continue without Clarkson". The programme has received acclaim for its visual style and presentation, and criticism for its content and often politically incorrect commentary made by its presenters. Columnist A. A. Gill, close friend of Clarkson and fellow Sunday Times columnist, described the programme as "a triumph of the craft of programme making, of the minute, obsessive, musical masonry of editing, the French polishing of colourwashing and grading".
The new series format incorporates a number of major changes from the old series. The running time was extended to one hour and two new presenters were introduced: Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe, although Clarkson and Hammond typically appeared in most segments. Dawe was replaced by James May from the second series onwards.
From the start of the new series The Stig, an anonymous, helmeted racing driver, was introduced as the test driver. New segments were also added, including "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car", "The Cool Wall", "The News", "Power Laps", and one-off features such as races, competitions, the regular destruction of caravans, and occasionally Morris Marinas, which cannot appear on the programme without being destroyed (most commonly by a piano landing on the roof). During the run of the series, several compilations of driving songs have been released. These releases, all double albums, were inspired by similar releases that were made available during the series' original run in the 1990s.
Two exclusive compilations have been released - Australian Anthems, a compilation released in celebration of an Australian version of the series being commissioned, and Seriously Rock & Roll: NZ Edition, released in very limited quantities in the UK, which features a range of music from famous New Zealand artists. A number of DVDs have also been released, covering various specials, and series compilations,