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Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson first presented BBC’s Top Gear in 1989, and after a break of almost four years is back on the programme this year with his well known, forthright opinions.
Jeremy trained as a journalist on the Rotherham Advertiser. He developed a liking for cars in 1977 when he passed his driving test at the wheel of his grandfather’s ‘R’ Type Bentley. After his reporter training, Jeremy decided to combine his writing skills with his interest in cars and formed the Motoring Press Agency in 1984.
As well as contributing to most specialist car magazines over the years - he was columnist for Performance Car from 1986 to 1993 - Jeremy has written for Esquire and currently has a weekly column in the UK daily, The Sun, and two columns a week in the Sunday Times newspapers, as well as contributing to BBC Top Gear Magazine.
In 1993, Jeremy presented Clarkson’s Star Cars and in 1995 and 1996 he fronted two six-part series of Jeremy Clarkson’s Motorworld. In January 1998 he presented Jeremy Clarkson’s Extreme Machines and in 2000, Clarkson’s Car Years.
As well as his motoring programmes Jeremy has presented a wide variety of programming. In 2001 he wrote and presented Speed, he also had his own chatshow, Clarkson, and most recently he presented Meet The Neighbours. In Great Britons this October, Jeremy makes the case as to why he believes Isambard Kingdom Brunel is the Greatest Briton of all time. Arguing that he is the greatest because he 'built the world we live in' he hopes to convince viewers to vote for him against stiff competition from the other Britons shortlisted in the top ten.
He is author of four books - Jeremy Clarkson’s Motorworld, Clarkson on Cars, Jeremy Clarkson’s Hot 100 and Born To be Riled, a collection of his Top Gear magazine and Sunday Times columns - as well as the video series Best of Motorworld. Other video titles include Jeremy Clarkson Unleashed, Motorsport Mayhem, Apocalypse Clarkson and Extreme Machine, and he has another video out in the autumn No Limits.
Jeremy lives in the Cotswolds with his wife Francie, and their three children Emily, Finlo and Katya.
Ive been a life long fan, of him and his programs, Their great.
Hes funny, true, bias, big headed. Just like me!
I try and watch every program hes in when i can, the greatest thing ive seen him attemp is sitting in a helicopter with mini guns on each side, in a desert shooting a Vette to death!!
I preferd him in the older days. But still prefer him to the hamster and the posh git today.