The Top Gear Story

By: Martin Roach

Narrated by: Jerome Pride

This is the full story of the unstoppable rise of Clarkson, Hammond, May and The Stig – and how they have transformed an ordinary programme about cars into one of the most famous and best-loved TV programmes of the 21st century.

Reaching a peak in the 1990s thanks to presenter Jeremy Clarkson, the original series then faced the axe in 2001 – but Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman successfully pitched a new format to BBC bosses and Top Gear returned to become the irreverent, funny and often controversial show we now know and love.

The addition of co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May completed the Top Gear dream team and ratings soared asviewers tuned in to see the latest Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, arguments over the Cool Wall and Power Laps by the mysterious Stig. Top Gear has long attracted criticism for its dangerous stunts and the presenters’ controversial opinions.

©2011 Martin Roach (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing

Entertaining and Informative

Although a true Top Gear fan will not learn a lot from this book, it is nevertheless entertaining and a Top Gear fan can never get enough top gear anyway. Well read and entertaining.

Great for background details

I thought this was very well done. I know some have criticized that it contains no new information I don't care. I am an American and for UK folks who had access to the news about Top Gear maybe that is so. But for me there was some great background information on the presenters, producers and other important folks. There is also great history about the show for us folks outside the UK. I don't think it has the energy that Hammonds books do but that is just writing and reading style.

if you are a true fan of the New Top Gear then I think you enjoy this.

It is by far and away my favorite TV program. No sex, no drugs, no blood and gore. Just child like fun, excitement and fascination.

I love Top Gear

I like how it talks about Top Gear and show a deeper inside to the popular British motorsport show.

Interesting, fun to know stuff.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Eh... only if they were a huge Clarkson, May, Hammond fan.

Would you recommend The Top Gear Story to your friends? Why or why not?

Eh... only if they were a huge Clarkson, May, Hammond fan.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jerome Pride?

Perhaps.. English accents always make a bad story sound good.

What else would you have wanted to know about Martin Roach’s life?

Who?

Loved it

If you like Top Gear like I do, then you will enjoy hearing the background and behind the scenes contained here in.