And On That Bombshell by Richard Porter - ISBN: 9781409165071
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Top Gear’s wild ride: Behind the scenes, near-death and utter madness.

And On That Bombshell

Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR

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    304 pages

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    29 November 2016

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Summary

I was Top Gear’s script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn’t feel like something you should get paid for.

From the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on Top Gear was quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409165071
ISBN-10:1409165078
Author:Richard Porter
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:29 November 2016
Weight:270g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

AND ON THAT BOMBSHELL is a funny and revealing look behind the scenes at the 13 years of the Clarkson-Hammond-May Top Gear era.

I can’t imagine that it’s [Top Gear] triumphant 13 year run will have a finer chronicler. * Daily Mail *AND ON THAT BOMBSHELL is a funny and revealing look behind the scenes at the 13 years of the Clarkson-Hammond-May Top Gear era. * CHOICE magazine *… a funny and, at times, thought-provoking look into the world of one of the biggest motoring programmes of all-time. * AUTO EXPRESS *a fascinating and amusing insight into a true TV phenomenon * OCTANE *

About The Author

Richard Porter

Richard Porter worked for 13 years as writer and script editor for BBC’s Top Gear. During that time, he created implausible metaphors, invented Stig facts, and thought it was a good idea to write inflammatory slogans on cars for a drive through Alabama. Also in the car world, he is evo magazine’s longest-serving columnist, the malfunctioning brain behind sniffpetrol.com, and the author of 15 books on a range of automotive subjects, including the bestselling Crap Cars.

Away from machines, he has written serious things for the BBC science department and the Natural History Unit, and stupid things for Total Wipeout and Comic Relief. He is reasonably tall.

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