Top Gear was once the programme your dad would force everyone to watch - his quiet revenge for having to sit through your mum's frequent doses of Corrie or EastEnders. It was a serious, fact-filled car review show and therefore incredibly dull for anyone who a) couldn't care less about cars or b) wasn't your dad.

Then some bright spark realised the programme needed fewer reviews and more exploding caravans, and the new Top Gear was born - a show that bears as much resemblance to its predecessor as the Sex Pistols do to Genesis.

Viewers are divided on which presenter is the best - dads and lads like Clarkson, car geeks like James May, and (as long-suffering boyfriends well know) every single female viewer likes Richard Hammond. And everyone's got their favourite stunt - from "car darts" to the time they turned a Reliant Robin into a space shuttle. Genius.

Comments (51)

Holly-Beth

November 20, 2008
9:52 p.m.

<3 TopGear
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Misstigg

November 19, 2008
9:15 p.m.

Thanks for showing Top Gear I have been a fan for 30 years (I remember the first ever show in 1978) It's an entertaining and has great information about cars. I'm still loving every show. I especially enjoy watching The Stig's laps. Recently I saw Top Gear Live which was amazing. Here's to another 30 years of Top Gear.
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aston_martin

November 19, 2008
7:48 p.m.

1 of the best shows on tv keep it up top gear
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sammy8000

November 19, 2008
6:42 p.m.

i love top gear it is the best show ever i wont more of it
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andrewsh

November 19, 2008
5:15 p.m.

Ive watched top gear for a long time and its still funny the new stig is great i love his body language and even though he doesn't talk he doesn't need to i also like the other stigs they use and the way they introduce him each week is good
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kee2009

November 18, 2008
7:19 p.m.

topgear is so mint but the stig is cooooooool :)
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sammy8000

November 15, 2008
12:31 p.m.

i watch top gear every day it is the best show on telly i need more!!
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PaddyMerttt

November 15, 2008
12:07 p.m.

To sammy2569 or anyone else that wants to watch topgear in good quality use www.tuninglinx.com theh click on videos then on topgear the videos will take about 10 seconds to load and they come up as windows media player so you can watch in fullscreen (in good quality) they always have the latest episodes thanks paddy
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