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The wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of a very brave and clever TV presenter, Arctic Explorer and general drawer of the Short Straw. As one third of the BBC's Top Gear team, Richard Hammond's year since his near-fatal accident has been full of stunts and drama. From a race to the North Pole (with skis and dog-sled) to a journey through Botswana in a car named Oliver, and a seventeen-mile run through floods to his Gloucestershire home, in order to get to his daughter's birthday party, the year has been eventful, to say the least . . .With his boundless optimism in the face of certain failure, Richard Hammond has become one of our funniest writers about a life (and a job) which constantly present a challenge.
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Richard Hammond is an award-winning TV presenter whose wry and infectious humour first propelled him to fame in 2002 as one-third of the team on BBC2's flagship programme, the world-conquering Top Gear, now in its tenth series. He presented five seasons of Brainiac for Sky One, he was a regular team captain on the quiz show Petrolheads and his Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show was shown every weekday on ITV1 for several months in 2006. He has made a number of TV documentaries: Richard Hammond and The Holy Grail, The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend, Timewatch - Bloody Omaha, and Richard Hammond Meets Evel Kneivel. In 2007 and 2009 Richard filmed the highly acclaimed National Geographic series Engineering Connections. In 2008, the Top Gear Live show went on the road to London, Birmingham and Dublin and in 2009 to Johannesburg, Auckland, Sydney and Hong Kong. In 2009 Richard presented two brand new series for the BBC: Blast Lab on BBC2, a science programme appealing to young children and the first series that he both presented and co-developed with his own production company, Hamster's Wheel. The second series launched in 2009 was the very popular Total Wipeout on BBC1 on Saturday nights. Richard has also hosted his own Bank Holiday shows on Radio 2 and his highly successful books include the No.1 bestseller ON THE EDGE.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a fan of Top Gear I was looking forward to reading lots of behind the scenes titbits. The book delivered on the trip to Botswana and the Arctic Challenge. Lots of amusing anecdotes and a real feel of being there. Also really enjoyed the chapter about Hammond running home through the floods for his daughters birthday. Where the book ran out of steam was the chapter about Evil Kenievel. Fans of Top Gear and The Hamster - enjoy!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Those looking for an in depth insight into the behind the scenes goings on of Top Gear, or a personal diary from Richard similar to the style of his `on the edge' publication then this book isn't for you. But if what you want is a light read that is easy to dip in and out of when you get a moment, this book is ideal. Light hearted in approach and jovial in tone, it covers the stories of his significant filmed events over the past year and his feelings and thoughts around those challenges. Personally I think Richard went back into the throws of Top Gear too soon and this book does at times show this, particularly with his reactions to certain situations (other peoples I-pod songs and his obsession with his clothing and the colour of his harley rental before meeting Evel for example).
Some say... that Hammond should take heed, slow down and curl up with a cup of coco after his accident. But others like me say good on you Richard for finding the strength to carry on and doing what you love. Without the Top Gear show and people like Richard our world be utterly dominated by back to back soap operas, expensive phone line dancing\singing\'talent' contests and tacky quiz shows. Top Gear and the presenters on it give us some sanity and relief from this mainstream dross, and long may they continue..
Some say... that Hammond should take heed, slow down and curl up with a cup of coco after his accident. But others like me say good on you Richard for finding the strength to carry on and doing what you love. Without the Top Gear show and people like Richard our world be utterly dominated by back to back soap operas, expensive phone line dancing\singing\'talent' contests and tacky quiz shows. Top Gear and the presenters on it give us some sanity and relief from this mainstream dross, and long may they continue..
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Uneven but fascinating to get to know the characters behind the scenes and to find out about the real close relationships with the people you never normally hear about. Very interesting about the North Pole and Botswana but peters out later and loses momentum. For true Top Gear fans only.
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Kindle sample only - Quite well-written, but rather childish
Much as I like Top Gear and most of the presenters' spin-off programmes, as they themselves say, Hammond is the most 'Mr Daytime' of them all. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Andrew Ives
So so
I like Richard Hammond and I watch Top Gear. I was really hoping for a lot of behind the scenes stories about Botswana and the Arctic Challenge. But this was dull. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rory
Brilliant!
An excellent read!
Really well written, and you can actually visualise yourself being there!
A real laugh-out-loud book! Not one to read in quiet places!
Really well written, and you can actually visualise yourself being there!
A real laugh-out-loud book! Not one to read in quiet places!
Published 17 months ago by E. Owen
Thoroughly Enjoyable
I thought this was excellent fun. Richard Hammond writes well, and has an engagingly chatty style which works beautifully with the kind of material he is delivering here. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
A lightweight read for a little relaxation but don't expect anything...
First off completely ignore the product description that has been tagged onto this book by Amazon. This is because Amazon's description refers to several events which aren't even... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Dale A. Haines
Superb read! Calling all fans of Top Gear
Really enjoyed this book! After watching the top gear specials, was very interesting to get the inside track from Richard Hammond. Read more
Published 24 months ago by MR I WILLIAMS
Enjoyable
I do like Richard's humorous style within the book and I found it very interesting to see what happens behind the cameras. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2010 by Anne Brear
Lightweight and rather dull
I looked forward to reading this book, I mean, which top Gear fan doesn't want to share the behind-the-scenes antics of the Hamster, Jezza and Captain slow? Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by Mr. K. J. Santi
Good holiday reading
Hmm. While James and Jeremy don't so much write books as collect some of their better newspaper/magazine columns together and call them books, Richard opts for telling the... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2009 by N. Young
Great!
A funny and engaging read, written in a witty and easy flowing style. Great stuff.
Published on 12 Aug 2009 by Thalia
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