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Not just anybody Richard Hammond". The Times. London. 14 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 . Retrieved 22 May 2010. a b "Hammond talks to Top Gear co-star". BBC News. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007 . Retrieved 8 December 2008. Mr Hammond suffered a "significant brain injury" when he crashed a jet-powered car at a speed of up to 300mph during filming near York. Baby Drive (R)". drivetribe.com/. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018 . Retrieved 28 November 2017. I wanted to go for the abridged audiobook and then I read a review that said "unabridged would be better". Well, it wasn't :) After a series of jobs in local radio, he graduated to television and eventually to Top Gear. His insights into the personalities, the camaraderie and the stunts for which Top Gear has become famous, make compulsive reading. It was whilst filming for Top Gear that Richard was involved in a high speed crash, driving a jet-powered dragster.

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Richard Hammond is a British TV presenter, most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky1, Should I Worry About...? on BBC One and Total Wipeout, also on BBC One and Richard Hammonds Blast Lab on CBBC. He has also presented several one-off specials such as ITV's The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend and the annual Crufts awards. Fletcher, Alex (29 March 2012). " 'Total Wipeout' axed by the BBC". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 August 2012. Opel Kadett, a car he bought for Top Gear's Botswana special. He named the car Oliver and had it shipped from Botswana to the UK. [89] In April 2007, Hammond presented a one-off special on BBC Radio 2 for Good Friday followed by another in August 2007 for the bank holiday. [38] Hammond driving a diesel BMW 3 Series in the 2007 Britcar 24 Hours, as part of an episode of Top GearThis book recounts in great detail the events leading up to Hammond's crash of a jet-engine powered car while filming Top Gear in 2006, and the life-threatening brain injury he sustained. Richard Hammond's Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend: Documentary". Movie-tv-episode-database.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008 . Retrieved 21 June 2009. Brainiac: Science Abuse on TV.com – Free Full Episodes & Clips, & Show Info". Tv.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009 . Retrieved 21 June 2009. Hammond hosted the UK version of the US series Wipeout, called Total Wipeout for BBC One. It took place in Argentina, and was co-presented by Hammond and Amanda Byram. Hammond presented and performed the voiceover for the clips in a London studio, and Byram was filmed at the obstacle course in Buenos Aires. [44] The series was cancelled at the end of 2012. [45]

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On 10 June 2017, Hammond crashed a Rimac Concept One while filming for The Grand Tour in Hemberg, Switzerland. He was on his last run up a timed hillclimb course during the Bergrennen Hemberg event. Just after crossing the finish line, the car ran off the road, tumbled down the hill and eventually came to rest upside down 110 metres (360ft) from the road. [61] [62] a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Richard Hammond: My life in bikes". motorcyclenews.com/. 8 December 2014 . Retrieved 17 March 2017.In June 2014, Hammond presented a scientific fourteen part series on National Geographic Channel titled Science of Stupid which focused on the application of physics in everyday life. [54] In December, Hammond presented a three-part science documentary for BBC One called Wild Weather with Richard Hammond which focuses on the hidden world of our Earth's extreme weather system. [55] On the Road: Growing up in Eight Journeys – My Early Years. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2014. ISBN 9781780225098. a b "Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections | Programmes | National Geographic Channel". Natgeochannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008 . Retrieved 21 June 2009. Breeze, Joe (18 April 2015). "First his bikes – now Richard Hammond's 'Bigfoot' Defender is for sale". Classic Driver . Retrieved 4 February 2016.