Sun, Oct 28, 2012
Richard Hammond pays tribute to 50 years of Bond cars. And our show is, of course, anything but straightforward. Alongside the Goldfinger (1964) DB5, the most iconic Bond car ever has to be the white underwater Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). So, after a few drinks, the crew decided that the best birthday present Top Gear could possibly give would be a working amphibious Lotus, designed using Top Gear Engineering... Elsewhere Richard takes a back seat, and gives the floor to some of the amazing characters who have brought Bond's car moments to life over the past half-century. There are appearances from Guy Hamilton (director of Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), while Roger Moore joins us to tell tales of the fish inside the Lotus Esprit. Daniel Craig - in breaks from filming Skyfall (2012) - also talks about driving with The Stig and reveals his favourite Bond car.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012
Part two includes the boys attempting to beat the train-based food delivery system in India. They later try their hand at playing with life-sized remote control cars, and James gets himself concussed in the Middle East. As if this weren't enough, we look back at the never ending attempts to destroy a Toyota Hilux that proved pointless.
Sun, Dec 7, 2014
The premiere episode features moments including a meet-up between James May and gold medal-winning British Olympian Amy Williams for a wintry test of a Mini rally car, Jeremy Clarkson testing an updated version of the classic Jensen Interceptor and a celebration of the legendary Jaguar E-Type's 50th birthday.
Sun, Dec 21, 2014
The season finale episode features moments including James May's tribute to BBC Television Center using a motorcyclist and a pair of Parkour runners, the trio's attempt to build motorhomes and the epic celebration of Britain's motor industry (which culminated in a grand finale in front of Buckingham Palace).