09-25-2006, 06:44 AM
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Some updates ...
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Originally Posted by The Observer
The fate of Top Gear, the BBC motoring show, depends on whether presenter Richard Hammond can recover from last week’s high-speed car crash, its executive producer said yesterday.
Andy Wilman, the man credited with turning Top Gear into BBC2’s most popular programme, said he could not imagine the series returning without Hammond. Wilman also threatened to quit if the corporation attempts to “tone down” the programme’s irreverent attitude and relish for speed. Presenter Jeremy Clarkson said he, too, would defy critics who “don’t like Top Gear and would love to see it off the screens”.
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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_ne...879669,00.html
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Road safety minister BACKS Top Gear! 
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Originally Posted by Times Online
The road safety minister has defended the high-octane stunts performed on the BBC’s Top Gear programme and described the presenter Richard Hammond as an “adventurer” after he was seriously injured in a 300mph crash.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...372255,00.html
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