Top Gear series 19
| Top Gear | |
|---|---|
| Season 19 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 27 January – 10 March 2013 |
| Series chronology | |
The nineteenth series of Top Gear was aired during 2013 on BBC Two and BBC HD, beginning on 27 January and concluding on 24 February.[1] It was subsequently followed by a two part special entitled "Africa Special", the first part airing on 3 March 2013, and the second airing a week later on 10 March.
Episodes
| Total | No. | Title | Review | Features/Challenges | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 1 | Series 19, Episode 1 | Pagani Huayra • Bentley Continental GT Speed | Take the Bentley Continental GT Speed to a Welsh Rally stage. • Build a car smaller than a Peel P50 (Jeremy's "P45") | Damian Lewis • Kris Meeke • The Cast of Dragons' Den (Theo Paphitis • Duncan Bannatyne • Peter Jones • Deborah Meaden) | 27 January 2013 | 6.65[nb 1] |
| 148 | 2 | Series 19, Episode 2 | None | Supercar road trip from Las Vegas, Nevada to Calexico, California: (Lexus LFA • SRT Viper • Aston Martin Vanquish) | Mick Fleetwood | 3 February 2013 | 6.42[nb 2] |
| 149 | 3 | Series 19, Episode 3 | Toyota GT86 / Subaru BRZ • Shelby Mustang GT500 | Epic race from Wembley to the San Siro stadium in Milan: Shelby Mustang GT500 vs. the pan-European rail network | Amy Macdonald | 10 February 2013 | 6.36[nb 3] |
| 150 | 4 | Series 19, Episode 4 | Mastretta MXT in Mexico • Hot hatchbacks: (Ford Focus ST • Renault Megane RenaultSport Cup 265 • Vauxhall Astra VXR) | Rugby match with Kia Cee'ds at Twickenham | Lewis Hamilton • Matt Le Blanc • Eric Clapton • Bruce Willis & Awards 2012 | 17 February 2013 | 5.39[nb 4] |
| 151 | 5 | Series 19, Episode 5 | Range Rover | Design a vehicle for the elderly ("Rover James"/Fiat Multipla) • Range Rover vs an autonomous military machine | James McAvoy | 24 February 2013 | 6.45[nb 5] |
| 152 | SP–Pt1 | "Africa Special" Part 1 | N/A | Find source of the Nile: (BMW 528i Touring • Subaru Impreza WRX Estate • Volvo 850R Estate) | N/A | 3 March 2013 | 7.33[nb 6] |
| 153 | SP–Pt2 | "Africa Special" Part 2 | N/A | Find source of the Nile: (BMW 528i Touring • Subaru Impreza WRX Estate • Volvo 850R Estate) | N/A | 10 March 2013 | 7.48[nb 7] |
Criticism and Controversy
Toyota GT86 and Subaru BRZ Reviews film
During his reviews of the Toyota GT86 and the Subaru BRZ, Jeremy Clarkson attempted to see which one he would pick through the use of the eeny meeny miny moe rhyme. Following accusations of racism made against Clarkson for use of "Slope" comment in the Burma Special, British newspaper The Daily Mirror revealed video evidence that in his use of the rhyme with the GT86 and BRZ, he was noted as mumbling the word "nigger", which was historically a part of the rhyme's earlier versions; in the aired version of the review, the word "teacher" was used instead of the racial epithet of the unaired version that surfaced. While Clarkson denied the incident at first, he eventually issued an apology following the evidence's appearance. In his apology, he stated that he was "extremely keen" to avoid using the word, and that he had to do three takes with the film, adding that he was "mortified" that he appeared to actually mumble the word and that he did everything he could to avoid it being transmitted on the show. He further proved this was the case with a note he sent to the production office, which read:[3]
"I didn't use the N-word here but I've just listened through my headphones and it sounds like I did. Is there another take that we could use?",
This incident was one of two reasons that led to the BBC ultimately giving Clarkson a "final warning" in regards to the corporation's views on racist remarks.[4]
Notes
The viewing figures shown in the Episode Table above, are a combination of the figures from the BBC Two broadcast and the BBC HD broadcast.
- ^ 5.47 million on BBC Two, 1.18 million on BBC HD
- ^ 5.02 million on BBC Two, 1.4 million on BBC HD.
- ^ 5.01 million on BBC Two, 1.35 million on BBC HD.
- ^ 3.92 million on BBC Two, 1.39 million on BBC HD.
- ^ 5.00 million on BBC Two, 1.45 million on BBC HD.
- ^ 5.85 million on BBC Two, 1.48 million on BBC HD.
- ^ 5.89 million on BBC Two, 1.59 million on BBC HD.
References
- ^ "Top Gear Series 19, Episode 1, review". Daily Telegraph. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/may/01/jeremy-clarkson-begs-forgiveness-n-word-top-gear
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/video-watch-jeremy-clarkson-use-3481201
External links
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