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   BBC to Keep Hit Show 'Top Gear' off Fall Schedule

   3:37 am 5/10/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   The series will return in 2013 amid reports that the public broadcaster wanted to avoid competition with Simon Cowell's ITV show "X Factor."Read more

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   'Top Gear's' Richard Hammond Talks 'Crash Course,' Operating Beastly Machines

   10:00 am 4/16/2012

   • by Philiana Ng

   The six-episode series sees Hammond, who told THR he had to climb a tree that felt "15,000 feet high," learning the ins and outs of lumberjacking, demolishing buildings and working in the military. Read more

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   BBC Defends Controversial 'Top Gear Christmas Special'

   7:52 am 1/18/2012

   • by Mimi Turner

   The producers deniy that the program was insulting to India after receiving an official complaint from the Indian High Commissioner to London. Read more

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   Netflix Signs BBC Deal for Non-Exclusive Rights to Library Shows Including ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Top Gear’ and ‘Fawlty Towers'

   5:39 am 12/20/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The streaming service already has a bunch of library content deals signed for the U.K., and has said it plans to launch here next year.Read more

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   British Media Regulator to Investigate Jeremy Clarkson’s TV Rant

   6:54 am 12/19/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   Ofcom, the U.K. broadcasting regulator, is investigating the "Top Gear" star’s tirade against striking public service workers.Read more

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   BBC Pulls Jeremy Clarkson Guest Appearance Following 'Top Gear' Host's Controversial Remarks

   11:04 am 12/9/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   Clarkson's episode of panel game “QI,” which was recorded in the summer, has been postponed until a future date.Read more

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   XTM Revs up Localized 'Top Gear' for Korean Market

   3:11 am 12/9/2011

   • by Steven Schwankert

   The hit car format "Top Gear" will be driving back onto Korean television screens, following an order for two seasons of a local-language edition of the show by local cablecaster XTM, which announced the move at the Asia Television Forum in Singapore.Read more

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   'Top Gear' Host Jeremy Clarkson Slams 'Train Suicides'; Sparks Speculation Over His Mental State

   4:26 am 12/5/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The BBC personality launches new attack in weekly newspaper column following his controversial gaffe about striking workers that drew fierce criticism from viewers.Read more

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   BBC Issues Apology Over Jeremy Clarkson's Controversial Strike Comments (Video)

   6:38 am 12/1/2011

   • by Mimi Turner

   The outspoken "Top Gear" host told viewers that the workers "should be shot" during an appearance on the network's "The One Show."Read more

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