Top Gear - Season 18

Top Gear - Season 18

Season 18

The eighteenth series of British motoring programme Top Gear began on BBC Two and BBC HD, on 29 January 2012, preceded by a Christmas special on 28 December 2011, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig. One segment that was due to appear in the series, which featured May driving a jet plane around the test track, was not broadcast for unknown reasons, although it appeared in the Challenges 6 DVD and it showed it would have been part of the Saab feature in the series.
Network
Episodes8
DatesDez. 28, 2011 - Nov. 16, 2012
Previous SeasonNext Season

Episodes

Italian Supercar Shootout
Season 18Episode 160 min

Italian Supercar Shootout

Motoring show. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600.

Their trip starts at the incredible Nardo test track, a facility so massive it is visible from space, before heading north for a nerve-wracking drive around the centre of Rome. The journey concludes at the legendary Imola circuit, a track challenging enough to have embarrassed many an F1 driver, with a timed challenge against the incredible skills of the Stig.

Back in the studio, the presenters look forward to some car highlights of 2012 and another top celebrity guest takes the wheel of the Reasonably Priced Car.

Jan. 29, 2012
Top Gear Goes to China
Season 18Episode 260 min

Top Gear Goes to China

Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to Beijing for a look at China's ever-expanding car industry and a violent encounter with the Stig's Chinese cousin.

Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in Texas to immerse himself in the surprisingly interesting world of Nascar racing.

Plus the Mercedes SLS Roadster makes an enormous amount of noise and smoke on the test track, and Matt Le Blanc is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Feb. 5, 2012
Filming a Climactic Car Chase
Season 18Episode 360 min

Filming a Climactic Car Chase

Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are on location with the Sweeney movie as they take charge of shooting the film's climactic car chase. Clarkson uses his expertise to choreograph the stunt driving whilst Hammond directs the movie's lead actors, Ray Winstone and Plan B, and organises an explosive finale.

Back at the test track James May casts a suspicious eye over the new Vauxhall Corsa VXR Nurburgring and gives his verdict on the brand new Fiat Panda. Plus Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Feb. 12, 2012
Off-Road Mobility Scooters
Season 18Episode 460 min

Off-Road Mobility Scooters

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an ambitious project to build mobility scooters that can tackle the wilds of the British countryside.

Meanwhile, the Ferrari FF and Bentley Continental V8 are put through their paces at a unique test track on the edge of the Arctic Circle, whilst James is in Florida, where he tests the Fisker Karma and meets up with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson.

Plus Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is the star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

Feb. 19, 2012
Saab Tribute 1/2
Season 18Episode 560 min

Saab Tribute 1/2

Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to quirky and now-deceased Swedish car maker Saab.

Richard Hammond races a rocket-powered flying man against a rally-spec Skoda and Jeremy smokes around the track in the Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale and the tyre-shredding Mercedes C63 Black.

Former Doctor Who Matt Smith is the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.

Feb. 26, 2012
Three Stripped Out Track Cars at Donington
Season 18Episode 660 min

Three Stripped Out Track Cars at Donington

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May hit Donington in three stripped-out track cars - the KTM X-Bow, the Morgan Three Wheeler and the Caterham R500.

Back at the Top Gear airfield, Jeremy recreates the Battle of Britain in an insane aero-engined Bentley and a flame-spitting retro BMW.

Blur bassist and professional cheesemaker Alex James is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

März 4, 2012
Motor Racing for Less Than It Costs to Play Golf
Season 18Episode 760 min

Motor Racing for Less Than It Costs to Play Golf

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to discover if you can go motor racing for less than it costs to play golf.

Richard is also out on the Top Gear test track in the brand new BMW M5. Plus there is a double helping of stars, as rock legend Slash and Lotus F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen are let loose in the reasonably priced cars.

März 11, 2012

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
The Creep Tapes
Running

The Creep Tapes

Based on a collection of videotapes in the secret vault of the world's deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer, who hires his victims to film him for the day under false pretenses, each episode exposes a new victim from one of the fabled 'Creep Tapes'.

GenreHorror
America's Funniest Home Videos
Running

America's Funniest Home Videos

ABC's longest-running primetime entertainment show, America's Funniest Home Videos, returns for season 36 this fall with the same mission -- giving families something genuinely funny to enjoy together on Sunday nights.

"AFV," the longest-running primetime entertainment show in ABC history, returns for season 36 with the same mission - to provide viewers with hysterical moments that fly by at a dizzying pace.

The Real Housewives of Potomac
Running

The Real Housewives of Potomac

Just up the river from our nation's capital lies a hidden gem—Potomac, Maryland. Its rolling hills, gated mansions, sophisticated prep schools, and exclusive country clubs all serve to keep the area invitation-only. Sprinkled throughout this community are a handful of old-line, wealthy African-American families who have historically broken racial barriers to provide a life of privilege for their children. The Real Housewives of Potomac follows the upscale lives of six intriguing, well-to-do women: Gizelle Bryant, Katie Rost, Karen Huger, Charrisse Jackson-Jordan, Robyn Dixon, and Ashley Darby, all of whom have fought for their places in this society by way of legacy or marriage. In a town where entry is granted only through class, pedigree, and lineage, how far will these ladies go to secure their spot at the top of this prestigious circle?

The Traitors Canada
Running

The Traitors Canada

Follow a group of contestants – including some familiar faces – who live together as they complete a series of challenges with the goal of earning a cash prize. The catch? Some of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group. In this psychological adventure will the traitors be unmasked in time?

Homestead: The Series
Running

Homestead: The Series

A continuation of the movie Homestead... Amid chaos, ex-Green Beret joins prepper compound; love grows, truths arise, and a community unites.