Jeremy Clarkson

'This one's a bit of a dog, Jeremy'

Published Date: 06 November 2008 Top Gear star Richard Hammond takes to a less complicated but just as speedy mode of transport than usual in his latest television ad. Hammond, a face of Morrisons, travels by husky in the...

The Disappointment Of Men We Fancy

EVERY week, I like to set aside an afternoon to study the classics: Proust, Yeats, Darwin ... then I decide life's too short to read stories with no celebrity or scandal, so I blow a tenner on more contemporary,...

Clarkson reviews the Alfa Romeo Brera

Motoring pundit Jeremy Clarkson has reviewed the Alfa Romea Brera, describing it as "a looker". Writing in his weekly column in the Times, Clarkson suggested the Brera is not as visually appealing as other Alfas, but still...

BBC unapologetic over Clarkson comments

Just days after being engulfed in a controversy involving two of its biggest on-air personalities, the BBC acknowledged it has received over 500 complaints about an unsavory joke made by another of its leading presenters.

The Monitor: At what point does an event become historic?

Your Letters I see Jeremy Clarkson has sparked controversy over his comments about prostitutes on Sunday's Top Gear. Caryl, Anglesey The BBC having upset so many folk over Messrs Brand and Ross's treatment of Andrew Sachs, it...

12,000-year-old skeleton found

London: Archaeologists have unearthed what they claim is the skeleton of a 12,000-year-old female shaman from a cave in Israel. A team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found the grave in the Galilee which also held 50...

BBC receives 500 complaints about 'Top Gear'

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Nov 5, 2008 8:06 AM EST The complaints were about Jeremy Clarkson joking on his popular TV auto show "Top Gear" about truck drivers killing prostitutes, the British broadcaster said Tuesday on...

'Prostitute' quip gets 500 complaints

Published Date: 05 November 2008 THE BBC yesterday said complaints about the Top Gear show – in which Jeremy Clarkson joked about lorry drivers murdering prostitutes – had risen to more than 500. The presenter, 48, made the...

Top politicians join Mirror campaign to stamp out F-word on TV

The Mirror's call to stop the swearing on telly has been backed by top politicians of all parties. Itv boss Michael Grade (below) kicked off the campaign when he vowed to wage war on the "unrestrained, indiscriminate" use of...

In brief: ‘Manuelgate’ girl attacks BBC

Georgina Baillie (pictured), Andrew Sachs's granddaughter and the women at the heart of the "Manuelgate" affair, has said that Russell Brand's resignation and the BBC's suspension of Jonathan Ross were "out of proportion".. She...