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·CLARKSON COMEBACK? Monday 21st January from http://www.pitonheads.com
Could Jeremy Clarkson be the saviour of BBC's motoring programming?
The Mail on Sunday has reported that Jeremy Clarkson is in talks with the BBC about fronting a new motoring programme. The Beeb have been suffering increasing criticism for the quality of their motoring output, since the heyday of Top Gear when Clarkson and co set the standard by which all car programs have been judged since.
Whether or not Clarkson would return to BBC2's Top Gear remains to be seen. The programme is being overhauled once again in an effort to bring it back to our screens with a more compelling format. Channel 5 is also reported to have poached the previous Top Gear team to present a programme which it could name Fifth Gear.
Given the level of interest in motoring in the UK it remains a mystery to us why there's not more motoring content on our screens. Aside from the real enthusiasts there are millions of people in this country who have a casual interest in cars which isn't catered to at all. Programme makers seem to assume that people in dull cars want programmes about dull cars. How wrong they are...
Looks as if our bleating may have been heard at the BBC Centre. Especially as Driven is now looking competative. What next, William Woollard returning?
Could Jeremy Clarkson be the saviour of BBC's motoring programming?
The Mail on Sunday has reported that Jeremy Clarkson is in talks with the BBC about fronting a new motoring programme. The Beeb have been suffering increasing criticism for the quality of their motoring output, since the heyday of Top Gear when Clarkson and co set the standard by which all car programs have been judged since.
Whether or not Clarkson would return to BBC2's Top Gear remains to be seen. The programme is being overhauled once again in an effort to bring it back to our screens with a more compelling format. Channel 5 is also reported to have poached the previous Top Gear team to present a programme which it could name Fifth Gear.
Given the level of interest in motoring in the UK it remains a mystery to us why there's not more motoring content on our screens. Aside from the real enthusiasts there are millions of people in this country who have a casual interest in cars which isn't catered to at all. Programme makers seem to assume that people in dull cars want programmes about dull cars. How wrong they are...
Looks as if our bleating may have been heard at the BBC Centre. Especially as Driven is now looking competative. What next, William Woollard returning?