Top Gear of the Pops
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| Top Gear of the Pops | |
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 The Top Gear of the Pops logo |
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| Genre | Motoring, Music |
| Presenter(s) | Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
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| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 720x576, anamorphic 16:9 |
| Original run | March 16th 2007 – One-off – |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Top of the Pops, Top Gear |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Top Gear of the Pops was a one-off special of Top Gear, broadcast in the evening on March 16, 2007. It was shown as part of the Comic Relief 2007 appeal, mixing the usual elements of Top Gear with Top of the Pops, the music chart show that was cancelled in 2006.
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[edit] Bands that performed
[edit] Lethal Bizzle
Presenter Jeremy Clarkson cut Lethal Bizzle's song short by unplugging him mid-performance. Clarkson also dubbed Lethal Bizzle "Jizzy Tissue".
[edit] Travis
Travis were the only band that delivered a regular and incident-free performance.
[edit] Supergrass
Supergrass performed with comedian Adrian Edmondson on guitar. Supergrass were made to put up with loopy "special effects" administered by the Top Gear presenters: live birds in front of and on the stage, excessive dry ice artificial fog, and finally strong winds from a wind machine. This led to a number of complaints by viewers who were concerned about the birds' welfare.[1] Coincidentally, drummer Danny Goffey's father, Chris Goffey, used to present Top Gear, a fact pointed out during the show.
[edit] McFly
UK boy band McFly, who during the show had to write and perform a song which contained the three specific words: "sofa", "Hyundai" and "administration", and did not include the words 'love', 'baby' or 'heart'.
[edit] The Top Gear band
The "Top Gear band" consisted of the three presenters (none of whom are professional musicians) accompanied by former The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins.
[edit] Top Gear band line-up
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] Links
- Top Gear of the Pops (YouTube video)
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| Top Gear |
| Top Gear (1977 to 2001) - Top Gear (2002 to present) |
| Original format presenters |
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| Jason Barlow - Steve Berry - Julia Bradbury - Jeremy Clarkson - Vicki Butler-Henderson - Brendan Coogan - Noel Edmonds - Chris Goffey - Kate Humble
Tony Mason - James May - Tiff Needell - Michele Newman - Angela Rippon - Quentin Willson - William Woollard |
| Current format presenters |
| Jeremy Clarkson - Jason Dawe - Richard Hammond - James May - The Stig |
| Current format episodes and broadcasters |
| Top Gear Episode List - Top Gear Broadcasters and Video Releases |
| Current format featured segments |
| Power Laps - Races - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car - The Cool Wall - Caravan destruction - Cheap Car Challenges |
| Spin-offs |
| Rally Report - Top Gear Motorsport - Stars in Fast Cars - Top Gear of the Pops |
| Related articles |
| Top Gear Magazine - Jon Bentley - Fifth Gear |
