And on that bombshell

Resource Information

The work And on that bombshell represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

And on that bombshell

Statement of responsibility

Richard Porter

Title variation

And on that bombshell

Title variation remainder

inside the madness and genius of Top Gear

Creator

• Porter, Richard, 1975-

Author

• Porter, Richard, 1975-

Subject

• Automobiles, Racing
• Automotive journalists -- Great Britain
• Documentary television programs
• Sports cars
• Automobiles
• Television programs -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes
• Television programs -- Production and direction -- Anecdotes
• Top gear (Television program : Great Britain : 2002-)
• Television personalities -- Great Britain
• Automobiles -- History

Genre

• Anecdotes

Language

eng

Summary

I was Top Gear's script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn't feel like something you should get paid for. From the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on Top Gear was quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across the world's busiest shipping lane in a pick-up truck. We also got chased by an angry mob, repeatedly sparked fury in newspapers, and almost killed one of our presenters. I realised that I had quite a few stories to tell from behind the scenes on the show. I remembered whose daft idea it was to get a dog. I recalled the wilfully stupid way in which we decorated our horrible office. I had a sudden flashback to the time a Bolivian drug lord threatened to kill us. I decided I should write down some of these stories. So I have. I hope you like them. And now, a quote from James May: 'Richard Porter has asked me to "write a quote" for his new book about the ancient history of Top Gear. But this is a ridiculous request. How can one "write a quote"? Surely, by definition, a quote must be extracted from a greater body of writing, for the purpose of illustrating or supporting a point in an unrelated work. I cannot "write a quote" any more than I could "film an out-take". 'Porter, like Athens, has lost his marbles.' - James May

Cataloging source

QPPL

Dewey number

791.45

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates
• portraits

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction