Motoring news and views. James travels to the frozen north to find out why the Finns are such good racing drivers, and Mark Wahlberg is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
Motoring news and views from the usual team. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take on the challenge of making an ordinary second-hand car lap the test track as fast as a brand-new, purpose-built sports saloon.
Also in the show, James travels to the frozen north and enlists the help of F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen in a quest to discover why the Finns are such good racing drivers. Meanwhile Richard hammers around the track in the outlandish Veritas sports car and Mark Wahlberg is the Hollywood Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Mark Dyson
Storm Chasing
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00:01Hannes Treiber
Open Gates
Composer: Mac Prindy. Composer: Wesley Plass . -
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00:03Big A, Luke Phillip & Paul Bernard Jefferies
Polar Cap
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00:04Andy Lutschounig
Mixed Pixels
Composer: Robert Narholz . -
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00:13Big A
Polar Cap
Composer: Luke Phillip. Composer: Paul Bernard Jefferies . -
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00:13Rock Machine
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00:14Freddie Funk
Hardball
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00:14Hermann Langschwert
Firestorm A
Composer: Wolfgang Killian . -
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00:15Freddie Funk
Hardball
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00:18Kaiser Chiefs
Can't Say What I Mean
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00:19Boards of Canada
Hey Saturday Sun
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00:20Elias Windisch
Zombie Mania
Composer: Rainer Ortenburger . -
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00:21Jon Christian
DNA
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00:22Gabriel Shadid
Fire Head A
Composer: Tobias Marberger. -
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00:22Damon Criswell
Lone Eagle
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00:23Freddie Funk
Hardball
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00:41Fred Coury
Fuel Injection
Composer: Rathbone Pick . -
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00:42John Waddell & William Parnell
Sol-tan of Swing
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00:42Mike Tournier
Pole - A - Palooza
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00:43Raymond Weil
Armada
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00:43Mike Tournier
Pole - A - Palooza
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00:44David Robidoux
Propeller
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00:44Franky Parkman
Sunday Girl
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00:47Becker
In The Mix
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00:48David Holmes
Little Short One
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00:49Willi Schneider
City Action
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00:48Johnstone, Will
Nogo Noho
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00:49David Holmes
Don't Die Just Yet
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00:50Becker
In The Mix
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00:51Klaus Badelt
Door Of Destiny
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00:50Johnstone, Will
Nogo Noho
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00:52Andy Potterton
Chemical Shadows A
Composer: Mercuryhead . -
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00:52Clemens Neufeld
Scientific Research
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00:53Julian Beeston
Awaken to Beauty
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00:53John Powell
Victory Quest
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00:53Klaus Badelt
Door of Destiny
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00:54John Powell
Victory Quest
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00:54David Robidoux
Futuresonic
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00:55Gavin Greenaway
Mission Objective
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00:55Barry Gray
Event Horizon
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00:56Gregor F. Narholz
Riding To Santa Fe
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00:28Gavin Greenaway
Mission Objective
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Presenter | James May |
| Star in a Reasonably Priced Car | Mark Wahlberg |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
Broadcasts
Sun 16 Nov 2008 20:00BBC Two except Yorkshire- Wed 19 Nov 2008 19:00BBC Two England
- Wed 19 Nov 2008 23:20BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 10 Jan 2009 19:45
- Fri 10 Apr 2009 19:00
- Sun 26 Apr 2009 20:00BBC Two except Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sun 7 Mar 2010 19:00BBC Two Scotland, England & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 31 Oct 2010 19:00BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Thu 25 Nov 2010 19:00
- Tue 15 Oct 2024 19:00
- Tue 15 Oct 2024 23:40
- Sat 8 Feb 2025 20:20
- Mon 10 Feb 2025 01:50
- Fri 30 May 2025 19:00
- Sat 31 May 2025 00:00
- Wed 20 Aug 2025 20:00
- Thu 21 Aug 2025 00:20
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