Motoring news and views. Jeremy Clarkson gets chased by the British Army in some of their latest and most deadly toys. Sprinter Usain Bolt is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.
Jeremy Clarkson gets chased by the British Army in some of their latest and most deadly toys. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond and James May compare the Porsche Panamera against a small envelope, a 39p stamp and the logistical might of the Royal Mail in a race from one end of the British Isles to the other.
Plus Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Usain Bolt is the 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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00:01Murcof
Louis XIV's Demons
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00:01The Prodigy
Run With the Wolves
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00:01Murcof
Louis XIV's Demons
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00:01The Prodigy
Run With the Wolves
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00:01Harry Gregson‐Williams
Laura Tollins
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00:02Marc Streitenfeld
My Fault
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00:02Autechre & Sean Booth
The Plc
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00:02Clint Mansell
The Beginning of the End
Performer: Kronos Quartet. -
00:03Clint Mansell
Death Is the Road to Awe
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00:03Clint Mansell
Fly
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00:04Queens of the Stone Age
A Song For the Dead
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00:05David Holmes
Knickers of a Girl - Skylab
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00:06Vicente
Ping Pong
Performer: Javi P3z Orquestra . -
00:07Doves
House of Mirror's
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00:09This Isn't Japan
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00:09The Killers
Move Away
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00:10Death in Vegas
Girls
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00:19Nathaniel Mechaly
Escape From St. Clair
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00:20Brian Tyler
Assassin
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00:21Hans Zimmer
Black Smoke
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00:22UNKLE
A Wash of Black
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00:23Kasabian
Take Aim
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00:24Danny Elfman
Marcus Enters Skynet
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00:25The Horrors
Sea Within a Sea
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00:25Hans Zimmer
Black Smoke
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00:26Brian Tyler
The Compound Shootout
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00:26EELS
Fresh Blood
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00:27Tom Tykwer
On the Way to Moody's Bail Bonds
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00:28Tom Tykwer
Istanbul
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00:29Hans Zimmer
Black Smoke
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00:29Florian Tesslof & Peter Hinderthür
BaHold Up (Bankuberfalle)
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00:30Ramin Djawadi
Orientacion
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00:30Danny Elfman
Salvation
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00:31Paul Haslinger
Man & Machine
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00:32Ramin Djawadi
Dirt Nap
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00:33Benjamin Wallfisch
Diamond
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00:34Hans Zimmer
160 BPM
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00:35Tom Tykwer
Istanbul
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00:47Rhian Sheehan
The Furthest Place
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00:47Carter Burwell
Intruder!
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00:47Kasabian
Swarfiga
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00:48James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer & London Music Works
Like A Dog Chasing Cars
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00:49Ramin Djawadi
Section 16
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00:49Clint Mansell
Tree of Life
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00:50Clint Mansell
Full Tense
Performer: Kronos Quartet. -
00:51Clint Mansell
Tree of Life
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00:51Clint Mansell
Full Tense
Performer: Kronos Quartet. -
00:52UNKLE
The Enemy
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00:52Hans Zimmer
Why So Serious
Composer: James Newton Howard. -
00:52UNKLE
The Enemy
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00:52Harry Gregson‐Williams
Sanchez Family
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00:53Hans Zimmer
Why So Serious
Composer: James Newton Howard. -
00:54UNKLE
Blackout
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00:55Harry Gregson‐Williams
Gonzales
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00:55Carter Burwell
Earth Zoom
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00:55Carter Burwell
Intruder!
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00:55Danny Elfman
Hyrdobot Attack
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00:56Harry Gregson‐Williams
Sanchez Family
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00:56Nathaniel Mechaly
Chess Room
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00:58Samuel Barber
Adagio For Strings
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Presenter | James May |
| Star in a Reasonably Priced Car | Usain Bolt |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
| Director | Phil Churchward |
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 Jul 2009 20:00BBC Two except Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sun 12 Jul 2009 21:00BBC Two Scotland
- Mon 13 Jul 2009 19:00BBC Two except Yorkshire
- Sat 18 Jul 2009 20:00
- Fri 24 Jul 2009 19:00
- Wed 9 Sep 2009 19:00
- Fri 25 Sep 2009 19:00
- Sat 6 Feb 2010 20:20
- Fri 12 Feb 2010 19:00
- Sun 18 Apr 2010 18:00BBC Two Wales & England only
- Tue 27 Apr 2010 19:00
- Sat 18 Sep 2010 19:10
- Thu 17 Mar 2011 19:00
- Thu 22 Sep 2011 19:00
- Sat 10 Dec 2011 20:15
- Sun 21 Sep 2014 19:00
- Thu 12 Feb 2015 19:00
- Wed 10 Jun 2015 19:00
- Mon 24 Aug 2015 19:00
- Sat 7 Nov 2015 20:15
- Tue 26 Jan 2016 19:00
- Thu 7 Nov 2024 19:00
- Fri 8 Nov 2024 00:30
- Thu 13 Feb 2025 19:00
- Tue 2 Sep 2025 20:00
- Wed 3 Sep 2025 00:05
- Thu 12 Mar 2026 20:00
- Fri 13 Mar 2026 01:55
