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Petrolheads
''Petrolheads'' is a BBC television panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein (''Top Gear Top Gear may refer to: * "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission Television * ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme * ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the ori ...''), directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by author Norman Giller, with input from ''Top Gear'' writer Richard Porter and comedy scriptwriter Ged Parsons. Episode list The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows: : – Indicates Chris's team won : – Indicates Richard's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English journalist, television presenter, and author. He co-hosted the BBC Two motoring programme ''Top Gear (2002 TV series), Top Gear'' from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. From 2016 to 2024, the trio presented Amazon Prime Video's ''The Grand Tour''. Hammond has also presented entertainment documentary series ''Brainiac: Science Abuse'' (2003–2008), the game show ''Total Wipeout'' (2009–2012) and nature documentary series ''Planet Earth Live (TV series), Planet Earth Live'' (2012). In 2016, along with Clarkson and May, Hammond launched the automotive social media website DriveTribe, which is a popular motoring channel on Youtube. Early life Richard Mark Hammond was born on 19 December 1969, in Solihull, Warwickshire, eldest of three sons of Alan and Eileen Hammond. His younger brothers are Andrew (writer of the 'Crypt' series) and Nicholas. He is the grandson of workers in the Birmingham car industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie (born Christopher Jonathan Brown; 28 March 1960) is a British actor and comedian. He worked as a vocal impressionist on the ITV sketch show '' Spitting Image'' (1984–1996) and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001) and '' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'' (2003). Barrie starred as Arnold Rimmer in 13 series of the sci-fi space comedy ''Red Dwarf'' between 1988 and 2020, and as Gordon Brittas in seven series of the BBC leisure centre sitcom '' The Brittas Empire'' (1991–1997). Early life and career Barrie was born on 28 March 1960 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany, to a father who was serving in the British Army, and later attended Methodist College, a boarding school, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After dropping out of his Combined Studies course at Brighton Polytechnic, he became a grave filler. He began his television career as a sports personality impersonator on '' The David Essex Showcase'' in 1982. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Giller
Norman Giller (born 18 April 1940, Stepney, East End, London) is an English author, a sports historian and television scriptwriter, who in October 2015 had his 100th book published. His 101st book, ''July 30, 1966 Football's Longest Day'', was published in 2016 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup final victory at Wembley. With 121 books to his name, Giller is a prolific author who began as a Fleet Street journalist. He was chief football reporter with the ''Daily Express'' in London (1966–74, succeeding Clive Toye), and has been a freelance writer since leaving Fleet Street in 1974. He spent 14 years as a member of the ''This Is Your Life'' scriptwriting team, and devised several television series including ''Who's the Greatest?'' (ITV, 1980s), ''The Games of 48'' and ''Over the Moon'', ''Brian, with Brian Moore and Brian Clough'' (ITV 1990s), ''Petrolheads'' (BBC2 2006); he co-produced 63 editions of ''Stand and Deliver'' (Sky TV, 1990s), and was scrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Morrissey
Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, businessman, narrator, and television presenter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Rocky in ''Boon (TV series), Boon'', and Tony in ''Men Behaving Badly''. Other notable acting roles include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'', and Nigel Morton in ''Line of Duty''. Morrissey also provided the voice of the Bob the Builder (character), titular character, Lofty, Roley, and others in ''Bob the Builder''. Early life Morrissey was born in Stafford, Staffordshire on 4 July 1962, the third of four sons of Irish parents who were both psychiatric nurses. Neil, aged 10, and his brother Stephen, aged 12, stole sweets and stationery from a shop. In court, a magistrate issued a care order and the pair were sent to separate Orphanage, children's homes, Neil spending most of his time (six years) at Penkhull Children's Home, from 1974. under the care of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountain Studios
Fountain Studios was an independently owned television studio in Wembley Park, north-west London, England. The company was last part of the Avesco Group plc. Several companies owned the site before it was bought by Fountain in 1993. Originally a film studio complex, as Wembley Studios it was formerly the base for the ITV London weekday franchise holder Rediffusion from 1955 to 1968, and London Weekend Television from 1968 to 1972. More recently, the studios were best known for being the venue for the live stages of ITV British shows ''The X Factor'' and '' Britain's Got Talent''. The last show to be broadcast live (and recorded) at the studios was ''The X Factor'' on 4 December 2016, after which the studio was closed, and the site sold to property developer Quintain. It is now known as Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. History In 1927, Ralph J. Pugh and Rupert Mason founded British Incorporated Pictures with the intention of creating an American-style studio complex in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Gear (2002 TV Series)
''Top Gear'' is a British automotive magazine motoring-themed television programme. It is a Revival (television), revival of the Top Gear (1977 TV series), 1977–2001 show of the same name for the BBC, devised by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman, which premiered on 20 October 2002. The programme expanded upon its earlier incarnation which focused on reviewing cars to incorporate films featuring motoring-based challenges, races, timed laps of notable cars, and celebrity timed laps on a specially designed track. The programme drew acclaim for its visual and presentation style, as well as Top Gear controversies, criticism over the controversial nature of some content. The show was also praised for its humour and lore existing in not just the automotive community but in the form of internet memes and jokes. The programme aired on BBC Two until it was moved to BBC One in 2020. The programme's first series in 2002 was presented by Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and Jason Dawe (presenter), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Haggerwood
Leigh Haggerwood is a contemporary composer based in London, UK. He specializes in songwriting, keyboards, singing, music production, audio engineering and sound-to-picture scoring. His credits include music for numerous TV shows and commercials which are broadcast around the world. Along with chef Jamie Oliver, Leigh Haggerwood was a founding member of the band Scarlet Division, which released the single, "Sundial", in October 2000 through Sony Music. Haggerwood also wrote several songs for Jamie Oliver's live shows which included the YouTube hit "Lamb Curry – Give It to Me Hot", " The Kiss of Summer and "Fish Stew". His TV credits include the ITV ''Text Santa'' Theme and incidental musical, ''Oliver's Twist'' ( Just the Start, the theme song), Trinny and Susannah, ''Jamie's School Dinners'', ''Petrolheads'' on BBC Two and TV Land's '' High School Reunion''. The Florin Street Band Haggerwood is best known for his Victorian-themed creation The Florin Street Band which he put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panel Show
A panel show or panel game is a radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participate. Celebrity panelists may compete with each other, such as on '' The News Quiz''; facilitate play by non-celebrity contestants, such as on ''Match Game'' and '' Blankety Blank''; or do both, such as on '' Wait Wait Don't Tell Me''. The genre can be traced to 1938, when '' Information Please'' debuted on American radio. The earliest known television panel show is '' Play the Game'', a charades show in 1946. The modern trend of comedy panel shows can find early roots with '' Stop Me If You've Heard This One'' in 1939 and '' Can You Top This?'' in 1940. While panel shows were more popular in the past in the U.S., they are still very common in the United Kingdom. Format While many early panel shows stuck to the traditional quiz show format in which celebrities tried to get the right answers and win, the primary goal of modern panel shows is to entertain the audience with comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Martin (chef)
James Martin (born 30 June 1972) is a British chef and television presenter, best known for his television work with the cookery series '' Saturday Kitchen'' from 2006 until 2016, before leaving the BBC. More recently, Martin has presented ''James Martin's French Adventure'' (2017), '' James Martin's Saturday Morning'' (2017–present) and ''James Martin's American Adventure'' (2018) for ITV. Early life Martin's family were farmers on the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire, where he helped his mother in the kitchen, igniting his interest in cuisine. He lived in Welburn, attending Amotherby School in Malton and later on, Malton School. Career Early career James Martin trained at Hostellerie De Plaisance, Saint-Émilion, France, He then moved to the 3 Michelin Star restaurant Maison Troisgros in Roanne, France. He then returned to the UK and spent two years as a Pastry Chef at Chewton Glen Hotel in the South of England. Television Martin first appeared on televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Panel Games
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television Game Shows
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter, and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use the BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Panel Games
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on New Year's Day 1927. The oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, the BBC employs over 21,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 17,200 are in public-sector broadcasting. The BBC was established under a royal charter, and operates under an agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or to use the BBC's streaming service, iPlayer. The fee is set by the British government, agreed by Parliament, and is used to fund the BBC's radio, TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
