Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld

Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld is a BBC television series about the car and motoring cultures of various countries. The show was presented by Jeremy Clarkson and consisted of two series of six episodes each plus a special focusing on the UK. Each episode focused on a different country or region. The series was first shown in the UK on BBC Two in 1995, and was subsequently shown to an international audience on BBC World. It has also been repeated on Dave. The Best Of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld, a video containing 70 minutes of highlights from the series was released on 7 October 1996. The video was later released on DVD as part of The Jeremy Clarkson Collection in 2007. There was also a book written by Clarkson based on the series. Clarkson described the series as: "From the sports cars of the wealthy in Monaco to the 1950s Morris Oxfords that still rule the roads in India, this is a lighthearted look at the culture of the car in 12 countries. His travels include visits to Italy, home of the Ferrari – a steel deity, sex on wheels"; Japan, where he has a brush with the local Mercedes-driving mafia; and Iceland, where he takes his life in his hands and hurtles around the most dangerous off-the-road course in the world in a customized 4WD jeep.

Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld
Presented byJeremy Clarkson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerDennis Jarvis
Production locationBBC Pebble Mill
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Birmingham
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release5 January 1995 (1995-01-05) 
26 December 1996 (1996-12-26)
Motorworld (book)
AuthorJeremy Clarkson
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreFactual
PublisherPenguin
Publication date
1996 (BBC Books)
2004 (Penguin)
Media typePaperback
Pages208
ISBN0-14-101787-2
OCLC56439618

Episode list

# Episode Airdate Production code
Series 1, Episode 1Japan5 January 1995NBMW545B
Series 1, Episode 2Vietnam12 January 1995NBMW550X
Series 1, Episode 3Detroit19 January 1995NBMW549D
Series 1, Episode 4Iceland26 January 1995NBMW547P
Series 1, Episode 5Italy2 February 1995NBMW546W
Series 1, Episode 6India9 February 1995NBMW548J
Series 2, Episode 1Monaco4 January 1996NBMX433A
Series 2, Episode 2Cuba11 January 1996NBMX435N
Series 2, Episode 3Switzerland18 January 1996NBMX432F
Series 2, Episode 4Australia25 January 1996NBMX436H
Series 2, Episode 5Texas1 February 1996NBMX434T
Series 2, Episode 6Dubai8 February 1996NBMX437B
Series 2, Episode 7United Kingdom26 December 1996NBHA575P

References

    "Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld Episode Guide".

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