What’s Jeremy Clarkson actually like?
Tall! He’s like you see on the telly – the whole point of Top Gear is that we are what you see. So he’s tall and bombastic, argumentative, funny, bright and hard work! But of course we get on – the show wouldn’t work if we didn’t get on. The arguments you see on screen are for real and often carry on off screen as well but that’s great! I look forward to spending time in their company. Quick questions: Who’s your favourite scientist? Sir Isaac Newton – he did so much big stuff and was recognised at the time as he kept coming up with stuff – but he was also bit of a plonker, he could do stupid things! It must have been marvellous to be around at a time when great big chunks of science were being discovered. What would go in your Room 101? Buses! There is an alternative form of transport in the cities – bicycles are clean and healthy. Buses are driven by people who’ve been told that they’re saving the planet by driving these filthy, diesel spewing great barge around town and as a result
