Funny how David Cameron's close friend Jeremy Clarkson's departure weakens the BBC at a time when the government is attempting to...weaken the BBC.
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Your tin foil hat has slipped a little there, @SteveJ 
Gotta be honest, mate - I've never read that theory anywhere beyond my own post...so it's probably me being bonkers.
This. I'm sure it'll be available for rent on torrents sites.
Ha, Have both already subscribed! Yay!!!!
Im already on Amazon prime so happy days. I wonder what the show will be called.
Been given a budget of about 4 million per episode. Hopefully this leads to more of the specials.
That's more than that movie they filmed the chase sequences for on the show. Imagine how many caravans they could afford to blow up every week!This will drive the car nuts and old top gear fans in to a tizzy, but I love it as an entertainment show, not just a car show. Can't wait for this to start!
It's $350 million over thirty-six episodes, or, to put it in perspective, larger than two seasons of House of Cards and the Avenger's movie.
FFS.
FFS.
Say what you will about them, they are good at they do. I think I'm going to try and catch up with this.
That's mental for a publically funded show... But then it is also the Beeb's biggest earner, so maybe it's worth it. If the new series is a flop though, it'll be easy fodder for all the "Get rid of the lisence fee!" chatter
It's the Amazon show getting the 4 million budget.
It is a cash cow though, not very often you have a ready made hugely popular show just hit the open market.
I think that's the figure for the Amazon Prime one with the old lot, isn't it?
He's on about the Amazon show.
Ah, that makes slightly more sense.
Still pretty mental, but Amazon can afford it.
Rumours circulating that they're going to call the new show 'Gear Knobs'
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Read this last night. I actually chuckled a little.
We're in the actual hell have they got a £4.5 million budget per episode from?
That's a tremendous amount of money for each episode.
That's a tremendous amount of money for each episode.
That's probably £1.5m to Clarkson, £1.5 split between the other two and £1.5 to actually pay for production.
Yeah but imagine the cinematography when they're able to travel all over the world on a whim. The Vietnam special was truly stunning, and they all showcase some absolutely beautiful parts of the world. Really looking forward to it.
The cinematography on Top Gear was outstanding.
The BBC are reporting that Clarkson will host Have I Got News For You when series 50 starts on October 2nd - his first BBC appearance since it all happened.
Yeah one thing with top gear is they always showed in detail the beauty of countries they visited. It's actually like watching a travel programme at times more than a car show but that's OK by me. There's not many places they could go that they haven't already tbh
Who pays for it though is it Amazon prime dropping that money? I heard it would be on Netflix too even fit Amazon it's still some serious dollar to be dropping per episode. With that budget its sure to be good though.
Top Gear itself is pretty much doomed if names like Zoe Ball are mentioned as potential hosts.
Seriously? oh god.
It is a total cock up by the BBC, firing him on moral high ground, then letting him in on another show. They should have given him a warning and have him do a personal/public apology and get on with it.
Tonight on "Too Late To Look!"Although when they went to Africa, the camera men didn't do them selves any favours
The BBC will still make a tidy sum from the rights on old shows.
There's a shit load of old full seasons on Netflix which they'll be getting royalties for.
Straight in line with the BBC's "we must have a woman on every panel" criteria.
So the BBC are employing Clarkson to host Have I Got News For You despite having sacked him because they didn't want him near the BBC because of his fracas. Good logic.
HIGNFY hires 3 of their 5 talents on a freelance basis and it's up to the producers to hire people not the BBC as a whole. They probably think hiring him is worth the jokes the other 4 will be able to make at his expense.
They didn't sack Clarkson. They just didn't renew his contract.
And can people stop saying fracas? It's like being transported to the 18th century.
Fracaarrrrrr
I knew someone was going to say this.
You're right, but still they quite clearly only didn't renew his contract because of the fracas then they go and reemploy him for another show. What sort of message does that convey.
btw I wanted Clarkson to stay at top gear but the way the BBC have handled it hasn't been great.
What would you propose the BBC to do @Sigma? They had no other option
Angus Deaton? Sniff...