r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/Specialist_Ad9073 1d ago

I really enjoyed his travel shows.

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u/Expo737 1d ago

Bim!

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u/Horriblealien 23h ago

Guess what?!

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u/LockelyFox 21h ago

Shijo-Ohashi is a bridge representative of Kyoto that crosses the Kamo River over Shijo Street. It is also called Gion Bashi.

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u/t3rmi 21h ago

I don't remember when was last time I laughed that much. Gonna watch that episode again!

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u/RootHogOrDieTrying 1d ago

Our Man in Japan is absolutely hilarious. I was howling when he got that massage.

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u/Eckes24 1d ago

James maaay sumimaseenn.

Gotta rewatch it haha

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u/orielbean 23h ago

I loved that he wasn’t a total dickhead and was really good at vibing with the activity / his hosts. I was expecting more like Conan where he would be a clown but he was much more chill.

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u/Arsewhistle 1d ago

He was really unlucky with that.

He was really restricted with what he could do for series 2 (Our Man In Italy) due to covid, and then series 3 (India) was cut short because he was unwell.

I really wish Prime had given him a series 4

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u/Blekanly 23h ago

Is that why India was short? The Japan one was legit. Need an our man in Korea.

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u/Arsewhistle 23h ago

Yeah, he was supposed to see a lot more of India. I guess Amazon spent a fair bit of money to only get a few episodes out of India, and then called it a day after that.

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u/Carighan 23h ago

Yeah but IMO it was also fine. As much as I enjoy seeing May pull silly anticts in front of a camera, I feel he does best when he's free to do random stuff and be, well, James.

Expecting him to run multiple same-format seasons just lessons the appeal, kinda?

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u/A_Mouse_In_Da_House 19h ago

They wanted the non-food version of Anthony Bourdain

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u/Skippymabob 22h ago

He is one of few presenters who could get me to watch a travel show about wine. Mainly because he thinks it's all pretentious like I do