Jeremy Clarkson suspended from BBC

Zenduri · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:22

Basher said:
Just for fun, I've edited your post to include just the words you spelled correctly.

I was typing on my phone on a moving and bumpy bus, no need to be a massive douchebag.

Kulealshi · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:23

Can't see TG surviving after this, regardless of if JC isn't sacked as a result. Shame, really.

this_is_gav · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:23

Ryan-3 said:
How can Radio 3 and 5 Live be so bloody expensive?!

Don't know about Radio 3, but 5 Live will be all the live sports rights. And burgers for Alan Green. I'm surprised 5 Live doesn't cost much more to be honest.

doofer · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:24

90% Publicity Stunt, 10% Storm in a Tea-Cup.

Basher · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:24

HybridX said:
I was typing on my phone on a moving and bumpy bus, no need to be a massive douchebag. RTM'd

Awesome

Trifid · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:28

this_is_gav said:
Don't know about Radio 3, but 5 Live will be all the live sports rights. And burgers for Alan Green. I'm surprised 5 Live doesn't cost much more to be honest.

Radio 3 do a lot of live in concert shows which will bump up the price. I assume it is also quite expensive to run a live performance studio too.

McBain · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:29

Can't say i'm particularly bothered, I have the opinion that Clarkson is a grade A wang, and that Top Gear is dung, so I won't be missing anything

Roar87 · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:30

McBain said:
Can't say i'm particularly bothered, I have the opinion that Clarkson is a grade A wang, and that Top Gear is dung, so I won't be missing anything

Daily Mail reader per chance?

McBain · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:30

Roar87 said:
Daily Mail reader per chance?

Not at all, well apart from the odd link that gets flashed about on here.

Pixel · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:31

Clarkson, the anti-christ to the terminally offended.

Abraham · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:37

I was told it's because he's punched a producer, I've not found anything to back this up yet though.
edit: It's on the Sun's headline about the story.

Soundood said:
Clarkson basically owns Top Gear in everything but name, this stems from the time it was on its knees after the first couple of seasons, Clarkson brought it back from the dead, and in doing so, he re-negotiated his contract each series to include a little more control..

He owned the format when it came back, he's only recently sold it to the BBC. I think Quentin Wilson still had some stake in it until that point, or maybe it was Tiff, one of the original presenters.

koolpc · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:39

Sack him and send him off to the moon! lol

Sliver · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:44

koolpc said:
Sack him and send him off to the moon! lol

Very expensive and the downside is he would die. Much better to let him keep making TV that millions of us enjoy,

TheLegendOfMart · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:45

HybridX said:
Meh your all muppets for paying a license fee anyway, i can find everything I want online with no meed for one. The only TV service i would buy but cant because HBO are idiots and wont allow non us subs so i end up watching GoT elsewhere, their loss.

If Clrkson goes a lot of fans of TG will go to and i wouldnt be suprised if May and Hammond go if all 3 get a good deal else where.

Genius, why didn't I think of that!

If no one paid their licence fee then you wouldn't be able to get Top Gear for free.

One · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:45

OMFG the sun has a paywall? HAHAHA, and they say the lottery is a tax on idiots!

Abraham · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:48

One said:
OMFG the sun has a paywall? HAHAHA, and they say the lottery is a tax on idiots!

Fortunately RT doesn't and carries almost the same headline:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...tponed-after-jeremy-clarkson-punches-producer

delta0 · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:48

estebanrey said:
Why isn't Top gear on this Sunday? I was under the impression it was all pre-filmed months before being shown.

Parts are. The bit in the studio is during the week before. Wednesday before the Sunday if I remember correctly.

doofer · 10 Mar 2015 at 19:55

The BBC are so cringe-worthy Politically Correct that it's a wonder they haven't announced they are appointing the Argentinian equivalent of Mumsnet as his Judge, Jury and Executioner.

SexyGreyFox · 10 Mar 2015 at 20:03

delta0 said:
Parts are. The bit in the studio is during the week before. Wednesday before the Sunday if I remember correctly.

Thanks for that, I thought at least one poster would have posted the answer since he asked the question.

estebanrey · 10 Mar 2015 at 20:06

delta0 said:
Parts are. The bit in the studio is during the week before. Wednesday before the Sunday if I remember correctly.

Thanks for clarifying. I just remember it being months after the Patagonia scandal hit the news that they actually showed it (but that didn't have any studio element)