Review Richard Hammond reviews the Cadillac Escalade in an orthodox way, finding it to be
Review Richard Hammond reviews the Cadillac Escalade in an orthodox way, finding it to be of terrible quality and too expensive. Then, looking beyond the mere material, he gets into the spirit of the car, and sees it as a show-offish bling statement that is very in line with what Top Gear loves.
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Paul McKenna hypnotises Hammond into forgetting how to drive a car, and thinking a pedal c
Paul McKenna hypnotises Hammond into forgetting how to drive a car, and thinking a pedal car is his new Porsche 911 996
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Alan Yentob sets out to learn from the big hitters in the self-help world and interviews t
Alan Yentob sets out to learn from the big hitters in the self-help world and interviews them on their belief of how much we really need self help: Susan Jeffers, author of the bestselling Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway; David Burns, whose book Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy has sold over 5 million copies, and Anthony Robbins, who fills stadiums with his can-do performances. Tony Robbins has been the personal coach to a raft of celebrities including Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams and Bill Clinton. David Burns, a pioneer of cognitive therapy, challenges pain head on with the idea that, your thoughts create your feelings so your thoughts can change your feelings. You not only have to be employed, but constantly employable. Not only married, but constantly marriageable. And that is the moment self-help emerges as a powerful literature.
The episode ends with The Wizard of Oz, the ultimate self-help film. All the characters - the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Lion and Dorothy - think they have to look to the Wizard for the answers; what they eventually realise is they were within themselves all along.
Richard Branson
Susan Jeffers
Adam Phillips
Freud
Serena Williams
David Burns
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Thomas Moore
Viktor Frankyl
Jonathan Sacks
Micki McGee
Samuel Smiles
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A very insightful documentary into Methamphetamine. How its easy to make and use and what
A very insightful documentary into Methamphetamine. How its easy to make and use and what kind of effects it can have on a user. Adolf Hitler was given frequent intravenous injections of methamphetamine by his personal physician, Theodor Morell as a treatment for depression and fatigue.
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The documentary is based around the Evel Knievel Days event in Butte, Montana. The present
The documentary is based around the Evel Knievel Days event in Butte, Montana. The presenter, Richard Hammond, spends four days with former motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Knievel, by now 69 years old had become very ill, requiring an oxygen tank strapped up to him constantly to aid with breathing and 48 hours before the film crew arrived Knievel had a stroke.[2] At several points during filming, Knievel cuts the interview short and leaves before Hammond has finished asking questions.
During the festival Knievel was meant to lead a bike parade, and invited Hammond to ride alongside him, but he was taken to hospital and was unable to lead the parade. He later showed up at the end of the day. On the last day of the festival fellow daredevil Trigger Gumms completed a jump over double what Evel jumped. The day after in the local newspaper Evel stated he was not impressed with the jump.
Hammond also conducts interviews with Knievels former bodyguard Gene Sullivan, former daredevil Debbie Lawler and his former publicist Shelly Saltman who was assaulted by Knievel in 1977, an attack which destroyed Evel's reputation and eventually caused him to declare himself bankrupt. On the final day of filming Evel asked Hammond to go and view his Tombstone which he had paid for himself.
Archive clips shown during the programme and discussed with Knievel include his jumps at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Snake River Canyon, Idaho and Wembley Stadium, London as well as his conversion in the Crystal Cathedral in California. Evel died four months after the show was filmed but before the programme was first broadcast.
Filming took place on location in Butte, Montana from the 25 -- 29 July 2007. It can be seen during the programme that Sony DVW-790WSP Digital Betacam cameras were used to provide a widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) 576i standard definition picture.[3]
The documentary progresses through the five filming days in sequence. Pre-arranged interviews with Knievel and other related persons are combined with archive footage, some of which is also shown to the interviewee. Around this, some coverage of the Evel Knievel Days festival is provided, and the sections are linked together by piece to camera segments by Hammond or shots of Hammond riding around Butte on a rented Harley-Davidson motorcycle with voice-over. Hammond conveyed his thoughts before and after a days filming in a video-diary style filmed in his hotel room at the Lincoln Hotel.
In an interview with Radio Times, Hammond described himself as being "fascinated, terrified and elated" to be in the company of Evel Knievel. Hammond said that during the filming, Knievel "shouted at me, the crew and the people with him constantly"
James Walton—writing for The Daily Telegraph—said he was surprised to find Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel "a pretty rich documentary" describing its real strength as "[serving] up lashings of the kind of pure Americana that many other British documentaries have striven much harder for, without matching."[5] The Scotsman presented a more mixed view saying it was a "much more reflective Top Gear-related product than usual" but commented that "Knievel was clearly getting fed up of Hammond and, frankly, I was getting tired of him". In contrast to Hammond's conclusion that Knievel was still his hero, the journalist wrote "For those of us who didn't play with the wind-up motorbike doll when we were six, (Knievel) didn't seem all that heroic".[6]
The Observer's Roger Alton describes the show as one of the highlights of the Christmas period when it was first shown, calling it a "fantastic achievement" and descrbing it as a "stunning, poignant, visually saturated interview".[7] Paul Hirons on the TV Scoop website described it as a "entertaining and poignant documentary" and admired Hammond's "refreshingly non-arse-kissy approach to interviewing his hero" but described it as "a shame" that Knievel had not warmed to Hammond.[8]
David Belcher's article in The Herald was far more critical describing it as "hellish to witness grievous damage being done to the Hamster's cuddly reputation by the ill-advised documentary farrago that was Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel." He described Hammond's "worship" of Knievel as "oddly punitive" as he "pursued the dying man through the streets of his shabby home town, Butte, Montana."
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Hammond drives the BMW Z4 in Portugal. He admits to not liking the wet BMW Z3, but finds t
Hammond drives the BMW Z4 in Portugal. He admits to not liking the wet BMW Z3, but finds the Z4 to be excellent. Clarkson disagrees, but allows it to be put onto the Cool Wall as a cool car.
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Jeremy tested the BMW M3 CSL after introducing us to the heritage of the CSL moniker in th
Jeremy tested the BMW M3 CSL after introducing us to the heritage of the CSL moniker in the original Batmobile. As for the new car, Jeremy said it was a magnificent car, 10 - 20% better than he expected- and he expected it to be fantastic. The Stig's time was 1:28.0 in the wet.
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Each day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lig
Each day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lights, James sets out to discover how we've created this high-rise, 24/7 experiment in urban living.
He heads for New York -- to the top floors of the Woolworth building, once the tallest building in the world. It's being renovated, but how strong is it? To find out he decides to drop a 1982 Mini 1000 onto a plate of skyscraper glass.
At the start of the 20th Century there was no national grid, no agreed system of voltage and James discovers that in 1922 there were 22 different plugs used across the country. Until a Geordie electricial engineer, Charles Merz, came up with a master plan:
"The Merz mantra was unprecedented. One nation. One voltage. One plug."
But there's one light bulb James wants to find out about -- one that was invented in the 20th century:
"There's one form of light that radiates come-hither hues to all those who are looking for some action... This light tempts you to the dark side! You won't see a neon sign on a Methodist church or a lending library. Some unwritten convention says neon is used to advertise illicit pleasures that happen late into the night..."
He meets master neon-bender Steve, as he attempts to make a neon sign for his favourite restaurant, his local kebab shop.
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Each day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lig
Each day, 180,000 people move into a city somewhere on the planet. In Big City, Bright Lights, James sets out to discover how we've created this high-rise, 24/7 experiment in urban living.
He heads for New York -- to the top floors of the Woolworth building, once the tallest building in the world. It's being renovated, but how strong is it? To find out he decides to drop a 1982 Mini 1000 onto a plate of skyscraper glass.
At the start of the 20th Century there was no national grid, no agreed system of voltage and James discovers that in 1922 there were 22 different plugs used across the country. Until a Geordie electricial engineer, Charles Merz, came up with a master plan:
"The Merz mantra was unprecedented. One nation. One voltage. One plug."
But there's one light bulb James wants to find out about -- one that was invented in the 20th century:
"There's one form of light that radiates come-hither hues to all those who are looking for some action... This light tempts you to the dark side! You won't see a neon sign on a Methodist church or a lending library. Some unwritten convention says neon is used to advertise illicit pleasures that happen late into the night..."
He meets master neon-bender Steve, as he attempts to make a neon sign for his favourite restaurant, his local kebab shop.
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