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Top Gear

Season 42 1999

  • 1999-09-08T23:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 30m
  • 7h 30m (15 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
The original Top Gear (which was aired from 1977 to 2001) started as a monthly television series produced by BBC Midlands, based at Pebble Mill. The 30 minute programmes had a magazine format and were transmitted to viewers in the Midlands region only. Top Gear and its title, was conceived by Executive Producer Derek Smith. The programme covered motoring related issues such as new car road tests, fuel economy, safety, the police, speeding, insurance, second-hand cars and holiday touring.

15 episodes

Season Premiere

1999-09-08T23:00:00Z

42x01 Episode 01

Season Premiere

42x01 Episode 01

  • 1999-09-08T23:00:00Z30m

The motoring magazine returns with a new presenter, as Kate Humble joins Quentin Wilson and the team. Tonight's programme looks at the future of motoring in the next millennium: will cars be floating on air, or be powered by recycled vegetables? Plus Tiff Needell drives the new Porsche 911 GT3, and there are tips on buying a first car.

1999-09-15T23:00:00Z

42x02 Episode 02

42x02 Episode 02

  • 1999-09-15T23:00:00Z30m

This week on the motoring magazine, Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson consider the current state of the market for
4x4 vehicles, plus a report from Germany on models making the news at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

1999-09-22T23:00:00Z

42x03 Episode 03

42x03 Episode 03

  • 1999-09-22T23:00:00Z30m

Presenters Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson take to the streets on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza to road-test
Seat's eponymous hatchback. And British Touring Car championship winners are put through their paces on the high street.

1999-09-29T23:00:00Z

42x04 Episode 04

42x04 Episode 04

  • 1999-09-29T23:00:00Z30m

This week on the motoring magazine, Quentin Wilson gets behind the wheel of the Aston Martin Vantage, while Kate Humble visits Aston's workshop, where the ' cars are still built by hand. Vicki Butler-Henderson road-tests the fashionable yellow Porsche Boxters, and there's a look at very small cars with big aspirations.

1999-10-06T23:00:00Z

42x05 Episode 05

42x05 Episode 05

  • 1999-10-06T23:00:00Z30m

As Fiat celebrates its centenary, the motor magazine takes its stylish new Punto for a road-test to ascertain if this latest incarnation can retain its place in the small-car market. Plus a report on green fuel for high-performance cars. Presented by Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson.

1999-10-13T23:00:00Z

42x06 Episode 06

42x06 Episode 06

  • 1999-10-13T23:00:00Z30m

This weekend the Formula One circus descends on Sepang for the first ever Malaysian Grand Prix. Tiff Needell previews the new circuit and also tests the new Lotus-developed Proton GTI. Quentin Wilson and Kate Humble, meanwhile, pay tribute to the much-loved Mini.

1999-10-20T23:00:00Z

42x07 Episode 07

42x07 Episode 07

  • 1999-10-20T23:00:00Z30m

Quentin Wilson and Kate Humble report from the London Motor Show at Earls Court, where Rover's new model will be unveiled. The team also put some of the major attractions on view through their paces, including the new Fiat Punto, Caterham and Volkswagen Polo.

1999-10-27T23:00:00Z

42x08 Episode 08

42x08 Episode 08

  • 1999-10-27T23:00:00Z30m

Tonight's show explores company-car culture, offers an alternative to the fast but expensive Nissan Skyline, and ventures on to the rallying scene in Singapore. Presented by Kate Humble , Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson.

1999-11-04T00:00:00Z

42x09 Episode 09

42x09 Episode 09

  • 1999-11-04T00:00:00Z30m

Vicki Butler-Henderson tests BMW's new off-roader, the X5, and Tiff Needell finds out how Singapore's rush hour lives up to its name. With Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson.

1999-11-11T00:00:00Z

42x10 Episode 10

42x10 Episode 10

  • 1999-11-11T00:00:00Z30m

This week's programme visits the Classic Car Show in Birmingham, and looks at a scheme banning cars from Oxford city centre. With Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson.

1999-11-18T00:00:00Z

42x11 Episode 11

42x11 Episode 11

  • 1999-11-18T00:00:00Z30m

More road-tests of the latest models, motoring advice and features of interest to drivers. Presented by Vicki Butler -
Henderson, Kate Humble , Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson.

1999-11-25T00:00:00Z

42x12 Episode 12

42x12 Episode 12

  • 1999-11-25T00:00:00Z30m

Tonight's programme reveals the tactics used by the minders of celebrities to ward off unwanted pursuers as they transport their charges to the premiere of the latest James Bond film. With Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson.

1999-12-02T00:00:00Z

42x13 Episode 13

42x13 Episode 13

  • 1999-12-02T00:00:00Z30m

The motor magazine looks at the future for cars that still run on unleaded petrol, views bargains to be had in the world of classic cars, and tests the new duel-fuel Honda Insight. Presented by Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson.

Season Finale

1999-12-09T00:00:00Z

42x14 Episode 14

Season Finale

42x14 Episode 14

  • 1999-12-09T00:00:00Z30m

Vicki Butler-Henderson test-drives the new Clio Sport.
Kate Humble and Quentin Wilson pick up a bargain, while Tiff Needell takes a nostalgic look at the Sunbeam Lotus.

1999-12-16T00:00:00Z

42x15 Episode 15

42x15 Episode 15

  • 1999-12-16T00:00:00Z30m

Former Top Gear presenters, including Jeremy Clarkson, Noel Edmonds, Angela Rippon and William Woollard, join the current team to celebrate the programme's 21st birthday and recall some favourite items and fearful moments spanning two decades of motoring reports.

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