Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969) is a British presenter, author and journalist, best known for being a host with the BBC Two car program Top Gear from 2002 to 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May.
He has also presented Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003-2008), Total Wipeout (2009-2012) and Planet Earth Live (2012).
In 2016, Hammond began presenting the television series The Grand Tour, produced by W. Chump & amp; Children. The show was presented with former colleagues of Top Gear Clarkson and May, as exclusively distributed through Amazon Video to Amazon Prime customers.
In November 2016 Hammond, along with co-presenters of The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson and James May, launched the DriveTribe automotive social media website, where he regularly delivers content on his tribe "Hammond's Fob Jockeys".
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Richard Mark Hammond was born on December 19, 1969 in Solihull, Warwickshire, and the grandson of the workers in the Birmingham auto industry. In the mid-1980s Hammond moved with his family (Eileen's mother, Alan's father, Andrew's brother, author of 'Crypt' Series, and Nicholas) to the town of Ripon's cathedral in North Yorkshire where his father runs a probate business in the square market. She attended Blossomfield Infant School in Shirley from the age of 3-7 years. Originally a pupil of Solihull School, a boy-fee independent school, he moved to Ripon Grammar School, and from 1986 to 1988 studied at Harrogate College of Art and Technology.
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Careers
After graduation, Hammond worked for several BBC radio stations, including Radio Cleveland, Radio York, Radio Cumbria, Leeds Radio, Newcastle Radio and Lancashire Radio, before auditioning for Top Gear.
Top Gear
Hammond became a presenter at Top Gear in 2002, when the show began in the current format. He is sometimes referred to as "The Hamster" by his fans and fellow presenters at Top Gear for his name and his relatively small stature compared to May and Clarkson. His nickname was strengthened when on three separate occasions in series 7, he ate boxes, mimicking behavior like a hamster.
Following a high-speed dragster accident while filming in September 2006 near York, Hammond returned in the first episode of serial 9 (broadcasted on January 28, 2007) to greet a hero, complete with dancing girls, staircases and fireworks. The show also contained images of the accident, which had made international headlines, with Hammond speaking through the events of the day after the audience became spontaneous applause. Hammond then requested that the accident never be mentioned on the show again, even though the three presenters of Top Gear had mentioned it in a joke during the news segment of the program. He told his colleagues, "The only difference between me now, and before the accident, is that I like celery now and I have not before".
During the second episode of the sixteenth series, Hammond suggested that no one wants to own a Mexican car, because the car should reflect national characteristics and Mexican cars would be "lazy, reckless, bloated, overweight, leaning on the fence, asleep, looking at cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle as a coat. "Hammond finished with the words" Sorry, but can you imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican ?! " Following the complaint, the BBC defended the broadcast of this segment on the grounds that such national stereotypes were a "strong part" of traditional British humor.
Following the BBC's decision not to renew Clarkson's contract with the show on March 25, 2015, Hammond's contract expires on March 31. In April he ruled out the possibility of continuing to present Top Gear, commenting via Twitter that "in the midst of all the talk about us 'stopping' or not: nothing I can 'quit' will not stop my friend anyway ". On June 12, 2015 the BBC confirmed that Top Gear will return with a special 75 minutes, combining two invisible challenges featuring three presenter from series 22, with studio links from Hammond and May. Aired in the UK on BBC Two on June 28 at 8 pm, and in the United States on BBC America on July 13 at 9 pm.
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In 2003, Hammond became the first presenter of Brainiac: Science Abuse ; he joined Jon Tickle and Charlotte Hudson in series 2. After the fourth series was announced that Hammond will no longer be presenting the Sky1 show after he signed an exclusive deal with the BBC. Vic Reeves takes his place as the main presenter.
Other television jobs
Early in his career, as well as his radio work, Hammond presented a number of daytime lifestyle and automotive programs such as Motor Week at Men & amp; Motor .
He presented the 2005 Crusader show in 2005, the 2004 and 2005 UK Parking Awards, and has appeared on the School's Out, a quiz show on BBC One where celebrities answer questions about things. they study in school. He has also presented The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend . Along with his work at Top Gear, he presents Should I Worry About...? on BBC One, Time Commander on BBC Two and the first four series of Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1. He is also team captain on BBC show Two quiz, < i> Petrolheads , where the impressive part is where Hammond Deceived to hit a classic Ferrari while trying to parallel park blindfolded in another car.
In 2006, Hammond oversaw the Richard Hammond 5 O'Clock Show with his presenter, Mel Giedroyc. The program, which covers a wide range of topics, is shown every weekday at ITV between 17:00 and 18:00.
In July 2005, Hammond was voted number one in the Heat magazine poll of "strange crushing celebrities". Also in 2005 he was selected as one of the top 10 English TV talents.
He presented Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail in 2006. During a special event, he traveled to various locations around the world, including the Vatican Secret Archives, exploring the history of the Holy Grail.
In one episode of Top Gear, fellow presenter James May was mocked by Hammond and Clarkson for being named a celebrity with the worst hairstyle, while Hammond was named a celebrity with the best.
As part of Red Nose Day 2007, Hammond stood for nominations on a public phone call, along with Andy Hamilton and Kelvin MacKenzie, to co-presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour on March 16, 2007. However, he was defeated by Andy Hamilton.
In April 2007, Hammond dedicated a special off on BBC Radio 2 for Good Friday followed by another in August 2007 for a bank holiday.
Hammond recorded an interview with the famous American figure, Evel Knievel, which was broadcast on December 23, 2007 on BBC Two, and was Knievel's last interview before his death on November 30, 2007.
In September 2008, Hammond presented the first episode of the new series; Richard Hammond Engineering Connection on National Geographic Channel. In this event, Hammond discovers how past inventions, along with help from nature, help designers today. The episodes include the construction of Airbus A380, Taipei 101 and Keck Observatory. The 2nd series of Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections began in May 2010 and includes the construction of Wembley Stadium and the Sydney Opera House.
Hammond appeared in an advertisement for the Morrisons supermarket in 2008, and joined Ashes To Ashes TV show host for special inserts at the 2008 Children in Need special.
While in New Zealand for Top Gear Live 2009 , Hammond recorded several television commercials for UTT's New Telecom New Zealand XT cellular network. Telecom claims that the new network is "faster in more places", compared to its competitors and existing CDMA networks. After the network suffered three massive blackouts in late 2009 and early 2010, Hammond became a joke joke when he did not return to New Zealand for Top Gear Live 2010 . Fellow Fellow Top Gear said he was too embarrassed to return to New Zealand, and in a live feed that should have returned to Hammond, the bait suddenly broke off when "XT Network has fallen." Hammond was later given the right to avenge his colleagues during an interview with Marcus Lush at RadioLIVE's breakfast show in New Zealand.
Hammond hosted the English version of the US series Wipeout, which is called Total Wipeout for BBC One. It happened in Argentina, and was presented together by Hammond and Amanda Byram. Hammond presented and performed voiceover for clips at London studios, and Byram was filmed at an obstacle in Buenos Aires. The series was canceled at the end of 2012.
Hammond also presents science-themed games for children,
In March 2010, Hammond presented three series of episodes called Richard Invisible Worlds Invisible, which looked at things that were too fast for the naked eye to see, things that were beyond the visible spectrum (eg, ultraviolet and infra - red lights), as well as microscopic objects.
One of Hammond's lesser-known TV roles is as a presenter of BBC Two Gameshow Time Commanders, a sophisticated battle simulator that uses a modified version of Rome: the Total War games engine Creative Assembly.
Since February 2011, Hammond has presented the online technology series of Richard Hammond's Tech Head . In July 2011, Hammond presented a two-part natural documentary film of Richard Hammond's Journey to the Center of the Planet, which focused on Earth's geology and tectonic plates.
In April 2012, Hammond hosted an American BBC program titled Crash Course Richard Hammond , which was also featured in the UK from September 2012 on BBC Two. In May 2012, Hammond presented an animal documentary for BBC One titled Planet Earth Live with Julia Bradbury. The program records animals living in extreme conditions.
In June 2014, Hammond presented fourteen sections of the scientific series at the National Geographic Channel titled Science of Stupid that focused on the application of physics in everyday life. In December, Hammond presented a three-part documentary for BBC One called Wild Weather with Richard Hammond focusing on the hidden world of our Earth's extreme weather system.
In September 2015, Hammond presented a two-part documentary for Sky 1 called Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest , powered by Sky Rainforest Rescue.
In March 2017, during filming for The Grand Tour in Mozambique, Hammond fell from a motorcycle. He reportedly hit his head and became unconscious, further details, however, will only be revealed in the two series of performances.
On June 10, 2017, Hammond ran into Rimac Concept One while filming for The Grand Tour in Hemberg, Switzerland. Hammond was on the last lane up the hill when, just after crossing the finish line, he lost control of the car that rolled several times before stopping on his roof. He suffered a broken knee, but was "conscious and talking" after the accident, according to sources from the show.
Personal life
Richard Hammond has been married to Amanda "Mindy" Hammond (nÃÆ' Â © e Etheridge, born July 6, 1965), a columnist for the Daily Express since May 2002. They have two daughters.
Hammond is known for having a large number of animals on the Bollitree farm including some horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, sheep, and peacocks. He and his family adopted TG, the official Top Gear dog, after it became clear that the labradoodle was afraid of the car. The dog died at the age of 11 in January 2017.
Hammond played the bass guitar, where he accompanied the other Top Gear presenter when they performed with Justin Hawkins in Top Gear of the Pops for Comic Relief in 2007.
He likes to ride bikes, scooters, or motorcycles in the cities, where he is ridiculed mercilessly by fellow presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
During the news segment of Top Gear 2010 USA Road Trip, Hammond publicly expressed his displeasure with the band Genesis. This fact was later exploited by his fellow presenters (especially by Clarkson) in three special episodes: during the Special Middle East, when they installed a second secret stereo unit in his Fiat Barchetta which only plays the album Live over Europe 2007; in Indian Specials, Clarkson plays the same song used in previous specials (though the Seconds Out version) via a megaphone mounted on his Jaguar XJS, although Hammond drives a different car (Mini Cooper Sport). In Special Africa 2013, Clarkson once again plays Genesis in an effort to make Hammond let him pass.
In 2007, Hammond went to Africa with a special Top Gear in Botswana, with his choice of car being Opel Kadett in 1963, which he later named Oliver. A week after the special event aired, Hammond announced on the news that he had sent Oliver back to England, where it was restored by a team from Practical Classics magazine. Oliver features on Hammond's children's science television drama Blast Lab Richard Hammond and in other episodes Top Gear as a kind of "Hill-holder" in the challenge of a trailer (after which it acquires a plate personal fake "OLI V3R"). Oliver is also mentioned in Hammond's second autobiography As You Do .
In 2010, Hammond was president of the Herefordshire State Fair of the 31st held at Hampton Court in Hope under Dinmore. His involvement led to an unprecedented presence with "nearly 15,000 people" drawn to the event to meet the presenter.
In March 2012, Hammond passed his L20 B206 helicopter license and has since had a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter.
Residences
The Hammonds live in artificial palaces in Herefordshire and also have apartments in London. In an interview with The Sunday Times in February 2008, it was reported that Hammond had moved briefly from Gloucestershire to Buckinghamshire, then back again, as he yearned for the life of the country.
In October 2012, it was reported that he had spent more than Ã, Â £ 2 million buying Bollitree Castle located near Weston under Penyard, Ross-on-Wye. It has been rumored he has also bought a large house in the small town of Wantage, Oxfordshire.
Vehicle ownership
Car
Hammond currently owns or has had many different cars including:
- 1931 2-liter Supercharged Lagonda.
- 1942 Ford GPW
- 1963 Opel Kadett, the car he bought for Top Gear's Botswana special. He named Oliver's car and sent it from Botswana to England.
- 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 at Highland Green.
- 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
- 1969 Jaguar E-Type, purchased for Ã, Â £ 50,000 in 2009
- 1979 MG Midget
- 1985 Land Rover Range Rover Classic
- 1987 Land Rover Defender-110, known as "Buster" which he spent over Ã, £ 70,000 redevelopment in 2008.
- 1999 Lotus Esprit 350 Sport
- The 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 purchased in the United States on the 12th episode of Top Gear Series.
- 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which he purchased on April 17, 2016.
- 2016 Ford Mustang can be converted in white with a strip of black Shelby, which he bought as a Christmas gift for his wife.
- Bentley S1
- Land Rover 110 Station Wagon, who was baptized "Wallycar" by his eldest daughter and has owned it twice.
- Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE
Cars that are known not to be in possession of Hammond anymore:
- 1976 Toyota Corolla liftback, which is the first car.
- 1982 Porsche 911 SC (sold in the mid-2000s)
- The 1994 BMW 850Ci, used for the race against the Clarkson Mercedes CL600, which they both purchased on the show to prove that one can buy a used V12 car which is a better purchase than Nissan Pixo (the new cheapest British car of the time) with less money. He sold this after a week on the challenge.
- 1994 Porsche 928, purchased in 2004 for daily driving purposes. He then sells his car.
- 2006 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera S. He sold it in 2013 after GT3 announcement.
- 2007 Fiat 500 TwinAir, which he discussed when purchasing during Series 18 of Top Gear . It is not known when he sold it.
- 2009 Aston Martin DBS Volante, purchased for £ 175,000. Hammond then sold his car.
- 2009 Morgan Aeromax, where he was involved in a car accident on August 9, 2009. He then sold it.
- The 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder that he bought in 2010. He then sold it in 2012.
- Porsche 911 GT3 2013, which he discussed on purchase during Series 21 of Top Gear . The car was later recalled due to reports of burning cars. He then sells it in 2016.
- VW camper van, tailored to pink for her daughter.
- The Ferrari 550 Maranello, which he calls on Top Gear as a regretted car sales.
Motorcycles
Hammond was a keen motorcycle rider after riding for more than 30 years. Currently he has or has had many different motorcycles including:
- 1925 Sunbeam Model A, with 350cc single-cylinder side-valve cylinder, three-speed gearshift gearbox, manual oil pump, acetylene gas lamp, and no milometer
- 1927 Sunbeam Model 2
- 1935 Indian
- 1947 Harley Davidson
- 1951 BMW R51, with 600cc conversion, Hoske rating and reduced mudguards
- 1959 Norton Dominator
- 1961 Triumph Bonneville T120C
- 1962 Triumph Bonneville
- 1970s Moto Guzzi 750 S
- 1974 Kawasaki Z900
- The 1976 BMW R90S, which is "a low mileage example and easily denied from BMW's first sportbike tank, has been repainted, but the rest is original."
- 1976 Honda Gold Wing
- 1976 Kawasaki Z900, which is a 40th birthday gift from his wife
- Moto Guzzi Le Mans (Mk1) 1976. "I've always wanted Guzzi, they have quality like a tractor, which is equipped with a fairing accessory from Apple Motorcycles period," Hammond said in an interview for Bike Magazine.
- 1976 Yamaha FS-1E
- 1981 BMW R100RT, which Hammond bought "when some friends, including James May, started something called Crap Motorcycle Camping Club of GB. [...] His name is Eric, after the previous owner and finished 105,000 miles".
- 1988 BMW R100GS
- 1990 BMW K1, with BMW Motorsport unique paintjob inspired
- 1990 BMW K100RS, which has a batch painted by Dream Machine in the colors of BMW Motorsport to celebrate Nick Jeffries completing position 8 in TT Production 1984 on one
- 1991 Suzuki GSX-R1100. In an interview for Bike Magazine in 2014, Hammond stated: "When I was a kid I saw the GSX-R 1100 filled at the gas station, I thought it was great I know it's not a bill , but I do not care. "
- 1992 Kawasaki KR1-S
- 1992 Kawasaki ZXR750. In a bicycle magazine interview, Richard stated: "I love hose from channel fairing to the engine, I remember seeing this at Mick Staiano Motorcycles in Harrogate and dreaming of having it."
- 1998 Ducati 916 SPS Fogarty Replica
- BMW R1200RT 2012, which according to Richard "[t] the best motor in the world." In 2014, he told Bicycle Magazine: "I love the RT, it's 8,000 commuter miles and used as a tool."
- 2014 Norton Commando 961 SE
- Bimota SB8R
- Bimota YB9
- Brough Excels SS80 replica race period
- Brough Superior SS100
- Ducati 900 Super Sport Desmo
- Honda SS50. In 2014, Richard told Bicycle Magazine that Honda had been disassembled and restored by his daughter.
- Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000
- Suzuki GS1000
- Super Sport Vespa GTS 300 scooter
- Vincent Black Shadow
- Yamaha Virago
Motorbikes are known not to be in possession of Hammond anymore:
- BMW R1150GS
- Honda CBR1000F
- Honda CBX750F
- Honda MTX50, which is the first motorcycle.
- Honda NSR125R
- Honda XL100
- Kawasaki GP100
- Kawasaki ZZR600
- Suzuki GSX-R750WP
Other vehicles
Furthermore, Hammond owns or already has the following vehicles:
- 2005 Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter
- John Deere 6210 tractor SE
Charity work
Hammond has been the children's ambassador for the children's brainchild of The Children's Trust, Tadworth for years.
On September 29, 2013, the paralyzed eight-year-old Emilia Palmer was driven by Hammond at the pink Aventador Roadster Lamborghini. Hammond flew his Robinson R44 helicopter, G-OHAM, to Shobdon Aerodrome, then took Palmer from his home in Kimbolton, Herefordshire and drove him back to the airport to run high-speed on the main runway. This event is set at short notice by Sunlight.
Vampire collapse drag
During the filming of Top Gear at the RAF Elvington air base near York on September 20, 2006, Hammond was injured in a jet-powered car accident he was testing. He traveled at a speed of 288 mph (463 km/h) at the time of the accident.
His vehicle, a dragster called Vampire, is theoretically capable of traveling at speeds up to 370 mph. The vehicle was the same car that in 2000, powered by Colin Fallows, set the British ground speed record at 300.3 mph spacecraft (483.3 km/h) . The Vampire is supported by the Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus single afterburning turbojet engine producing 5,000 dBb (22 kN) of thrust.
Some accounts suggest that accidents occurred during attempts to break the British ground speed record, but the Health and Safety Executive's report on the crash found that the proposal to attempt record-breaking was officially vetoed by Top Producers executive producer Andy Wilman , because of the risk and complexity of such an undertaking. The report states: "Running must be done in only one direction along a pre-determined path on the Elvington runway.The speed of the vampire must be recorded using a GPS satellite telemetry.The goal is to record the maximum speed, not to measure the average speed more than that measured only, and for (Hammond) to describe how it feels. "
Hammond was finishing the seventh and final run to collect additional footage for the program when his right front tire failed, and, according to witness and paramedic Dave Ogden, "one of the parachutes has been deployed but goes to the grass and spins over and over before resting about 100 meters from us. "The emergency crew quickly arrived at the car, finding it upside down and partly embedded in the grass. During the roll, Hammond's helmet has embedded itself to the ground, flipping the visor up and forcing the soil into his mouth and damaging his left eye. The rescue team felt the pulse and heard unconscious Hammond before the car was turned on. Hammond was cut free with a hydraulic scissor, and placed on a board. "She regained consciousness at the time and said she had some lower back pain". He was then transported by Yorkshire Air Ambulance to the nerve unit of the Leeds General Infirmary. The Hammond family visited him at the hospital with Top-Seer co-presenter James May and Jeremy Clarkson. Clarkson wishes Hammond well, saying "Both James and I hope to get our 'Hamsters' back," Hammond refers to his nickname.
Health & amp; The Safety Executive reports that "Hammond's spontaneous reaction to tire blow-outs seems like a competent high-performance car driver, which is to brake the car and try to drive into a skid, soon after that he also has followed his training and has pulled back the main parachute discharge lever , thus shutting down jet engines and also closing jets and afterburner fuel levers.The main parachute did not have time to deploy before the car ran off the runway. "The HSE noted that, based on the findings of the North Yorkshire Police (which investigated the accident)," the accident may not recoverable, "even if Hammond's attempts to react as quickly as" may be humane ".
The collision was featured on the episode of Top Gear on January 28, 2007; this is the first episode of the new series, which has been postponed pending Hammond's recovery. Hammond asked at the end of the episode that his fellow presenter never mentioned the crash again, a request that has been observed in general, although there are some oblique references made by the three presenters. On The Edge: My Story , containing the first-hand accounts of Hammond and his wife about the accident, soon after, and his recovery, published later that year. Hammond also appeared on the BBC's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross showing him "a bit of a fight" right after the accident and then in a coma for two weeks.
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