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100	1		_aPorter, Richard, _d1975-, _eauthor. _947239
245	1	0	_aAnd on that bombshell / _cRichard Porter.
246	3	4	_aAnd on that bombshell : _binside the madness and genius of Top Gear.
264		1	_aLondon : _bOrion, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015.
300			_a294 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_a"Inside the madness and genius of Top Gear" -- Cover.
520			_aI was Top Gear's script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn't feel like something you should get paid for. From the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on Top Gear was quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across the world's busiest shipping lane in a pick-up truck. We also got chased by an angry mob, repeatedly sparked fury in newspapers, and almost killed one of our presenters. I realised that I had quite a few stories to tell from behind the scenes on the show. I remembered whose daft idea it was to get a dog. I recalled the wilfully stupid way in which we decorated our horrible office. I had a sudden flashback to the time a Bolivian drug lord threatened to kill us. I decided I should write down some of these stories. So I have. I hope you like them. And now, a quote from James May: 'Richard Porter has asked me to "write a quote" for his new book about the ancient history of Top Gear. But this is a ridiculous request. How can one "write a quote"? Surely, by definition, a quote must be extracted from a greater body of writing, for the purpose of illustrating or supporting a point in an unrelated work. I cannot "write a quote" any more than I could "film an out-take". 'Porter, like Athens, has lost his marbles.' - James May.
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650		0	_aTelevision programs _xProduction and direction _vAnecdotes. _947241
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655		7	_aDocumentary television programs. _2lcgft. _947243
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