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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Top Gear is once again in trouble for Scirocco TDI ad spoofs. First, it was a German car invading Poland . Now, viewers are upset about this spoof ad about suicide — conveniently, one week before season 14 starts. [ TimesOnline ]
NewsLite (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A spoof advert filmed by the Top Gear team - in which a man commits suicide by shooting himself in the head - breached broadcasting guidelines. Ofcom say the mock advert for a VW Scirocco - part of a challenge in an August episode of the BBC show - was too graphic and prompted 50 complaints from viewers. The Jeremy Clarkson advert was a remake of a classic VW car commercial, but with a typical...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
BBC’s Top Gear, known for attracting controversy, is being criticized by television watchdog Ofcom for showing scenes of a man committing suicide before 9 p.m. watershed. Ofcom said that Top Gear had breached broadcasting regulations that aim at protecting children from violence by airing a spoof of a Volkswagen advert in which man shoots himself [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A spoof advert shown on BBC motoring show Top Gear was too graphic for the time of its broadcast, the broadcasting watchdog rules.
BBC FREESAT HD TV BLOG. (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
TOP GEAR ON FREESAT HD. 9th Nov 2009 official press release. If it's News to you, then you read it here first!
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Top Gear has come under fire after the BBC show staged a mock advert in which a man was seen to shoot himself in the head.
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson are in hot water again from Ofcom, the media watchdog for broadcasting a spoof Volkswagen advert in which a man shot himself in the head because he had failed to buy a diesel car. Ofcom, upheld complaints from 50 viewers who claimed the joke suicide scene was too graphic and unsuitable [...]
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
BBC's Top Gear was today rapped by broadcasting regulator Ofcom for staging a scene in which a man was seen to shoot himself in the head, before the watershed.
coolsmartphone (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Eekk! The greatest TV show on earth returns on November 15th ! It's shifted back and hour to 9PM but the original British version of the programme will be on this Sunday for it's 14th series. Unfortunately there's only 7 episodes in this series, so soak it up! Link - BBC Top Gear Read on and add your comments
Times Online (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Top Gear, the BBC motoring show, was criticised by the television watchdog today for showing scenes of a man committing suicide before the 9pm watershed.
Squashy Frog Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Top Gear is back. 15th November. Yippee!! :-D
the media Guru (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The teaser trailer for the upcoming series 14 of Top Gear is out! Once again featuring mini-Hammond, mini-May, mini-Clarkson & mini-Stig. The S13 trailers can be found here . - Airport Vehicles - South America special (like the previous US, Botswana & Vietnam specials) - Electric Car - Roadster challenge in Romania (the Carpathian mountains) – Ferrari California, Aston Martin...
The Final Redoubt (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The scenes where the lads drive through banjo country, with "Man Love Rules OK", "Country & Western is Rubbish", "Hillary for President" and "NASCAR Sucks" painted on their vehicles... never fails to raise a smile.
http://www.modifiedcars.com/rss.asp (Free subscription) | yesterday
MPH Show London Featuring Top Gear Live 2009 pictures. The Prestige & Performance Motor Show The line up of precious metal and carbon fibre on show this year will force us to insure MPH to the tune of £1 billion. Get up close and personal with Aston Martin, Bentley, Caparo, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, McLaren, Pagani, Porsche....
