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Richard Hammond joins us for Breakfast

Richard Hammond returns to the studio to tell us about Top Gear: Fifty Years of Bond Cars over a croissant and a cuppa. Quite a difficult interview for Chris, this one.

Motoring broadcaster, writer, and journalist Richard Hammond takes a pit stop in our studio to tell us about 'Top Gear: Fifty Years of Bond Cars' over a croissant and a cuppa.

As Bond celebrates his half century, Top Gear looks at his amazing history with cars. Richard Hammond drives some of the most iconic Bond motors from the Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger, Goldeneye, Casino Royale, Skyfall) and the Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me) to the Citroen 2CV (For Your Eyes Only) and the AMC Hornet (The Man with the Golden Gun), and tells the stories of how these cars came to be part of the 007 legacy.

Richard also takes a trip to the set of the new Bond film Skyfall in Turkey and talks cars, gadgets explosions with Daniel Craig. And what Top Gear Bond Special would be complete without Richard's attempt to build his own Bond car, on a budget...!

Richard lives with his wife Amanda Etheridge and their daughters in Herefordshire... in a mock castle! Now here's a man we need to talk to!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
    • 4.

  • PNAU

    Solid Ground (Too Much Worth Living For)

    • Soft Universe.
    • ETCETC Music.
    • 1.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • The Who

    Squeeze Box

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 007.

  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

    • Blockbuster! Sensational 70's (Va).
    • Castle.

  • Robbie Williams

    Candy

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • AC/DC - Back In Black.
    • EMI.

  • Bobby Vee

    The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

    • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava Records.
    • 1.

  • The Magic Numbers

    Forever Lost

    • (CD Single).
    • Heavenly.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    The Candy Man

    • Hits Of 1971 & 1972 (Various Artists).
    • Polydor.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Doom And Gloom

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Aloe Blacc

    I Need A Dollar

    • Good Things.
    • Stones Throw Records.
    • 1.

  • Iggy Pop

    Lust For Life

    • Cigarettes And Alcohol: 40 Modern Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Honey Ryder

    Worlds Away

    • Marley's Chains.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.

  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Adele

    Skyfall

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

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