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While Clarkson is typecast from his Top Gear days, and does appear to be a bit of a knob outside of TV, he has done some interesting programmes that lack the "o

While Clarkson is typecast from his Top Gear days, and does appear to be a bit of a knob outside of TV, he has done some interesting programmes that lack the "oafish" personality.. one that springs to mind is a historical documentary about the St. Nazire raid (a commando attack on a dry dock in France to stop the Bismarck's sister ship from having a safe harbour for repairs on the Atlantic coast).

shapefrog 5y ago
He does appear to be a bit of a knob, but he did punch Piers Moron back in 2004. So he does have some redeeming features.
- mrlonglong 5y ago
  Piers as editor of a newspaper had published photos of him with another woman who wasn't his wife in 2004. They're both cads.
drumhead 5y ago
When he puts his mind to it he can be quite a convincing person, because he can bring genuine passion to the subject. The most famous example was to find the greatest Briton which was done at the beginning of the century. Hundreds were nominated and then reduced to the top 10, each one would have a person present a documentary outlining why they should voted the greatest Briton, Clarkson was first up with Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a great engineer but no ones favorite to win it. His documentary was passionate, informative and entertaining, It was so good that Brunel actually ended being voted second in the entire list. The other candidate such as Newton, Shakespeare, Darwin werent presented nearly as well to the public as Clarkson did with Brunel.
- m0zg 5y ago
  Even when he doesn't put his mind to it, you're still getting the real deal, unlike with most other presenters where you're getting a facade with nothing behind it. That's valuable, and instantly recognizable, if one cares to see it.
- djmips 5y ago
  Point taken but somewhat dubious top 10 IMO. Looks more like a popularity contest result. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons#Top_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons#Top_10
  - drumhead 5y ago
    It was, Diana finishing third was ridiculous, but it doesnt detract from Clarkson being the most convincing with the poorest material.

shapefrog 5y ago

He does appear to be a bit of a knob, but he did punch Piers Moron back in 2004. So he does have some redeeming features.

mrlonglong 5y ago
Piers as editor of a newspaper had published photos of him with another woman who wasn't his wife in 2004. They're both cads.

drumhead 5y ago

When he puts his mind to it he can be quite a convincing person, because he can bring genuine passion to the subject. The most famous example was to find the greatest Briton which was done at the beginning of the century. Hundreds were nominated and then reduced to the top 10, each one would have a person present a documentary outlining why they should voted the greatest Briton, Clarkson was first up with Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a great engineer but no ones favorite to win it. His documentary was passionate, informative and entertaining, It was so good that Brunel actually ended being voted second in the entire list. The other candidate such as Newton, Shakespeare, Darwin werent presented nearly as well to the public as Clarkson did with Brunel.

m0zg 5y ago
Even when he doesn't put his mind to it, you're still getting the real deal, unlike with most other presenters where you're getting a facade with nothing behind it. That's valuable, and instantly recognizable, if one cares to see it.
djmips 5y ago
Point taken but somewhat dubious top 10 IMO. Looks more like a popularity contest result. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons#Top_10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Greatest_Britons#Top_10
- drumhead 5y ago
  It was, Diana finishing third was ridiculous, but it doesnt detract from Clarkson being the most convincing with the poorest material.