Tag: Jeremy Clarkson

• Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:02 UTC

  BBC announced the suspension of Top Gear's Clarkson because of a fracas with a producer

  

  Britain's BBC announced on Tuesday it had suspended Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of the globally popular 'Top Gear' show, after he was involved in a fracas with one of the broadcaster's producers. Clarkson last October was involved in incidents in Patagonia over alleged mocking of the Falklands' war according to Argentina.

• Monday, December 29th 2014 - 05:32 UTC

  Cotroversial two-part Top Gear Patagonia special aired on BBC2

  

  Critics agree only the segment where the crew is chased and thrown stones at by angry Argentines has some 'action'. The rest is the usual Top Gear travelogue.

• Saturday, December 27th 2014 - 08:22 UTC

  Top Gear episode filmed in Argentina to be aired Saturday

  

  When filming in Patagonia, the BBC crew and host Jeremy Clarkson were forced to leave the country after locals saw their cars' license plates, which were deemed 'provocative'.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 12:27 UTC

  BBC team authorized to film wildlife in Tierra del Fuego under certain conditions

  

  A BBC crew is currently filming in Tierra del Fuego a documentary on the wildlife of the Beagle Channel Islands. The crew is escorted by an observer from the provincial government and according to local officials it had to sign a document by which when the material is edited it must clearly establish that it was filmed in Argentine territory, with support from local authorities.

• Monday, December 8th 2014 - 07:18 UTC

  Argentina claims BBC Top Gear had three different plates and planned to set the cars on fire

  

  The BBC Top Gear team which last October toured Argentina with three vehicles and which triggered a strong controversy apparently had three different plates in just one car and tried to torch the vehicles to cause further 'scandal', according to reports from the Patagonian police which were attached to a second letter sent by Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro to the BBC Executive Board.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 23:41 UTC

  Top Gear incident in Argentina: “Foreign Office did not incur in any additional assistance costs”

  

  The Foreign Office did not incur any costs in providing assistance to the BBC Top Gear team which was recently in an Argentine tour and was forced to leave the country under protection, following alleged disrespectful references to the 1982 Falklands war by the team.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 22:33 UTC

  Despite Argentine protests, BBC Top Gear Patagonia episode will be aired in Christmas

  

  After refusing to apologize to Argentina over a much questioned Top Gear episode filmed in Argentina considered “offensive” by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, the BBC has taken the controversy to the next level, deciding to air the episode in the network’s prime-time Christmas slot.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 00:45 UTC

  Falklands' reference in BBC Top Gear Argentina program: no end to controversy

  

  Ambassador Alicia Castro has addressed a letter directly to the Chair of the BBC Trust requesting formal apologies for the “false and biased” account reported on the BBC program “Top Gear” filmed in Argentina, and in a veiled subtle way ends hoping that the long established relationship between Argentina and the BBC, “will continue to blossom in the future”.

• Saturday, November 1st 2014 - 04:08 UTC

  BBC refuses to make apology about Top Gear row in Argentina

  

  The BBC has refused to apologize to Argentina over a Top Gear special filmed in the country. The show's stars and crew had to abandon filming last month amid angry protests over a car number-plate that appeared to refer to the Falkland Islands War.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 21:57 UTC

  Argentina makes formal complaint to BBC about Jeremy Clarkson

  

  Argentine Ambassador to the UK, Alicia Castro, made a formal complaint to the BBC regarding Jeremy Clarkson’s provocative behaviour and offensive remarks towards the Government and the Argentine people, following Top Gear’s recent filming in Argentina, calling for the BBC to make a public apology.