Richard Hammond

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Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. From 2016 to 2024, the trio presented Amazon Prime Video's The Grand Tour. Hammond has also presented entertainment documentary series Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003–2006), the game show Total Wipeout (2009–2012) and nature documentary series Planet Earth Live (2012). In 2016, along with Clarkson and May, Hammond launched the automotive social media website DriveTribe, which has a motoring channel on YouTube, where he currently hosts the videos with former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins and his daughter Izzy Hammond. Since 2021, Hammond has also hosted Richard Hammond's Workshop, a series which documents his attempts at running a classic car restoration business.

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