When Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from Top Gear, Richard Hammond was offered something most presenters could only dream of: the chance to take control of the show. He said no. For Richard, Top Gear was never about one person, it was about the three of them, and he wasn’t prepared to step into Clarkson’s place alone.
Richard reflects on 26 years on the road and the personal cost of a life spent constantly somewhere else. After losing his father, his marriage and his home, he found himself confronting a question every broadcaster eventually faces: who are you when the cameras stop rolling?
Now, he’s poured his energy and own money into The Smallest Cog, his classic car restoration business. It may not have made him richer, but it has given him something more important: a life and a business built entirely on his own terms.
Richard Hammond’s Workshop, S6 is available on QUEST from Tuesday 27th October, and also streaming on discovery+
00:00 Intro
00:21 Top Gear: The Early Years
10:04 Clarkson and Why I Stepped Away
15:57 The Future of Cars
21:27 Leaving The Grand Tour
24:46 I Would Have Carried On
26:51 Fear and The Cost of Fame
35:25 Finding Happiness After Loss
43:30 It's a Miracle To Be Alive
47:56 Finding My Therapy
51:13 Ego and My New Purpose
57:13 Who is Richard Hammond now?
58:48 Brain Injury and Dementia Fears
1:03:03 Richard Hammond's Workshop
1:05:44 Quick-Fire Questions
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