{"product_id":"9781409164753","title":"And On That Bombshell: Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e   I was \u003ci\u003eTop Gear\u003c\/i\u003e's script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn't feel like something you should get paid for.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on \u003ci\u003eTop Gear \u003c\/i\u003ewas quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across the world's busiest shipping lane in a pick-up truck. We also got chased by an angry mob, repeatedly sparked fury in newspapers, and almost killed one of our presenters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI realised that I had quite a few stories to tell from behind the scenes on the show. I remembered whose daft idea it was to get a dog. I recalled the willfully stupid way in which we decorated our horrible office. I had a sudden flashback to the time a Bolivian drug lord threatened to kill us. I decided I should write down some of these stories. So I have. I hope you like them. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd now, a quote from James May: 'Richard Porter has asked me to \"write a quote\" for his new book about the ancient history of \u003ci\u003eTop Gear\u003c\/i\u003e. But this is a ridiculous request. How can one \"write a quote\"? Surely, by definition, a quote must be extracted from a greater body of writing, for the purpose of illustrating or supporting a point in an unrelated work. I cannot \"write a quote\" any more than I could \"film an out-take\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Porter, like Athens, has lost his marbles.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126098837744,"sku":"9781409164753","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409164753_p0.jpg?v=1763719682","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409164753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}