{"product_id":"and-on-that-bombshell-richard-porter-9781409165071","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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Porter, like Athens, has lost his marbles.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1409165078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781409165071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Richard Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072933392639,"sku":"9781409165071","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffd94e6f-e055-49c8-af85-dd56940798c2.jpg?v=1685444803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-on-that-bombshell-richard-porter-9781409165071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}