Who was announced in 2015 as Jeremy Clarkson's replacement on BBC's popular TV show Top Gear?
Top Gear controversies signed an online petition to try to get the BBC to reinstate Clarkson. Perry McCarthy, a former Stig, criticised the BBC's decision to pull the next episode from the schedule. On 25 March, the BBC announced that they would not renew Clarkson's contract which finished at the end of March 2015. The show received widespread criticism after Jeremy Clarkson's contract wasn't renewed, and subsequent departure of James May and Richard Hammond, after the new episode hosted by Chris Evans was widely deemed sub-standard. Top Gear controversies The British motoring-themed television programme "Top Gear" was often the focus of criticism. The
Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC TV show "Top Gear" with Richard Hammond and James May from October 2002 to March 2015. He also currently writes weekly columns for "The Sunday Times" and "The Sun". From a career as a local journalist in Northern England, Clarkson rose to public prominence as a presenter of the original format of "Top Gear" in 1988. Since the mid-1990s, he has become a recognised public personality, regularly appearing on British television