Who was the first female presenter of Top Gear
Top Gear (1977 TV series) on driving conditions en route. Other items covered in the first programme were speed traps, fuel economy, strange new road signs and an interview with the transport minister. There were nine programmes in that initial series. The BBC network took "Top Gear" and it became a weekly 30 minute BBC Two programme on 13 July 1978. Derek Smith remained as executive producer, as did Angela Rippon as presenter along with co-presenter Barrie Gill. In the first network series, seven of the 10 programmes were sub titled "Rippon On The Road", featuring items such as holiday driving, police driver training, the
Top Gear: Polar Special Top Gear: Polar Special Top Gear: Polar Special is a special edition episode of BBC motoring programme "Top Gear" that was first broadcast on 25 July 2007 on BBC Two. The episode follows presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May in their successful attempt to be the first people to reach the Magnetic North Pole in a motor vehicle. For added drama and competition they race against presenter Richard Hammond who travels by dog sled, the traditional means of transport around the Arctic. This was the first episode ever aired in HDTV. At Resolute, Nunavut, Clarkson and Hammond announce their intention