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BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters

Steady4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 3 days
After publishing: 1 description edited1 change
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 27 Aug, 15:51description edited
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    Motoring series to return after break since serious injuries to co-host Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show which has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster confirmed today. After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey the BBC said the series would be “rested” for the foreseeable future. Continue...

    Motoring series to return four years after Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed. After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey, the BBC said the series would be “rested” for the foreseeable future. Continue...

  1. 27 Aug, 14:32BBC to bring back Top Gear amid speculation about show’s next presenters1 outlet
  2. 28 Aug, 15:00Top Gear se vraća nakon četiri godine pauze. Evo tko bi ga mogao voditi2 outlets
  3. and 1 one-off wording
Thu, 27 August 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Wed, 2 September 2026

What it is about

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Who published it, and when

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The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing
Novinky (Czechia)1 original report
tportal (Croatia)1 original report
27 Aug, 14:32over 6 days2 Sept, 14:13

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How it spread - 4 original reports

  1. Thu, 27 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World14:32first to reportedited after publishing

      Motoring series to return four years after Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff suffered serious injuries in crash during filming Top Gear, the long-running motoring show that has been off air since its co-host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming almost four years ago, is to return to the BBC, the broadcaster has confirmed. After Flintoff’s accident at Dunsfold aerodrome in Surrey, the BBC said the series would be “rested” for the foreseeable future. Continue...

  2. Fri, 28 August 2026

    2 reports
  3. Wed, 2 September 2026

    1 report
    • tportal (Croatia)14:13

      Top Gear se vraća. BBC je službeno potvrdio povratak jednog od najpoznatijih automobilskih televizijskih formata svih vremena, koji nije imao novih epizoda od 2022. godine.

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