MR Wilman's Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour, Clarkson and Me

Biographical Note:
Andy Wilman is the author of no books. Except this one. He did however have a career in journalism which began at Auto Express and continued at Top Gear magazine, before making the leap from print to television when he helped produce Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld. After a brief and monumentally forgettable spell in front of the camera Andy realised the best place for his face was behind it, and with that sorted he and Jeremy went on to make some very watchable telly, including Meet the Neighbours, the 2002 reinvented Top Gear, The Grand Tour, and a couple of cracking WW2 documentaries. His driving licence is currently in a drawer somewhere at the DVLA.

Publisher Marketing:

Pre-order now and lift the hood on twenty years of magic and mayhem from Top Gear and The Grand Tour--told by the man behind the camera.

Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into something to celebrate. It made household names of Clarkson, Hammond, and May, whose unique chemistry and buddy-movie antics proved irresistible to millions around the world. With the trio at the helm, Top Gear earned a spot in the Guinness World Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.

And then--suddenly--it was gone.

So how did a modest consumer-advice show about cars become a global phenomenon in the first place? How did it all go wrong? And how did they rise from the ashes to create The Grand Tour and reach even greater heights?

One man has all the answers.

From the very beginning, Top Gear and The Grand Tour co-creator--and Jeremy Clarkson's oldest friend--Andy Wilman pulls back the curtain on over two decades of motoring mayhem. In Mr. Wilman's Motoring Adventure, the man in the shadows finally tells the inside story of your favorite TV shows for the first time.

Irreverent, joyful, and laugh-out-loud funny, it's the best book about Top Gear and The Grand Tour... in the world.