TELEVISION-TOP GEAR/CHRIS EVANS Chris Evans to replace Jeremy Clarkson as Top Gear host - BBC
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TELEVISION-TOP GEAR/CHRIS EVANS Chris Evans to replace Jeremy Clarkson as Top Gear host - BBC
- Title: TELEVISION-TOP GEAR/CHRIS EVANS Chris Evans to replace Jeremy Clarkson as Top Gear host - BBC
- Date: 16th June 2015
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 19, 2011) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** RADIO AND TV PRESENTER CHRIS EVANS ARRIVING AT AWARDS CEREMONY LONDON, UK (JULY 4, 2000) (REUTERS) EVANS ARRIVING AT PREMIERE
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Television and radio presenter Chris Evans will host motoring show Top Gear, replacing Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped in March after he physically attacked a producer, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on Tuesday.
Evans has signed a three-year deal and will begin filming in a few weeks time without Clarkson's co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, the BBC said.
Evans, a car enthusiast, said he was thrilled to get the job in his "favourite programme of all time", the BBC reported.
BBC's Top Gear is shown in more than 200 countries and is watched by 350 million viewers worldwide with overseas sales worth about 50 million pounds ($80 million) a year. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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