The first series of Top Gear Australia was aired during 2008 on SBS One and consisted of eight episodes, beginning on 29 September and concluding on 17 November. The presenting line-up consisted of cartoonist Warren Brown, racing drivers Charlie Cox and Steve Pizzati, as well as the Australian cousin of the Stig. Based on the original UK version, the show's segments included "Power Laps", "Star in a Bog Standard Car", "What Where They Thinking?", "Old car commercials", "Stunts" and "V8 to the Rescue". The studio recordings took place at Bankstown Airport in Sydney. The power laps and the celebrity segments were recorded at Camden Airport with parts of the runways and taxiways used as a test track.
Top Gear Australia | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | SBS One |
Original release | 29 September 17 November 2008 | –
Series chronology | |
This was the only series to feature Cox as host, who left the show following series one. However, a second series was aired in 2009 due to the success of this series, with musician and episode 6 celebrity guest James Morrison replacing him.
Episodes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 1 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 40
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 2 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 41
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 3 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 42
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 4 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 43
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 5 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 44
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 6 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 45
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 7 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 46
- ^ "Watch Top Gear Australia Season 1 Episode 8 Online". SideReel. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ TV Ratings: Week 47