Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines (partially found BBC Two television series; 1998)
The title card for the show.
Status: Partially Found
Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines was the second of Clarkson's five television series he produced during Top Gear's intermission period, and aired during the beginning of 1998[1] on BBC Two, when he was still working for the latter program. The basic premise of Extreme Machines was that it entailed Clarkson discussing and testing out various pieces of powerful machinery[2] both inside and outside the world of automobiles, a topic he would revisit for his 2001 series Speed.
History
Originally, six episodes of Extreme Machines aired on BBC Two in January and February of 1998. Each episode was approximately 30 minutes long, totaling in a series length of 3 hours. However, when the time came to release the series for the home video market, namely VHS[3] (and later transferred to DVD),[4] the decision was made to instead create a "Best of" compilation, removing over 2 hours of footage in the process.
The series was then re-aired in a cut 23 minute form on BBC World (only episode 4 recorded), later - on UKTV People (24 minute cuts, only episodes 1-4 recorded).
In around 2010, the series was aired on BBC Knowledge in a 25 minute form (except for episode 4, which was aired in full), at least in Australia and Poland. The former airing was recorded, though is missing now, and the latter is available, however dubbed over.
Episode Guide
| Episode | Airdate | Synopsis | Footage Available | Footage Lost | Description of missing content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/08/1998 | Reno Air Races, hydroplanes, private jets | 27:23 | ~1:30 | Part of the private jet segment |
| 2 | 01/15/1998 | Class One powerboats, space shuttle, Jahre Viking supertanker, hot air balloon world record | 27:39 | ~1 minute | Unknown |
| 3 | 01/22/1998 | F15 jet fighter, snowmobiles, combine-harvester banger racing | 28:32 | None | N/A |
| 4 | 01/29/1998 | Snow-traversing vehicles, Riva Aquarama luxury speedboat, hovercrafts, private train, Apache Helictoper Gunship | 29:02 | None | N/A |
| 5 | 02/05/1998 | Zorball, supercharged speedboat, B52 bombers, model Ferrari PB312, abandoned air force base | ~28 minutes | ~0:30 | Intro to abandoned air force segment |
| 6 | 02/12/1998 | Racing swamp buggies, Swedish stealth warship, mechanical elephant, superyachts, airboats | ~26 minutes | ~2 minutes | Intro to airboat segment |
References
- ↑ British Film Institute - Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines. Retrieved 18 Apr '20
- ↑ TV.com - Extreme Machines. Retrieved 18 Apr '20
- ↑ Amazon - Extreme Machines VHS. Retrieved 18 Apr '20
- ↑ Amazon - Clarkson Collection. Retrieved 18 Apr '20