0:00:13 > 0:00:17Tonight, Chris Harris serves up smoked Aston...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I can smell chicken!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22..Tom Kerridge and I smoke ourselves...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24We are having a CAR-becue.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26..and Matt goes al fresco.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I'm going to freeze my cubes off if it gets any colder.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39CHEERING
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Hello. Welcome to Top Gear.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Oh, yes, now, very busy show this evening,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48so let's get right on with it.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53This is officially the maddest car any of us have ever clapped eyes on.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57So insane, in fact, that you cannot actually drive this
0:00:57 > 0:01:00anywhere in the UK at all.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Yep, that's right.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05So to cut it loose, Chris Harris had to take it all the way to Abu Dhabi.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Over there. Yeah. There.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16This is the Aston Martin Vulcan, named in honour of Britain's
0:01:16 > 0:01:18legendary Cold War bomber.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Which is quite a bold name to give a car.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24The Vulcan, after all,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27was one of our finest engineering feats of the 20th century.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36Calling your car Vulcan is like naming your child Ace or Elvis.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38It's got a lot to live up to.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:46 > 0:01:49ENGINE ROARS
0:01:51 > 0:01:54The Vulcan is the fastest, most powerful,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58most extreme Aston Martin ever built.
0:01:59 > 0:02:010-60, less than three seconds.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Top speed, more than 200mph
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and that's with a huge wing on the back slowing it down.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Brake horsepower?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Well, that depends what you do with your knob.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20This knob here cranks the power from 550 horsepower to 820 horsepower.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Now, Aston Martin has asked me to leave it in position one
0:02:23 > 0:02:27while I get to grips with the Vulcan because she can be a bit lively.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Whoops!
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Phenomenal!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's like having your internal organs put into one of those
0:02:40 > 0:02:42old-fashioned mangles.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Because the Vulcan looks like it's time-travelled from the future,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52you might think all this speed comes from some cutting edge
0:02:52 > 0:02:53hybrid wizardry.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54But it doesn't.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56In fact, to tell you the truth,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59the Vulcan is a bit of a knuckle-dragging caveman.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Unlike, say, Ferrari, Aston Martin doesn't have an F1 team from which
0:03:08 > 0:03:14to borrow tech, but it does have a proper British can-do attitude.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16So the Vulcan hails very much from
0:03:16 > 0:03:20the make-the-most-of-what-you've-got school of engineering
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and its engine started life in an old Ford Mondeo.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Well, actually two old Mondeos.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Back in the '90s, Aston got a couple of V6s
0:03:30 > 0:03:32from the first-generation Mondeo
0:03:32 > 0:03:36and kind of gaffer-taped them together to make a V12.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38OK, as time's gone on, they've upgraded it to the point that
0:03:38 > 0:03:42they've redesigned it and it's now got double the power output.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45But the fact is the most powerful Aston Martin ever made
0:03:45 > 0:03:50is powered by the leftovers of a couple of family saloons.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53But does that matter?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Well, not really.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Humans share 60% of their DNA with chickens,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02but you don't see many roosters on University Challenge, do you?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05And when your Mondeo engines sound like this...
0:04:05 > 0:04:08ENGINE ROARS
0:04:10 > 0:04:13..who cares?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Just listen.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Yes!
0:04:25 > 0:04:30It is like the fastest racing car I've driven in a straight line.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It's like a big GT car, a big Le Mans car.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35It's just fantastic.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And because Aston hasn't bothered with heavy hybrid stuff,
0:04:39 > 0:04:45the Vulcan's light and agile which means it's very good at doing this.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51This is fast here. 115 miles an hour through a left,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54same again through a right on the exit.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Lean on the wing and then just smash the throttle open.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I'd never tire of that.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Just hanging in your belts, so physical!
0:05:03 > 0:05:08I have to admit that I'm kind of at the limits of the speed
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I can carry and talk at the same time.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12I have to concentrate.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So instead of telling you how quick this thing goes,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23since we've got the Yas Marina Formula 1 circuit to play on,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26let's have a little demonstration instead.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29One lap of the track, me and the Vulcan against this.
0:05:31 > 0:05:39The V12 Vantage S, 573 horsepower, capable of 205mph,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42the fastest road-going Aston you can buy.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48And in it is Darren Turner. He is also seriously quick.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Darren is a two-time class winner at Le Mans.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Not what you call slow, then.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Oh, and just to make things interesting,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Darren gets a 20-second head start.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Probably ought to warm the tyres up.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I think they're warm enough, aren't they?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18So with Darren now a good half mile up the road,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21let me show you what the Vulcan's really made of.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31At 200mph, this car creates its own body weight in downforce,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37so in theory, you could drive it upside down.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39However, in practice...
0:06:39 > 0:06:41My face is bending!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Such a positive thing to drive.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49And cos you've got downforce, you can fling it at these fast turns.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53And once you've got through the twisty stuff, more than 800 horses
0:06:53 > 0:06:55are ready to close the gap some more.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02The power advantage is enormous.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Oh, I can see him, I can see him.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11He's got well over 500 horsepower in that thing
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and we are catching him like he is standing still.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I get to catch a Le Mans winner.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Look at the way we just come climbing past him.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Oh, yes!
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Bye!
0:07:36 > 0:07:40The Vulcan really is the very best of Aston Martin,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42the very best of British.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46It's bruising, it's brilliant.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50RADIO: Chris, in now.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54It doesn't challenge the limits of technology, but who cares?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56It does make you feel utterly alive.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Chris, do you copy?
0:07:59 > 0:08:04This is a car you just want to drive and drive
0:08:04 > 0:08:05and drive.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08COMMS: Chris... Oh, come on, Chris.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16CHEERING
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Brilliant.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Wow! Yeah. Chris Harris.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27CHEERING AND WHOOPING
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Now Chris, I honestly think that was the best track film
0:08:29 > 0:08:34I've ever seen on Top Gear and I think we all agree,
0:08:34 > 0:08:35don't we, ladies and gentlemen?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36AUDIENCE: Yeah!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And please tell us that your life flashed before you as
0:08:39 > 0:08:41often as it looked like it did.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Look, it was the most exciting, visceral,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47sweaty driving experience of my life. It was amazing.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I love it. I love the speed, I love the name,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I love the fact that it's loud enough to wake the dead.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53But what's the catch?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56The catch is the price. It's ?1.8 million.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Oh!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Oh, that's like twice the price of a McLaren P1.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Er, you're correct. And you can't drive it anywhere in Britain?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06No, you're right, it's not road legal and it's so loud
0:09:06 > 0:09:10it busts the noise limits for every single circuit in the UK.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Which means we can't put it around our track.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18But we thought we would anyway.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20CHEERING
0:09:20 > 0:09:23It's time to hand it over to our tame racing driver.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Some say he thinks Brexit is a laxative...
0:09:27 > 0:09:29LAUGHTER
0:09:36 > 0:09:41..and that for tax purposes, he's classified as a biscuit.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46All we know is he's called the Stig!
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Can Stig tame the ultimate Aston Martin thus far?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Damp conditions today, just to keep him on his toes,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55if indeed he has toes.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Stig with the Vulcan's power knob cranked to the max, of course.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03More than 800 horsepower of V12 insanity. Look at that go.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07There's the Stig - stealthy focus, focus stealthy. Through Chicago.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10There's heat in those huge tyres by now.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Into Hammerhead.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16You can see the heat pumping from those side exit exhausts.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Super-stable again. That wing doing its job.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Ooh, little twitch on the exit.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30And the follow-through. Look at that!
0:10:30 > 0:10:31It's almost taken off.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Hard on the carbon brakes, so hard!
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Just 24 Vulcans will ever be built of carbon fibre and pure insanity.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Last corner and across the line!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47CHEERING
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Now, the Aston Martin Vulcan, here, can't go on the board.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58It can't go on the board... Aw!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00..because it's not a road car.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And those are the rules, which is a shame.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05And which is why we've accessorised
0:11:05 > 0:11:08our famous Power Lap board with this.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The Power Flap.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12CHEERING
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I know, I know.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Crazy.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Now this Power Flap is for naughty cars and naughty laps only
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and the first-ever car on the naughty lap board is indeed
0:11:25 > 0:11:29the Vulcan with a time of, and it was damp, remember,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33but it's still brilliant, 1.15.2, there you go.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34CHEERING
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Which is very naughty. Shh. Don't tell anyone.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43So, trains.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Now bear with me.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47?3,660.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50That's the price of a one-way ticket from London to Venice
0:11:50 > 0:11:53on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56They say it's the most luxurious way to cross Europe.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58We say... Well, tell them, Sabine.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Anything trains can do, cars can do better.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04CHEERING That's right. That's right.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07So to prove you can have a better time driving than interrailing...
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Still with me? ..the producers gave Sabine, Chris and myself the price
0:12:12 > 0:12:15of the ticket to buy a luxury car for a luxury road trip to Venice.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Tarmac versus train.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19A challenge was born.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Love a challenge.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23OK, yeah, of course, we needed a guinea pig on the train.
0:12:23 > 0:12:30But who would selflessly volunteer for two days of butler service
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and five-star cuisine?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Me.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39CHEERING
0:12:41 > 0:12:43London Victoria Station.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Starting point for my luxury rail journey.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50For a leisurely trip across Europe, frankly,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53this is the only way to travel.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Morning, Mr Jordan. Can I take your luggage?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58That's very kind. Welcome on board. If you'd like to follow me now.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Thank you.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01WHISTLE BLOWS
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Blinis in hand. Bye-bye Victoria Station, hello Venice.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Let the journey begin.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Yes, I would spend the next two days travelling across France,
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Switzerland and Italy to Venice, cosseted in timeless elegance.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Not so fast, Jordan.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27One of the luxuries of driving is no timetables.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30So by the time Eddie had boarded his train in London,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33we were already across the Channel.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36And if it's timeless elegance that really counts...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I bagged a beauty.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47So here we are on the open road in France in the gorgeous
0:13:47 > 0:13:502002 Jag XJ Exec.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57This car cost ?2,100 and everything works.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01There was the heated electric seats, climate control,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05all that leather, not to mention a 3.2 litre V8.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10For the money, you really can't buy better. What a dream machine.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Honestly, I have got love for this car already.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16It's so settled, so stable. I could drive this for ever.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Well, I like my cars understated, yet imposing,
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and that means I like my Audi A8.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36I paid ?2,750 for this car, but it's high-end, German quality.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42As you English say, you get what you pay for.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45And I have just as much leather stuff as the Jag,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but I also have four-wheel drive, satellite navigation
0:14:49 > 0:14:54and a slightly more economical 2.8 litre V6.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59But the real reason why I bought this one - I love the wheels.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04The 20-inch rims, they are amazing. Real bad boys' wheels.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Sabine and I were more than happy with our choices.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Now what about Matt?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14MUSIC: Theme from Chips
0:15:18 > 0:15:21So you're probably wondering why I chose a bike for this trip.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Well, that's simple.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26This is not just any bike, this is the Gold Wing,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28the ultimate touring machine.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39Yes, just ?2,500 bought me this 1989 vintage Grand Tourer.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Not only would it out-drag the other two with its 1.5 litre
0:15:42 > 0:15:47flat-6 engine, it also has air suspension, so it's easy on the ass.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50And that's straight out of the brochure.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52It really is nice, very comfortable.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58Very smooth motor, very quiet, very nice, like...just hums along.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00In these plains of... I don't know
0:16:00 > 0:16:02what the hell they're growing here, but it smells like BLEEP.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11PHONE RINGS
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Hello, Eddie. Yeah, Chris, how is it going, boy?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17HE CHUCKLES
0:16:17 > 0:16:19It's going fine, how's it going with you, Eddie?
0:16:19 > 0:16:25Chris, I can't tell you. This is absolutely amazing.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28But I've got something for you. I've just received a challenge.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Come on.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35"Head to Paris, where you will each collect a Michelin-star chef
0:16:35 > 0:16:38"who will join you for the next leg of your trip.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41"You will drive them to a glitzy chateau in Lyon.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46"En route, each chef will prepare a dish which, on arrival,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49"you will present to one of the world's
0:16:49 > 0:16:51"toughest restaurant critics."
0:16:51 > 0:16:54OK, all right. Um...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I'll pass that on to my two friends.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Immediately, there was an obvious problem for one of us.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I have to cook a meal on the bike?
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Well, at least another human being to keep you warm, Matt.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11LAUGHS
0:17:15 > 0:17:20OK, now I'm always up for a good challenge, but how do you...?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I mean, am I supposed to...? How will we...?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Is it even possible to...? I... What?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Well, we just have to find the chefs.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And then right in the middle of town...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Chefs, I can see chefs. We got chefs.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Proper chefs, at that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43None other than Tom Kerridge, Tom Kitchen and Ollie Dabbous,
0:17:43 > 0:17:48all world-renowned Michelin-starred maestros at the top of their game.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52This was becoming serious...ish.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Hey, Tommy. Nice motor. Brought the ironing board.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What's this? Hi, mate, how are you? Thank you, you all right?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59What a laugh! I'm looking for a chef.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Ha-ha, I'm here, I'm here. Woohoo! How are you?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Ahh, great to see you. Ah.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07How are you? Hey Matt, are you good?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Good, yeah. OK. This, er... This thing got a trunk?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13There's quite a bit of gear here. We'll figure something out.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16How much stuff you got? Wowwee, OK. A bit, a bit of stuff.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17What is all this?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21So with a bit of careful packing, and huge relief that at least
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I wasn't Matt LeBlanc, the inaugural episode of
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Top Great British Master Menu Chef Gear got under way.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Woohoo!
0:18:37 > 0:18:41With the advantage of four wheels and well, not being outside,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43the two Toms got straight to work.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Now you gotta go careful, I've got a knife, right.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48So, so just... Tell me when you want me to be especially careful.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Well, just at this point it might be quite good cos I'm
0:18:51 > 0:18:52spatchcocking the chicken,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55so I'm going to be cutting his backbone out.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Meanwhile, over in the Audi, Sabine was receiving a few pointers.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03So, what we're going to do is we're going to put
0:19:03 > 0:19:05the pulp into the pillowcase.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Oh, my grandma would die. You'll never get the colour out.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10LAUGHS
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Sabine, however, had a few pointers of her own.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Right, now we've got to trim this fish up.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23So, my grandma would say there was a lot of fish still on the bones.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Would she now? Has your grandmother...? What a waste!
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Has she filleted many fish in the back of an Audi? Eh?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32SHE LAUGHS
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Sabine laughing, Tom, not so much, but he carried on.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Pop a little lemon in there.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Mmm!
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Oh, my grandma would put some lemon on top as well.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Your grandma needs a slap in the chops.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Over on the Gold Wing, Matt and Ollie had realised that to
0:19:55 > 0:19:58even start cooking, first they'd have to stop.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Hey. Nice.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03OK, I'm freezing.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And Ollie had brought a friend.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Hey. Oh, no, that's a different movie.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12What are you going to do with that?
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Um, I didn't really think it through but, er, we're going to take
0:20:17 > 0:20:20the jowl off, which is this bit of meat here,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24and we're going to slow cook it between now and Lyon.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28So hopefully maybe on top of the exhaust if we wrap it in tinfoil.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31OK. Or, er, or maybe by the front engine.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37This was a breakthrough,
0:20:37 > 0:20:42and soon, with Tom and Sabine having put Granny Schmitz to one side...
0:20:42 > 0:20:47I was made for this Audi. Made for this, yeah. Yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50..we all came to the same conclusion.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56So approximately how long do you think we need to leave it in there?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58How long before we get to Lyon? Five hours.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Five hours is perfect, perfect.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07On the move again, we were proving beyond question
0:21:07 > 0:21:11that our luxury vehicles were easily a match for Eddie's train.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13And as we clocked up the miles...
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I can... I can smell chicken! I can smell chicken!
0:21:17 > 0:21:19TOM CHUCKLES
0:21:19 > 0:21:22We are having a CAR-becue.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27But as cold day became really freezing cold night,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Ollie still faced some issues with Matt's alfresco kitchen.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33How's it going?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I got one out of three so far.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I don't really like asparagus that much anyway.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47To make matters worse, over on the Smug Express...
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Your beef, sir. Oh, grazie mille, thank you.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50You're welcome, sir.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53This looks delicious.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I hate that Eddie Jordan.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Back on the Polar Express we were falling behind,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03and as we made yet another stop so that Ollie could actually get
0:22:03 > 0:22:07something done, I finally addressed the elephant in the room.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Let me ask you a question. Shoot.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Do you think all this would have been easier in a car?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Absolutely. Easier but probably less fun.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Also I think if you're doing a challenge,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20you want it to be a challenge.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22I'd rather do that than have it too easy.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I don't believe you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34In the Jag, we were discovering our carbecue might not be
0:22:34 > 0:22:37the flawless invention we'd hoped.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The butter's not even melted. Well, it's trying to melt.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Mate, the chicken's still alive.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44This is never going to get cooked in time.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Let's stick it in a hot, hot, hot, hot place.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49That's underneath the car. Yeah.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53OK, you ready? Yep.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's going to be a tight squeeze.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Ow! For BLEEP sake!
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Still, at least we weren't stuck on the train.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08MUSIC: Mamma Mia by Abba
0:23:10 > 0:23:11# My, my da-da-da-da... #
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And with that feeling of utter relief driving us
0:23:19 > 0:23:23towards the finish line, Sabine was the first to reach the chateau.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28I am so hungry. Check the fish, let's check the fish. Yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Annoyingly, the Audi carbecue looked like it had worked.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Hot, hot, hot. Hot hot.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36But we were hot on their tail in the Jag.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Wake up the judge. Kerridge is here. Judge, wake up, we are here.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Meanwhile Matt was...
0:23:42 > 0:23:43OK, ready? Push.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46..a bit further back.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49ENGINE STALLS
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Made it. Right, this is it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Do you know who they've got judging this?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Er, I wouldn't worry about it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Probably the Stig in a chef's outfit.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Unfortunately, Matt was wrong.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Yes, judging the dishes in the inaugural episode of
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Top Great Master British Chef Menu Gear would be
0:24:20 > 0:24:24respected restaurant guru, Oliver Peyton.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25(Come on, Matt.)
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Oh, sorry.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Sorry we're late.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Well, welcome, everyone. OK, shall we start?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37INDIA FISHER: 'Sabine and Tom have prepared sea bass en papillote
0:24:37 > 0:24:41'served with asparagus and truffle.'
0:24:41 > 0:24:43The lemon's a bit punchy on that, Tom.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45That's cos you took the lemon slice.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49You shouldn't have put it on there if you didn't want me to have it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52'Chris and Tom are serving exhaust-smoked spatchcock chicken,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56'seasoned with rosemary, lemon and black pepper.'
0:24:56 > 0:24:58That used to taste of chicken.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01And it now tastes of? Engine.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And that's the flavour we were going for.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09'Finally, Matt and Ollie have prepared a roasted pork jowl
0:25:09 > 0:25:11'with juniper and caraway.'
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I'm surprised, the jowl is good.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I'll take that as a compliment of sorts.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19No, it's a compliment. It's a compliment.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24OK, time to get serious.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25The winner is...
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Tom Kitchen. BOTH: Yeah!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Well done, girl.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Well done to you.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46'Bad luck, boys. Still, could be worse.'
0:25:46 > 0:25:50# Mamma Mia, here I go again
0:25:50 > 0:25:52# Bam bam, here I... #
0:25:55 > 0:25:57APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:26:03 > 0:26:07OK, coming up - part two of the train film. But Eddie, really?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Spoons? I mean you don't get a lot of spoons these days.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Matt, you can't believe it. They loved me.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Well, of course they did, what's not to love, huh?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19OK, ladies and gentlemen, the king of cutlery,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22the Clapton of the kitchen, Eddie Jordan.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24CHEERING
0:26:29 > 0:26:32OK, now it's time to welcome tonight's stars
0:26:32 > 0:26:34in a rally cross car.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37How about Brian Cox and Bear Grylls?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40CHEERING
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Guys, double handshake, right there.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57How are you, gentlemen? Very, very good. On this fine day.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Perfect conditions for quick laps around the rally cross course.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02No excuses, thank you very much.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I was hoping it'd be raining because I wanted an excuse.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I was hoping it would be a wet lap.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10All right, so first of all, Brian, you tell us what Bear's up to.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Well, Bear Grylls is here to talk about his new novel,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Burning Angels, which is out now.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17And as we don't have any video footage,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19because it is a book...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21LAUGHTER
0:27:21 > 0:27:25..here's Bear feeding Barack Obama some salmon.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Why not?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30OK, shall we try a little bit of this? Yeah, let's...let's try that.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Mmm, that's tasty.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Well, that's proper Alaskan salmon for you.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Bear's a mediocre cook,
0:27:38 > 0:27:44but the fact that we ate something recognisable was encouraging.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Ah, encouraging.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Here's my question to you about that.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59How did you get the leader of the free world to come on your TV show?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Well, the White House contacted us and they said he's a big fan
0:28:02 > 0:28:04of Running Wild, would, um...
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Would you take him on an adventure to Alaska.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09But I thought it was like... I thought it was a friend of mine's
0:28:09 > 0:28:11spoof, you know, I thought, "Oh, this isn't real."
0:28:11 > 0:28:14But, er, you know, it was definitely a daunting thing to do.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16And I remember ringing my mum beforehand and saying,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18"I'm so nervous about doing this."
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And she goes, "Just remember, whoever they are,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24"they put their trousers on one leg at a time."
0:28:24 > 0:28:28And. er... LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Anyway. Bear, your book, Bear - Bear Grylls, Burning Angels.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Here we go, the second outing for Will Jaeger.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Now, Will Jaeger is a fictional character, OK,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43not based on anyone we know at all?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Does he not drive the same car as Bear Grylls?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47He does, he drives a Land Rover.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49The thing is, there are similarities.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Does he not use the same knives as Bear Grylls? He does.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Has he not been in a parachute accident, like Bear Grylls?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57He was.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59But this is kind of where it ends, cos actually he's a much cooler,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02much smarter, much better, better-looking version.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05You can't be any cooler and smarter than you. You're being so modest.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07No, he is. Although he's got definitely a dark side to him
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and he gets taken on a pretty sort of ugly journey.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12I mean... Somebody said, "Oh, can I get my young scouts to read this?"
0:29:12 > 0:29:14And we do do these kid's fiction books as well,
0:29:14 > 0:29:19and I said, "No, this is an adult book and they went, "Adult?"
0:29:19 > 0:29:22And I went, "No, no, not like... Not like ADULT book."
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Yeah, I haven't drifted into, you know. Bear's in the bushes.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Exactly, so this is... This is a grown-up book
0:29:27 > 0:29:29so it does go quite dark.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Can you tell us, please, if you don't mind, Mr G,
0:29:32 > 0:29:33what Mr C is up to.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I'd be delighted.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38The very brilliant Professor Brian Cox has been filming a new
0:29:38 > 0:29:41BBC One show called Forces of Nature.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It's out in July and here we have an exclusive clip of Brian
0:29:44 > 0:29:47taking off in a Euro Fighter Typhoon... Lucky you!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I know, yeah. ..chasing the sunset. Come on!
0:29:59 > 0:30:04RADIO: Turning 69, with you on the right turn, heading...
0:30:04 > 0:30:06INDISTINCT
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I have to say, that's the way to depart an airfield. Isn't it!
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Oh, right! How cool was that?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Now, Brian, me and G-forces, we don't really get on,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22so that was, er, that was some G-forces you were pulling there.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Tell us about your pre-flight briefing.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29They...they tell you things like, "Well we're going to...
0:30:29 > 0:30:33"We're going to fly at Mach 1.4 towards Ireland, which is
0:30:33 > 0:30:34"what we're going to do."
0:30:34 > 0:30:37We were chasing the Sun. So the idea was to show how fast
0:30:37 > 0:30:41the Earth is rotating. Now, we're travelling at 600 miles an hour to
0:30:41 > 0:30:42get around the axis of the Earth.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45And yet we don't feel it, so it's an interesting question in physics.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49So the idea was to outrun the Sun, so we gunned this thing at Mach 1.4,
0:30:49 > 0:30:5220,000 feet towards Ireland and the sun came back up again
0:30:52 > 0:30:53cos we outran the Earth.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57And then so I said to them, "What happens if we just, for television,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59"we don't quite get the sun up, can we carry on over Ireland?"
0:30:59 > 0:31:01And you know, you break the windows and everything,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04international incident, and I said, "What will happen?"
0:31:04 > 0:31:07And he said, "They'll see it coming on the early warning radar,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09"they'll BLEEP themselves and launch their Cessna."
0:31:09 > 0:31:10LAUGHTER
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Right, shall we get onto cars? Yeah, we probably should.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18OK, here we go. Your car-off. So - first car, please, Bear Grylls.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22My first car was a bright green Fiat Panda convertible.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Like this one?
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Oh, God.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Yeah, so I've got an older sister, so I inherited it off her
0:31:29 > 0:31:31but it was cheap and knackered when she had it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33By the time it got to me it was on its last legs.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Cos it was convertible, as well, once you went over 30
0:31:36 > 0:31:40the roof would like, zoom, go back, so I had a climbing rope tied
0:31:40 > 0:31:43around it and I'd tie it round my leg, but, yeah,
0:31:43 > 0:31:45it was fond memories. So you're up against the Fiat Panda.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Brian Cox, tell us about your first car, please.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51It was a Ford Fiesta Mark 1.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54OK, Ford Fiesta Mark 1. Brian Cox.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Tell us about that photo, please.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59That's what I used to look like in the '80s.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02It was a great car. But didn't you over-mod your car?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Yeah, because it was a 1.1 Fiesta so I think it was about 50bhp or
0:32:07 > 0:32:09something, and I had this thing called a... I think it was
0:32:09 > 0:32:12called the KNN super filter charger, or something. You'd take
0:32:12 > 0:32:15the air filter off the carburettor and stick this thing on and you'd
0:32:15 > 0:32:18get it up to about, I don't know what it was, 80, 90bhp or something.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21But I couldn't afford to put bigger wheels on it, or the suspension,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24or the brakes or anything so it ended up wrapped round a lamppost.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26But, you know.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29And I was... It couldn't handle the slight extra power.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Well, you say, hang on a minute. Bear, he says, OK, he says it ended
0:32:32 > 0:32:34up wrapped around a lamppost.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Weren't you racing a Mini at the time? No, no, no,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39because that would be a naughty thing to do.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40You were, you were.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43He was racing a Mini at the time, he crashed into a lamppost
0:32:43 > 0:32:49and then he came up with the greatest excuse of all time.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54Brian. Motion is relative, and so it is perfectly possible to define
0:32:54 > 0:32:57myself as being in what's called an inertial frame of reference,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59as long as I wasn't accelerating in the car.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02And therefore the lamppost was moving towards me
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and that's...that's what happened.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06So you're right, relativity could have stepped in.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09So, er, car against car. First car against first car.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Brian's Ford Fiesta against Bear's Fiat Panda.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15OK, er which do you think?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17First of all, let's hear it for Bear's Fiat Panda.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20CHEERING
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Let's hear it for Brian's orbiting Ford Fiesta 1.1.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28LOUDER CHEERING
0:33:31 > 0:33:36First blood to you. First blood to you, OK.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Best car ever, Bear Grylls, here we go.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Well, I've got...I've got an Ex-SAS Gulf War One desert vehicle
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Oh, like this, you mean? That one.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48That one. It's perfect for the school run.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I can pick the boys up at school.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55That is obviously a machinegun on the top.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I mean if someone puts a parking ticket on,
0:33:57 > 0:33:58can you just swing around like that?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01You have to have it decommissioned, that's part of the deal, isn't it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03They're really boring about things like that.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06They did make us decommission it, but it's actually not that hard
0:34:06 > 0:34:07to re-commission.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10What are we going to go up against with that?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12A tough one to call this, Brian. Best car ever, please.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Best car for me? I've got... I've now... The best car I've ever had
0:34:16 > 0:34:20is my one I've got at the moment, which is a Jaguar XF, which I love.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Jaguar XF, OK. There you go. Are you sure?
0:34:23 > 0:34:24That's the best one you can come up with?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Well I've never had great cars.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29I had the Fiesta, I had an Escort, that blew up on the motorway.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Er, I had a Rover 213 SE...
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Yeah. ..that I drove into the side of a transit van.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39That wasn't my fault.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41That was... He went through a stop sign
0:34:41 > 0:34:46and I ended up sat inside a transit van in my written-off Rover 213 SE.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I was like, "It can't get any worse than this."
0:34:48 > 0:34:51But this is a very safe car. That's probably why you've chosen it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I mean it does look like it's ready to crash,
0:34:53 > 0:34:54it looks like it's frowning.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57It's like, "Oh Brian's going to crash me now, any minute now.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59"Oh, God." It looks so tense, doesn't it? Don't you think?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01I'm very careful these days. OK, so...
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Er, best car ever, we have Brian's Jaguar XF against Bear's...
0:35:06 > 0:35:09What would you like to call it again? Desert military vehicle.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Does it have a name?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Well, let's call it a DMV. OK. There's no competition here.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15There's no... There's zero competition.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Well, it's all right, you're 1-0 up, it's OK.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18Let's hear it for Brian's Jag XF.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Let's hear it for Bear's school run DMV.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28LOUDER CHEERING
0:35:28 > 0:35:34He's a mountain. It's 1-1. It's perfect, it's poetry.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37It is, it's beautiful car that.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40It's down to the laps, everybody. Here we go.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44So we'll go first of all... Shall we look at Bear's lap first?
0:35:44 > 0:35:45OK. Here we go.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Bear Grylls, conqueror of Earth's most hostile climates,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52but can he conquer our fearsome new track?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Oh, I love a gentle drive in the countryside.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I'm sure you do, but this is a competition.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Focus, Grylls - first corner.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06And off road we go.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09OK, come on BG, hold it together, into the water.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11The natural habitat of a bear.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Tricky corner coming up. Did he keep it under control?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Yes, he did. Secret there to slow down and not brake.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Hammerhead and he's got a slide on! Very good.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Back into the wilds, his natural habitat for our second dirt
0:36:29 > 0:36:33section, and the hairpin, bit of handbrake, yes or no?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36No. But that's OK.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Big jump. Woooooaaaaa!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41How much air will Bear get?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Good air from Bear.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Might have lost it a little bit back there,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48but we're still going to win this.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Fighting talk from Grylls.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54OK, just got to nail these last two corners.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Easier said than done. Wide line into second to last.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Final corner.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06A bonus extra bit of off-road, and over the line.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Not bad.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13What do you think? Well, it wasn't...
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It wasn't pretty but it was very fun. It was exciting, though.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Thank you. All right, would you like to see Professor Brian?
0:37:20 > 0:37:21AUDIENCE: Yeah!
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Brian, looking at that lap, does it worry you at all?
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Yes, it looked smooth and professional, that did.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29So I'm very worried now.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Can I say, the thing is when you watch it, it looks quite sedate.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Cut to us inside, it is like... It's chaos in there. It's like, whoa!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37The jump, it feels like you're in the air for a long time.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40And then when you see it, it looks like you just plonk.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41No, it's very impressive.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43OK, here we go, Brian Cox on the line.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49Brian Cox, a space man in our rally cross Mini.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51That's flat out all the way.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54They look like good conditions out here.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Now they were, warm and dry, no excuses for a slow time,
0:37:56 > 0:37:58to be honest. None whatsoever.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04HE CHUCKLES
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Too fast.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Through the water! Yes! Nothing like a cold splash on a hot day.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Toughest corner coming up.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16This is going to be BLEEP.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Very nicely dealt with.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21OK, Hammerhead, looking good.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25That looks tight, it looks slow so therefore it's tight.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Off road again, dust, huge clouds, like a Mexican rally stage,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33and taking it wide, slow in, tight round, quick out, not bad.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Oh, he was there for like a millisecond.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42This is one of the scariest things I've ever done, actually.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Past the tyre wall. Now that is really quick, that is very,
0:38:45 > 0:38:46very quick.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50He's a musician, he's beautiful, he's in motion.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51He's poetry personified.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Round the last corner, much tighter than Bear
0:38:56 > 0:38:59and across the line.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00CHEERING
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Like the look of that, what did you think?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Yeah.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08That was definitely the least spectacular of my efforts.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10What would you prefer?
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Drama to show your kids or a quick time for your ego?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Mmm, yeah, all right, quick time.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17OK, all right, so here we go.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Let's go first of all Bear Grylls. Great lap.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Good-looking lap. Got to beat Gordon, come on.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25OK, so you want to beat Gordon Ramsay, do you? OK. Well, Bear...
0:39:25 > 0:39:27It's ambitious, ambitious.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32You completed our lap in 1.54.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37You've beaten Gordon, my friend. 1.54.4. There you go.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Third position. Good. OK. That's fast.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Right. That's fast. Can I just say, Brian, forget everybody
0:39:49 > 0:39:52that's either side of Bear, OK?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Because you two are so close it's only really about you two. Ah.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59OK. Really? Yes. Honestly. Wow, wow, nice.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02You're either going to be third or fourth, but that doesn't matter.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06OK, cos you're so close, you're the two closest celebs on the same
0:40:06 > 0:40:10show, all right? So it's just about this, OK?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Professor Brian Cox, less dramatic but was it quicker?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16What if it was less dramatic and less quick?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20That would be terrible. You can't go home if that's the case.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22All right, Brian you did it in...
0:40:22 > 0:40:261...
0:40:26 > 0:40:2853.9!
0:40:30 > 0:40:32CHEERING
0:40:32 > 0:40:36That is joint second. Let's put it there, let's put him there
0:40:36 > 0:40:39with Damian. Well done! Congratulations, well done.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Thank you. Bear Grylls, Brian Cox!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45CHEERING
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Now, there's been a lot of talk about this next car.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Too much talk? I don't think so, because this car might just be on
0:40:58 > 0:41:00the cusp of changing everything.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Not with a bang, not with a roar, not with a billowing
0:41:03 > 0:41:07cloud of smoke, but with stealth, sophistication and silence.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Welcome to the future.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32This is the Tesla Model X.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Yes, it's an electric car, but the Model X is an electric car
0:41:38 > 0:41:41that might just do to petrol and diesel
0:41:41 > 0:41:44what the Ford Model T did to the horse.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Not so long ago, most electric cars were little more
0:41:51 > 0:41:54than spruced-up golf buggies, and about as refined.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59But here I am in a spacious, luxurious, six-seat SUV
0:41:59 > 0:42:03that's aced every single crash test it's ever been in.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Out there, in New York, it might all be kicking off big-style.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15HORNS BEEP # Out in New York City! #
0:42:17 > 0:42:20But in here, I'm cocooned in this bubble of serenity.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25I don't have to worry about changing gears cos there aren't any,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28there's no engine noise, cos there's no engine.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34What's there instead isn't all that ground-breaking.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38A big lithium ion battery pack sends power to an electric
0:42:38 > 0:42:41motor on each axle, the usual drill.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48The challenge has always been about making this system
0:42:48 > 0:42:51work on a practical level, getting you where you need to go,
0:42:51 > 0:42:56when you need to go, without worrying how far you need to go.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Tesla reckon this thing can do 250 miles, and it can be
0:43:00 > 0:43:05recharged in as little as 30 minutes from one of Tesla's superchargers...
0:43:08 > 0:43:11..which are free to use, IF you can find one.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Extra range means extra weight, though.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21This mid-size SUV weighs more than a Range Rover.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27But that extra bulk sits below the floor,
0:43:27 > 0:43:30which gives the Model X a very low centre of gravity.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38As a result, it doesn't roll around.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40I mean it's no sports car,
0:43:40 > 0:43:42but in the bends, it stays surprisingly flat.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48There's really not an awful lot of feedback from the steering wheel,
0:43:48 > 0:43:52but because it has no engine, and it's silent,
0:43:52 > 0:43:56you can hear the tyres as they approach the limits of grip
0:43:56 > 0:43:58and you're driving with your ears.
0:44:01 > 0:44:02CHUCKLES
0:44:02 > 0:44:04It's a very strange sensation but I like it.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11Electric motors give you all of their torque from zero rpm,
0:44:11 > 0:44:12standstill.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15You get all of the power available instantly.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Whooooooo!
0:44:20 > 0:44:23It's not acceleration as we know it,
0:44:23 > 0:44:25but damn, it's addictive.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29And that's not the only game-changer.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34The Model X has been equipped with rear falcon wing doors.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Not only do they look cool, they're practical, too.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43Perfect if you find yourself blocked in at a car park.
0:44:43 > 0:44:44How cool is that?
0:44:45 > 0:44:48But I need to be in the front to drive the... Oh.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Then there's the bio weapon defence mode,
0:44:56 > 0:45:00which provides medical grade air filtration.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03Hey doc, how you getting on back there? Just finishing up.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05Everything clean?
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Nice and sterile.
0:45:08 > 0:45:13And the futuristic options list continues with autopilot.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Not only will it accelerate, brake and steer for you,
0:45:16 > 0:45:20but flick the indicator and it will even change lane for you.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25My God, that is very weird. I'm totally freaked out right now.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Tesla reckon their autopilot system is actually
0:45:29 > 0:45:32twice as safe as the average human driver.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38So this is an EV that has the range for the open road, will keep
0:45:38 > 0:45:42you alive during a chemical weapons attack and will drive itself.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47Is this the car, then, that will cure us of our petrol obsession?
0:45:47 > 0:45:49Don't need you, don't need you.
0:45:49 > 0:45:54I don't need you, I don't need you. I don't need you.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59It's all very novel, but to really succeed, electric cars will
0:45:59 > 0:46:01have to convince die-hard petrolheads.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06And they like stuff like this.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08ENGINE REVS
0:46:12 > 0:46:14The Dodge Challenger Hellcat.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18It doesn't have a clever air freshener.
0:46:18 > 0:46:23It has a 6.2 litre supercharged V8.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Perfect for a drag race.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28So guys, what's going to win?
0:46:28 > 0:46:33The most powerful production muscle car in the world or the family van?
0:46:33 > 0:46:34ALL: Hellcat.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38707 horsepower, bro. You ain't going to get it.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40All right, we'll see, we'll see.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41Get them groceries.
0:46:41 > 0:46:42THEY LAUGH
0:46:43 > 0:46:46What they don't know is I've got a little thing called
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Ludicrous mode.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51And in Ludicrous mode the Model X recalibrates
0:46:51 > 0:46:55itself for maximum power and the result is...
0:46:55 > 0:46:57..quite dramatic.
0:46:57 > 0:47:02Three, two, one, go!
0:47:06 > 0:47:08Oh, yeah!
0:47:11 > 0:47:150-60 in 3.2 seconds.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Electrons for the win!
0:47:24 > 0:47:28I've destroyed him!
0:47:28 > 0:47:30Oh, he's got it. No way. He got it.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34What does that make me? Am I still a petrolhead?
0:47:39 > 0:47:41What were you saying? Hellcat who?
0:47:41 > 0:47:42Hellcat who?
0:47:45 > 0:47:47# Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
0:47:47 > 0:47:49# From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
0:47:49 > 0:47:52# Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
0:47:52 > 0:47:55# Black, white New York, you make it happen... #
0:47:56 > 0:48:01I've nearly done 200 miles driving all around New York State.
0:48:01 > 0:48:05I've done a drag race, which I won, and I've still got,
0:48:05 > 0:48:09let's see, 21 miles of range left to go.
0:48:09 > 0:48:10That's unreal.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Could the Model X be it, then?
0:48:17 > 0:48:20The actual car of the future?
0:48:20 > 0:48:23Well, the oil's running out, so something has to give,
0:48:23 > 0:48:26but the Model X doesn't quite have all the answers.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30Of course, there are no emissions from the Model X itself,
0:48:30 > 0:48:33but it's only as green as the energy you put into it.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38If your power company's making its juice by burning rainforests
0:48:38 > 0:48:42and puppies, then you can't exactly claim the moral high ground.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48And when it comes to the UK,
0:48:48 > 0:48:53this family car is likely to cost about ?90,000.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58So the Model X won't be mobilising the masses
0:48:58 > 0:49:01quite like the Model T did.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03But it is the start of something.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06Everything changes right now.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09The Model X pushes the reset button.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13Forget cylinders and super unleaded cos the future is cells
0:49:13 > 0:49:15and super-capacitors.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19There's no point trying to fight it cos you can't stop it.
0:49:19 > 0:49:24The future is here and it's electric.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33CHEERING
0:49:35 > 0:49:36Rory, talk to me.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40I mean this is THE congregation of petrolheads!
0:49:40 > 0:49:44Yeah, this is the holy temple of hydrocarbons.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Are you telling us that the future is electric?
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I knew that wouldn't go down well, but you've got to face up to it.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52Electric is part of the future.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57Yeah, but the future for me is like the Aston Martin DB11,
0:49:57 > 0:49:58the Bugatti Chiron,
0:49:58 > 0:50:00the new Ford GT...
0:50:00 > 0:50:04I like all of those cars, but they still use old technology.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07They're compromised. Electric power gives you no compromises.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10You don't have to choose between performance,
0:50:10 > 0:50:12or practicality, or eco friendliness.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15You have all three things in one package.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Yeah, yeah. OK. Well, just out of curiosity,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20next week you're driving the new Jaguar F Type SVR, right?
0:50:20 > 0:50:24Yeah, yeah. The one with that big, massive V8 gasoline engine, right?
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Sure am. And how was it? Awesome! I want one. You do?
0:50:27 > 0:50:30You need to drive it, man. It's incredible. You loved it? Yeah.
0:50:30 > 0:50:31Loved it? Loved it!
0:50:31 > 0:50:35Ladies and gentlemen, a slightly hypocritical Rory Reid.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44All right, now back to our train film.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Two cars and a motorcycle on the road,
0:50:46 > 0:50:48versus Eddie Jordan on the rails,
0:50:48 > 0:50:50and sometimes off the rails.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10We set off early, eager to cover the best miles of the drive to Venice.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Mountains!
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Nice road.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20This is where the bike is nice.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23I can enjoy the view a little better. I have no roof.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24Good view, but a cold ass.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29I'm going to freeze my cubes off if it gets any colder.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Yes, as we swept across the Alps, spirits were high.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Wooo! Beautiful!
0:51:39 > 0:51:42MUSIC: Music To Watch Girls By by Andy Williams
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Oh, this is so pretty. Look at this!
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Yeah, you don't get this on the train, no way.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Beat this experience, Jordan. Come on, this is gorgeous!
0:51:56 > 0:51:58Well, speaking of gorgeous...
0:51:58 > 0:52:02There's only one thing better than a trip through the Alps,
0:52:02 > 0:52:06and that's a trip through the Alps eating lobster.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Whatever, Jordan.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11Look at this.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Clear blue skies, the mountain air,
0:52:14 > 0:52:17in the Alps, on the way to Venice,
0:52:17 > 0:52:18what's not to like?
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Well, there's always something.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26PHONE RINGS
0:52:26 > 0:52:27Hello, Eddie.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31Chris! I've got another challenge for you.
0:52:31 > 0:52:32OK...
0:52:32 > 0:52:36It says, "Today you must travel 500 miles to Venice."
0:52:36 > 0:52:38We're already doing that.
0:52:38 > 0:52:43Good. "Your rendezvous point is the prestigious Gritti Palace
0:52:43 > 0:52:44"in the heart of Venice.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49"If you arrive after Eddie..." That's me. "..the train has won.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Oh, that seems fair. How come?
0:52:52 > 0:52:54Don't be late. Bye-bye!
0:52:57 > 0:52:59With luxury taking a back seat,
0:52:59 > 0:53:02this was now a straight race between road and rail.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08Luckily, our early start meant we'd already reached Italy,
0:53:08 > 0:53:10and were well on our way to Venice.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14But, with Eddie looking steady, if not slightly in the lead,
0:53:14 > 0:53:16we had to get a move on.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Not to mention work out how to actually reach the finish line.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Can you drive to the hotel?
0:53:22 > 0:53:24What are we... How are we supposed to get there?
0:53:24 > 0:53:26We don't have a boat.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28That clearly remains to be seen.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Thankfully though, Matt, you and I have some of our budget left.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35The German, on the other hand, she may be swimming.
0:53:37 > 0:53:42Yes, the race for luxury grand tour bragging rights was on.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43Even Eddie had found another gear.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45I need a word with the driver.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Although clearly...
0:53:47 > 0:53:49Venice, mucho rapido, si?
0:53:49 > 0:53:52..he had no idea how trains work.
0:53:52 > 0:53:53Rapido! OK, OK!
0:53:58 > 0:54:01The race is on now, boys. And girl.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04Push, baby, push.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09Chris, get out of my way! I want to win the race!
0:54:18 > 0:54:19As expected though,
0:54:19 > 0:54:23the cost of Sabine's Audi soon began to take its toll.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25They want my money again!
0:54:25 > 0:54:26PRETENDS TO SOB: Oh-oh.
0:54:26 > 0:54:2820...
0:54:31 > 0:54:37My calculation says that I have enough money to fill it up to
0:54:37 > 0:54:41get to Venice, and maybe I have some money left for the toll as well.
0:54:42 > 0:54:43It's really tricky.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49And she wasn't the only one with problems.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52The Gold Wing's small tank meant Matt was wasting
0:54:52 > 0:54:54valuable time on fuel stops.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59You know, the quicker the pace, obviously the more fuel I use.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Probably have to stop for fuel at least two more times.
0:55:03 > 0:55:04It'S going to be tight.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09Matt may have been falling behind,
0:55:09 > 0:55:13but I was being distracted by the world's most irritating man.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16You'd better make sure you're there on time!
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Well, you'd better get there.
0:55:18 > 0:55:19Chris!
0:55:19 > 0:55:21You'd better get there. Chris!
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Enough. It was time to floor it.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Go, go, go, go!
0:55:31 > 0:55:34Whoa! I just saw the first sign for Venice.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37While I started to reel Sabine back in...
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Get out of my way! Mrs Schmitz is on the road.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Meep, meep!
0:55:43 > 0:55:48..Matt's pace was getting more and more...economical.
0:55:48 > 0:55:49I love these tunnels.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59I hate this tunnel.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12With night falling, we'd closed in on Venice,
0:56:12 > 0:56:15and, with Eddie's train stuck at Saga speed,
0:56:15 > 0:56:18by the time he arrived, we'd be breathing down his neck.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22Well, when I say "we", I mean two of us.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30My gosh, it's far to Venice.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32But I think I'm in the lead.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34We'll see.
0:56:34 > 0:56:35Good luck with that.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40Venezia, 10km, yes.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Come on!
0:56:46 > 0:56:47I made it!
0:56:47 > 0:56:50With Sabine's cash flow now critical...
0:56:50 > 0:56:52I have three pence left.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56..as we hit Venice, this was just the advantage I needed.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00I've got loads of money left from my initial budget,
0:57:00 > 0:57:04so I can afford the quickest water taxi transfer
0:57:04 > 0:57:08to the Gritti Palace, wherever that is, so I've got a chance.
0:57:08 > 0:57:09I have got a chance.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13No, he doesn't.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15Hello, Venice.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16Ah, taxi.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21Here we are!
0:57:21 > 0:57:23With no money left for a water taxi,
0:57:23 > 0:57:27I would have to find my way to the finish on foot.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31This is it, this is the car park.
0:57:31 > 0:57:32Gritti Palace?
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Yeah. Thank you, grazie.
0:57:37 > 0:57:38Water, check.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41Water everywhere!
0:57:41 > 0:57:43Excuse me, are you a water taxi?
0:57:43 > 0:57:44Ah, we go this way.
0:57:47 > 0:57:48Cutting it close.
0:57:49 > 0:57:50Very, very close.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55Back in the actual race, I'd found a speed boat.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58We've got to go!
0:57:58 > 0:58:00However, immediately there was a problem.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04Venice, it seems, has a water speed limit.
0:58:04 > 0:58:08Well, here we are, hurtling towards the Gritti Palace
0:58:08 > 0:58:10at 7km an hour.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13To make matters worse, Sabine was covering the ground
0:58:13 > 0:58:16like some sort of Terminator.
0:58:16 > 0:58:18Excuse me! Sorry!
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Come on, come on, we need to get there.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26I haven't seen Chris or Sabine for about four hours.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28So I think I'm still ahead of them.
0:58:29 > 0:58:31Must be this way.
0:58:31 > 0:58:32Come on!
0:58:32 > 0:58:35Yeah, come on, Gianluca!
0:58:36 > 0:58:38This is the hotel! I can see it.
0:58:38 > 0:58:40Oh, sorry! Sorry, sorry!
0:58:40 > 0:58:42Gritti Palace, we're here!
0:58:49 > 0:58:50Oh, nein! Sabine!
0:58:50 > 0:58:51Eddie!
0:58:52 > 0:58:55Sabine, brilliant!
0:58:55 > 0:58:56Oh, made it!
0:58:56 > 0:58:59So, you are... You are first here from the other two.
0:58:59 > 0:59:01Not Matt, not here? Nobody?
0:59:01 > 0:59:04Just you and me, and I've just beaten you.
0:59:04 > 0:59:05Oh, no!
0:59:05 > 0:59:07Grab a seat.
0:59:07 > 0:59:09Oh.
0:59:09 > 0:59:13Oh, my God! Oh, my goodness! Heyyy! She beat you! Hi! Hi.
0:59:13 > 0:59:16We are here since a couple of minutes.
0:59:16 > 0:59:18Well done. Are you dead?
0:59:18 > 0:59:19You're not dead, are you?
0:59:19 > 0:59:21No, I had a great time!
0:59:21 > 0:59:23You've never looked more relaxed.
0:59:23 > 0:59:26I've had the couple of days from heaven, man. Look at you!
0:59:28 > 0:59:30OK.
0:59:30 > 0:59:31Home stretch.
0:59:35 > 0:59:39CHEERING
0:59:39 > 0:59:40What a blast.
0:59:40 > 0:59:43And well done to Eddie, victory for the train,
0:59:43 > 0:59:45completely undermining the reason for Top Gear,
0:59:45 > 0:59:47but you know, what the heck?
0:59:47 > 0:59:51Excuse me! For once, I was only doing what I was told to.
0:59:51 > 0:59:54CHEERING
0:59:54 > 0:59:56Oh, OK, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.
0:59:56 > 0:59:59Just one more thing, now you had a great time?
0:59:59 > 1:00:00Absolutely.
1:00:00 > 1:00:02We had a great time. You won. Yes, of course.
1:00:02 > 1:00:05We lost. However, we got to keep these.
1:00:05 > 1:00:07Sabine...
1:00:07 > 1:00:10Yeah! My Audi A8, un-destructible.
1:00:10 > 1:00:13Yeah, I will never sell my gorgeous Jag, never going to sell it.
1:00:13 > 1:00:15Yeah, my Gold Wing, loved it.
1:00:15 > 1:00:17For sale, anybody want to buy it?
1:00:17 > 1:00:18LAUGHTER
1:00:18 > 1:00:20So, Eddie, what were you left with?
1:00:20 > 1:00:22Ha-ha!
1:00:22 > 1:00:25I got... Oh, no! No!
1:00:25 > 1:00:27No, no, no, no!
1:00:30 > 1:00:33Right, next week the Zenos and the BMW M2.
1:00:33 > 1:00:37The Jaguar F Type, and the new Rolls-Royce Dawn.
1:00:37 > 1:00:38Goodnight, everyone! Goodnight!
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