A new season of the worlds biggest car show is about to commence and for the first time, Australian viewers will be able to watch the new series of Top Gear on BBC Knowledge within minutes of it airing in the UK.
The latest series of Top Gear, will premiere on the 26th January at 7.00am with an encore broadcast at 7.30pm. The series will also air later this year on the Nine Network.
The series will also simulcast internationally to 50 countries across Australia, Africa and the Middle East at the same time as the UK. Additionally, 10 countries across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Mongolia will, for the first time ever, air the episode on the same day as the UK transmission.
In this first episode of the series, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Russia for an incredible race across the vast and very beautiful urban landscape of St Petersburg.
May defends the honour of the car in a very small Renault, Hammond tries to prove that pedalling is faster by saddling up a bicycle, whilst Clarkson attempts to demonstrate that water is the quickest way across town, especially if you’re in a hovercraft.
To make matters more complicated, all three presenters are racing not only each other but also
The Stig, who is silently making his way towards the finish line on public transport. Also in this episode, Richard Hammond is at the test track to find out if the dramatic new Lamborghini Huracan is as flamboyant and fun as an Italian supercar should be.
Plus, another top celebrity guest tests their steely eyed driving skills as the star in the Reasonably Priced Car.
This season will also feature a segment recently filmed in the Northern Territory, airing in episode two, transmitting on the 2nd of February.
Top Gear broadcasts on BBC Knowledge on Foxtel. The channel will also be available on Fetch TV from the 1st February.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will preview the forthcoming new series of Top Gear in front of a live and online global audience of fans at a special event in London on Sunday January 18th (Monday January 19th in Australia). The one-off event will broadcast on Top Gear’s official YouTube channel at 2100hrs GMT (19th January 0800hrs AEDT)
