It’s Official: Clarkson, Hammond And May’s New Show Will Be Called 'The Grand Tour'
Cue the drumroll, the much-anticipated new Amazon Prime show from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May at last has a name: The Grand Tour. The trio each commented about the new name on Twitter, with Hammond and May linking to the show’s new Facebook page.
The news comes just over two weeks after Clarkson claimed thousands had been spent on lawyer fees trying to find a name for the show, and while Gear Knobs was a very real possibility at one point, it was thrown out due to potential issues caused by having a name even remotely similar to Top Gear; the BBC still holds the rights to that name, of course.
So, the Grand Tour (GT for short) will come from a tent, which we will put up in a different location every week. Your town?;— jeremyclarkson
The BBC also holds the rights to The Stig, the Cool Wall and the term ‘Star in the Reasonably Priced Car’, which is perhaps why the old studio format has been ditched. Instead, the show will broadcast from a tent which will be set up in a different location every week - hence the ‘Tour’ bit of the name.
So, what do you think of the name, and the new travelling setup of the show?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
They should make someone like the stig
Why does BBC always throw a temper tantrum when things don’t go their way
I like the idea it’s very creative
A Small Puddle of Excellence this name came out from
Nice name for there show
How long until Clarkson manages to do something to cause the tent to collapse?
I hope they make it to Seattle.
Yay
Ohw yess
Does anyone really care what they call the “show”? I wont be watching and the bbc missed a trick by not finishing TG and starting an all new show. I know its all down to money but clarkson and co had shown a few seasons ago that the format was tired and repetitive! For me “The Grand Tour” sounds s**t and i would have some respect for clarkson and co if they just called it a day instead of hanging on by there fingernails to any kind of tv airtime