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Jeremy Clarkson films BBC return on Have I Got News for You | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been pictured taking a break outside London Studios, where he will be making his BBC return, filming Have I Got News for You. | |
Clarkson is due to join team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in the episode, which airs on Friday. | Clarkson is due to join team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in the episode, which airs on Friday. |
Pointless presenter Richard Osman will be one of the two guests in the opening episode. | Pointless presenter Richard Osman will be one of the two guests in the opening episode. |
Related: Jenson Button rules out Top Gear role after renewing Formula One contract | Related: Jenson Button rules out Top Gear role after renewing Formula One contract |
His Have I Got News for You appearance will be his first return to the BBC since his departure, and signals the start of the show’s 50th series. | |
A video teaser for the new series shows Hislop and Merton spoofing Strictly Come Dancing. | A video teaser for the new series shows Hislop and Merton spoofing Strictly Come Dancing. |
An excited Merton can be seen practising his “dance moves” and tells the camera he’s on “an emotional rollercoaster”. | An excited Merton can be seen practising his “dance moves” and tells the camera he’s on “an emotional rollercoaster”. |
Meanwhile, a bored-looking Hislop thumbs through a newspaper, and says of his dance partner: “He hasn’t got two left feet, he’s got two left arms …” | |
Clarkson had to pull out of the last series of the satirical panel show following the furore over his fracas with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon. | Clarkson had to pull out of the last series of the satirical panel show following the furore over his fracas with Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon. |
Following the incident, Clarkson was suspended by the broadcaster on March 10 before it announced his contract would not be renewed. | Following the incident, Clarkson was suspended by the broadcaster on March 10 before it announced his contract would not be renewed. |
He and fellow ex-Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond have lined up a big-money move to Amazon for a new motoring show to be broadcast on streaming service, Amazon Prime. | He and fellow ex-Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond have lined up a big-money move to Amazon for a new motoring show to be broadcast on streaming service, Amazon Prime. |
After his previous appearance was cancelled, programme maker Hat Trick issued a statement: “On reflection, Jeremy Clarkson has decided not to host Have I Got News For You. We fully expect him to resume his hosting duties later in the year.” | After his previous appearance was cancelled, programme maker Hat Trick issued a statement: “On reflection, Jeremy Clarkson has decided not to host Have I Got News For You. We fully expect him to resume his hosting duties later in the year.” |
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