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| Filming resumes on Top Gear show | Filming resumes on Top Gear show |
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| Filming for a new series of the BBC's Top Gear programme has resumed, 15 days after presenter Richard Hammond crashed in a jet-powered car. | Filming for a new series of the BBC's Top Gear programme has resumed, 15 days after presenter Richard Hammond crashed in a jet-powered car. |
| The accident happened as Hammond was doing speeds of up to 300mph as he was being filmed. | The accident happened as Hammond was doing speeds of up to 300mph as he was being filmed. |
| He suffered a brain injury but doctors were amazed by the initial rapid progress of his recovery. | He suffered a brain injury but doctors were amazed by the initial rapid progress of his recovery. |
| A BBC spokeswoman said: "We are resuming filming parts of the next series that don't involve Richard." | |
| Happy news | Happy news |
| Despite production being back up and running it is still not clear when the new series will actually be broadcast. | Despite production being back up and running it is still not clear when the new series will actually be broadcast. |
| "The next series will not be scheduled until we have further news of Richard's progress. We remain committed to the future of Top Gear," the spokeswoman added. | "The next series will not be scheduled until we have further news of Richard's progress. We remain committed to the future of Top Gear," the spokeswoman added. |
| "What we've always said is that of course filming was postponed after Richard's accident and now it has resumed. We're delighted by that." | |
| Jeremy Clarkson was back in front of the camera test driving a Lotus Europa at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey. | Jeremy Clarkson was back in front of the camera test driving a Lotus Europa at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey. |
| Hammond has amazed medical staff with his recovery | Hammond has amazed medical staff with his recovery |
| Hammond and his wife, Mindy, have been made aware that filming has started again and are said to be happy with the news. | Hammond and his wife, Mindy, have been made aware that filming has started again and are said to be happy with the news. |
| Messages of support flooded in when the news of Hammond's accident was released. | Messages of support flooded in when the news of Hammond's accident was released. |
| Well-wishers also sent donations to the air ambulance which flew the star to hospital. | Well-wishers also sent donations to the air ambulance which flew the star to hospital. |
| The 36-year-old had been driving a jet-powered Vampire dragster when it veered off the track at Elvington airfield, near York, in September. | |
| The vehicle flipped over several times and crashed onto nearby grass. | |
| Hammond was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary where he received treatment for a brain injury. | |
| After recovering quicker than medical staff had predicted, the presenter was moved to a hospital in Bristol. | After recovering quicker than medical staff had predicted, the presenter was moved to a hospital in Bristol. |