Top Gear

Season 18 Episode 8

45 SeasonsOct 29, 1987TV-PG30m8.4

Britain’s motorway network seems constantly clogged by road repairs. William Woollard asks why the surfaces need rebuilding so frequently, and looks at an alternative way of funding road repairs being tried out in Arizona. Also in America Chris Goffey reports on a glimpse into the future shape of the car, through the eyes of design students at Detroit’s Centre of Creative Studies. What was it like to race motor cars at the turn of the century? The first car to carry the British Racing Green, ...

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Season 18 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Sep 10, 1987

From Press Day at the Frankfurt Motor Show — William Woollard and Sue Baker r...

Episode 2

Aired: Sep 17, 1987

Surrounded by the glories of Britain’s motoring past at the Heritage Motor Mu...

Episode 3

Aired: Sep 24, 1987

Are Top Gear viewers dissatisfied with their cars? Several hundred of you wro...

Episode 4

Aired: Oct 1, 1987

Car design in Eastern Europe has lagged behind the west, but with the new Lad...

Episode 5

Aired: Oct 8, 1987

This year’s motorcycle show at the NEC Birmingham is set against a continuing...

Episode 6

Aired: Oct 15, 1987

This week’s car of the decade is from the 30s. William Woollard tests the Cit...

Episode 7

Aired: Oct 22, 1987

William Woollard presents the programme from London’s Motorfair 87. Sue Baker...

Episode 8

Aired: Oct 29, 1987

Britain’s motorway network seems constantly clogged by road repairs. William ...

Episode 9

Aired: Nov 5, 1987

Traditional car design in Eastern Europe has lagged decades behind the west, ...

Episode 10

Aired: Nov 12, 1987

William Woollard tests the new right-hand-drive version of the Honda Civic ha...

Episode 11

Aired: Nov 19, 1987

In this final programme of the autumn series, William Woollard puts the spotl...

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William Woollard

Creators

Jeremy ClarksonCreator

Richard HammondCreator

James MayCreator

Derek Smith

Derek SmithCreator

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Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary