Motoring magazine. Jeremy, Richard and James are challenged to each drive a second-hand car across the wilds of Botswana, facing obstacles such as salt pans, rivers and animals.
In a Top Gear special, Jeremy, Richard and James face one of their greatest challenges as all three are sent to Africa and each told to buy a second hand car costing no more than £1500. It must not be a 4x4 and must not be designed in any way to go off road. Which could be a problem, since their task is then to drive across the wilds of Botswana, negotiating massive salt pans, treacherous rivers and reserves full of animals, most of which will want to eat them.
Along the way they face fierce heat, suffocating dust and an encounter with the Stig's African cousin in what becomes one of Top Gear's most epic adventures.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | James May |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
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- Sun 4 Nov 2007 20:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Wed 7 Nov 2007 19:00BBC Two Northern Ireland, England, Wales (Analogue) & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
Sat 17 Nov 2007 20:00
Sat 24 Nov 2007 03:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland- Thu 7 Feb 2008 19:00
- Sat 9 Feb 2008 20:25
- Sun 16 Mar 2008 20:00BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
- Tue 18 Mar 2008 23:20BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 16 May 2008 19:00
- Fri 8 Aug 2008 19:00
- Sun 8 Feb 2009 19:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 14 Feb 2009 20:10
- Fri 8 May 2009 19:00
- Fri 7 May 2010 19:00
- Sun 30 May 2010 20:00BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 16 Oct 2010 19:20
- Sat 28 Dec 2013 19:15
- Sat 20 Dec 2014 20:05
- Sat 19 Dec 2015 20:00
- Fri 8 Nov 2024 19:00
- Sat 9 Nov 2024 02:00
- Sat 9 Nov 2024 23:10
- Fri 28 Feb 2025 19:10
- Sat 1 Mar 2025 01:15
- Next Sunday 20:00BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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