2. Richard Mark Hammond is
an English broadcaster,
writer, and journalist most
noted for co-hosting the car
programme Top Gear with
Jeremy Clarkson and James
May, as well as presenting
series 1–4 of Brainiac:
Science Abuse on Sky1.

3. Richard Mark Hammond was
born 19 December 1969
(age 43) in Solihull,
Warwickshire (now West
Midlands), England.
Hammond has been married
to Amanda Etheridge
(mostly known as Mindy)
since May 2002; the couple
have two daughters. The
family lives in a mock castle
in Herefordshire and also
has an apartment in London.
Hammond also plays the
bass guitar. Richard
Hammond likes to ride his
bicycle in cities.

4. 
English broadcaster, writer, and
journalist most noted for co-hosting
the car programme Top Gear with
Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

5. Originally a pupil
of Solihull School,
a fee-paying boys'
independent
school, he moved
to Ripon Grammar
School and from
1987 to 1989
attended
Harrogate College
of Art and
Technology.

6. Books
Car books

Hammond, Richard (13 October 2005). What Not To Drive. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 276 pages.

Hammond, Richard (5 October 2006). Richard Hammond's Car Confidential. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 144
pages.

Hammond, Richard (28 May 2009). A Short History of Caravans in the UK. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 144
pages.

Hammond, Richard (20 May 2010). Richard Hammond's Caravan Confidential. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
pp. 144 pages.
Children's books

Hammond, Richard (29 June 2006). Can You Feel the Force?: Putting the Fizz Back into Physics . Dorling
Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96 pages.

Hammond, Richard (2 June 2008). Car Science (Hardback). Dorling Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96 pages.

Hammond, Richard (1 September 2008). Car Science (Paperback). Dorling Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96
pages.
Biographies

Hammond, Richard (20 September 2007). On The Edge: My Story (Hardback). Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
pp. 308 pages.

Hammond, Richard (29 May 2008). On The Edge: My Story (Paperback). Phoenix. pp. 308 pages.

Hammond, Richard (7 August 2008). On The Edge: My Story (Abridged). Phoenix. pp. 256 pages.

Hammond, Richard (18 September 2008). As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver and the Vice-President
of Botswana (Hardback). Orion Publishing Co. pp. 268 pages.

Hammond, Richard (28 May 2009). As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver and the Vice-President of
Botswana (Paperback). Orion Publishing Co. pp. 314 pages..

Hammond, Richard (1 October 2009). Or Is That Just Me? (Hardback). Phoenix. pp. 256 pages.

Hammond, Richard (20 May 2010). Or Is That Just Me? (Paperback). Phoenix. pp. 352 pages.

7. Richard Hammond is a VicePresident of UK children's brain
injury charity The Children's Trust,
Tadworth. Top Gear is a British
television show about motor
vehicles, primarily cars, and is the
world's most widely watched
factual television programmer. It
began in 1977 as a conventional
motoring magazine show. Over time,
and especially since a relaunch in
2002, it has developed a quirky,
humorous and sometimes
controversial style. The show is
currently presented by Jeremy
Clarkson, Richard Hammond and
James May, and has featured at
least three different test drivers
known as The Stig. The programme
is estimated to have around 350
million views per week in 170
different countries.