Clarkson suspended by BBC!

[minerva]

BBC cutting off nose to spite face?!

[fatboy b]

Crickey 3 times in one day. Must have done something really bad this time.

[peterzoom]

A statement from the BBC says Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday!

[Chris Stott]

From BBC...

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended by the BBC "following a fracas" with a producer.

The corporation said the 54-year-old presenter had been suspended "pending an investigation".

"No one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday," it said.

Clarkson was given what he called his "final warning" last May after claims he used a racist word while filming the popular BBC motoring show.

At the time, he said the BBC had told him he would be sacked if he made "one more offensive remark, anywhere, at any time".

The BBC gave no further details on the current incident involving Clarkson, and said it would not be making any further comment at this time.

This weekend's episode of Top Gear was set to feature Clarkson - who has fronted the show since 2002 - along with regular co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May at a classic track day.

Former footballer and pundit Gary Lineker was also to appear as the "star in a reasonably priced car".

Clarkson has courted controversy on several occasions during his time hosting Top Gear.

The show's executive producer, Andy Wilman, described last year as "an annus horribilis" for the programme.

[bp1000]

Its like he's pushing them to pay him off. Not really surprised to be honest.

I like him, he's absurd but entertaining.

[bp1000]

Another view to have is, the producers are just as responsible for letting the content go out to the public. If they can't control his antics and dumb down his behaviour for mss public consumption then they are just as much to blame.

It is up to them to produce a show from his lead.

[ging84]

it is all part of the circus

[justanother5tar]

Considering this is the only thing I watch on any BBC channel, do I still have to pay my TV licence if it's cancelled?

[fatjon]

Looks like Sky might soon have at least one program per week worth watching. I would suggest a boycott of the BBC but they wouldn't give a flying one. We still have to pay to not watching their banal lefty crap and they will still keep paying themselves to broadcast it whether we watch it or not.

[Impasse]

justanother5tar said:

Considering this is the only thing I watch on any BBC channel, do I still have to pay my TV licence if it's cancelled?

You'll probably have to pay more. With its worldwide syndication it's one of the few shows that actually generates an income for the Beeb.

[TonyRPH]

Oh look - another thread about the same thing to add to the other two.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Big Al.]

Main thread already running here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...