Boys in Burkas | Top Gear | BBC

The boys are travelling through the desert where they encounter insect bites, yet more car failure and a nasty injury for James. Then on the road to Damascus they take an unusual approach to travelling incognito!
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[@bryandawson5330]

J: “Where are we?” R: “In the desert, in Syria.” That’s the last thing you’d want as an answer to that question hahaha

[@baheer156]

not 9 years ago or before that

[@kett912]

@@baheer156 oh yeah i always dreamed of waking up in the syrian desert back then lmao

[@Batman-ro9mj]

Syria is a beautiful country , but all those nuts ruin it.

[@ronanmurphy8336]

Say sike right now...

[@user-zu9ob4lc6j]

Now its very peaceful most of the country dont have war

[@hughjass42069]

Imagine you wake up confused and get told you’re in Syria

[@xaninuax]

ahh shidddd...

[@prostreetfairladyz8402]

*hey you, your awake right?*

[@theonlyplain]

hey, you're finally awake you were trying to cross the border right?

[@prostreetfairladyz8402]

@@theonlyplain *looks around* i did ?

[@siyyamsarfraz8404]

As a westerner i'd be happy...OIL init...

[@anthonyb4479]

I love how these boys they joke, they bully each other around a bit, but when it gets serious they take care of their friend.

[@jamie8037]

That was so wholesome seeing clarkson actually being serious and helpful instead of insulting americans and Mexicans lol

[@ranchu8385]

ye ikr, but thats what an actual friend does

[@WrektSK]

They always have cared for each other. Each time Hammond was hospitalized, especially after the Rimac crash, Jeremy and James spent their days in the hospital till Richard had shown signs of improvement. They all care about each other and love each other as friends, despite how they act in front of a camera. It's just a bit.

[@Fr.NVKelvin]

Agreed

[@s.abhishek1786]

@Pers Unn yep

[@adventureenthusiasts1413]

3:09 that's the ancient ruins of Palmayra, sadly after the rise of Isis in Syria it was destroyed, now a very little part is remaining. This top gear episode is more like a historical documentation of a fine country before plunging into the civil war.

[@exudeku]

that is so sad dude. Years and centuries of preservarion of the ancient temples, that survived various caliphs and empires, then been fucked by so called "Jihadists". its a tragedy

[@spaceman1596]

Rip the ancient ruins

[@OntentXc]

why the fuck did they destroy history like that?

[@SemiZeroGravity]

@@OntentXc in their eyes it was unholy and ISIS was hell-bent on cleaning their country of such things

[@m2h2l]

@@OntentXc A lot of terrorist organizations steal these ancient artifacts and make millions from selling them in black markets in the West, its easy money for them

[@SimAlek]

4:02 when you respawn in gta.

[@pippo9124]

Lol

[@pequod4557]

LMFAO

[@TWSA_Krochlikmiov]

💯💯

[@marselona]

Loooooool

[@edbo10]

hospital bill must've been cheap with the exchange rates

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

This has become a historical documentation of a country lost.

[@SturmZebra13]

Additionally, a beautiful one. I wonder how they felt about being there only few years or maybe months earlier

[@medilyesoudhini7411]

@@SturmZebra13 it's actually months, it was filmed late 2010

[@hkobb7]

You should consider reading an actual book about Syria someday. If there are enough pictures, you might even find it interesting

[@kylenetherwood8734]

@@hkobb7 No need to be a dick about it

[@US_John]

@@medilyesoudhini7411 maybe they knew it.

[@attely5521]

It breaks my heart everytime james gets hurt, he seems so innocent

[@attely5521]

@super spade i think you replied to the wrong comment man.

[@batmanbeyond5766]

@@attely5521 what did he say

[@player-gs8de]

yea but that was very stupid from him

[@MaybeLiteralJesus]

@@batmanbeyond5766 this is on a need-to-know basis

[@paddington1670]

Woody be like, "it's so fake"

[@1jackpenner]

In this episode: Clarkson drives a 3 cylinder miata, James almost dies And Richard destroys a tent!

[@sean0611]

James almost dies would be a more fitting one

[@1jackpenner]

Sean: all done

[@mazda_miata_]

Clarkson says his car changed its mind about being a 4 cylinder, and decided to be a 3 cylinder. It’s a trans-cylinder car now

[@omarfannoun417]

Yep

[@MrRinre]

When is James not dying? Lmao

[@YogiTeef]

that's the hardest I've ever seen someone hit their head on rocks

[@DarkJusticeZ]

and not die

[@DarkJusticeZ]

PAULO DYBALA except brain damage lol

[@Ravello1111111111111111111]

Seen worse

[@Maniacguy2777]

U can't live in 50°c heat and energy goes away that's why he fell.

[@dhruvchawla5476]

Anzar Kunhi or maybe it's the fact that he was holding onto a rope and was yanked off balance?

[@cmdrme3se3ks43]

Me when Hammond crashes: "ahh, he'll be fine " Me when May gets hurt: "oh no that looked bad I hope he's ok"

[@elloo98]

Hammond is a veteran stunt driver at this point through the sheer ammount of crashes he's been in, so he'll be fine.

[@Firemarioflower]

Hammond is clearly physicially tougher

[@nigerianprincewithaids]

Hammod has anime character plot armor

[@cmdrme3se3ks43]

@@nigerianprincewithaids dude you arent kidding. crashes a dragster at like 300mph AND yeets an electric supercar off a hill and he's still kicking

[@Hoparistic]

I think it's mostly because Hammond is younger and more durable and has proven he has good survivability. But May is older, More fragile, and just all around not as tough. It would be like watching your little brother fall over versus watching your grandpa fall over

[@iamrhockey]

“Small cut” that was a textbook concussion lmao

[@233Deadman]

Looked like he was knocked out properly, at least for a moment. Which any kind of unconsciousness from a head wound, even for a second, is possibly incredibly bad news. I imagine the blood was from just a small little cut though, I've seen how much minor head wounds can bleed.

[@ZoMichael-a]

He's a Sigma💪🏻

[@ubermaster134]

@@233Deadman and he had memory loss for a few days, he hit his head really hard.

[@N-GinAndTonicTM]

James is a Giga Chad. He suffered a concusion, and managed to sit up straight. Most people would still be lying on the ground to this day.

[@MOperator]

@@233Deadman that's what i was thinking, saw him still holding the strap even tho it almost sent him to heaven and kept dragging across his body?

[@Mnisz3K1]

Clarkson :"Who am I?" May :"A big cock" Hammond :"And who am I?" May :"Irritating little sod" Hammond :"He's better" Clarkson :"Yes he is" Golden conversation.

[@Mortthemoose]

.😂😂😂😂👍

[@paddycaker]

2:06 is a seriously scary moment if anyone has been through this feeling. It's kinda like going to bed in your house and waking up 30 seconds later in Egypt. Given that your house isn't in Egypt.

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

Bruh the scariest part isn't the fact he can't remeber where he is, its the fact that hes waking up in a desert in the middle of Syria. Id be shitting bricks of steel

[@sci_pain3409]

@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 that happens to me every other day

[@YesSirPhil]

What if it is in Egypt?

[@rouge5140]

@@YesSirPhil Then it's like waking up in Canada

[@yianniassimakis2285]

@@rouge5140 it's nice here 😔

[@sonnydevvo6343]

I know that Clarkson, Hammond, and May are always bickering and insulting one another, but the bit where James got hurt just proved they are quite good friends really.

[@chloedavies5999]

They are all best mates really. When Hammond had his accident and was in hospital, both of them stayed by his bedside until he was better

[@hon3yweed]

Chloe Davies where do you have this information from?

[@Generalscorpio]

Chloe Davies They're mates but they do try to spend as much time apart as possible, there's a video called "An evening with top gear", they point out that they spend almost no time together outside of Top gear.

[@chloedavies5999]

I have listened to Hammond's book all about his accident and everything. In there, we hear his wife talk about when it all happened and how Jeremy was really there for them all. I have seen an evening with Top Gear, a fantastic programme if I say so, and I remember what they said. I think sometimes what people don't realise is how people behave on screen isn't what they are always like off screen. I know they spend a lot of time apart, might not be helped by the fact that they live in completely different parts of the country. But lets not be left in any doubt, they don't exactly the each other do they?

[@AdaWongFanofc]

Of course that's how friends work 😃

[@drank5360]

I hate seeing James hurt cause he’s such a good bloke and I love him so much

[@3dDoener]

Hello Frampt No I will not link the first flame

[@thequarryhunslet7110]

@@3dDoener What????

[@3dDoener]

@@thequarryhunslet7110 the guy's profile picture is Frampt, a character from a video game called Dark Souls. Said character asks you to, well, "link the first flame", which is something too complex to explain in a KZbin comment :)

[@Tuppoo94]

Imagine the shitstorm this would cause in today's television.

[@lolo-om9rs]

this episode was aired on arabic tv and guess what ??? no body gave a shit

[@someguy4512]

@@lolo-om9rs exactly cuz it's just a TV show

[@TreeMovies]

lo lo this episode was quite controversial when it came out

[@Tuppoo94]

@@lolo-om9rs Maybe not over there, but in here in the Woke West this would probably lead to several public executions.

[@donk5058]

Nah you're just being a drama queen.

[@djizzah]

When either of them is in danger or get hurt, they really watch out for the other and that's a really beautiful thing

[@loganhoffner4178]

Well they are human beings, with feelings. It would be just awful to leave them there. So yes, I agree. It is very nice.

[@kalahatinggabi]

But if one of them goes, the following show they swore they'd be: "Last week, James May unfortunately was killed making that item. "Anyway, the new Ford Fiesta... "

[@biigsmokee]

+D681ZVJ Because he's actually fine, it's different when he's actually hurt.

[@rhysjones8506]

+Zestea no that's how they said it would happen if one of them died

[@biigsmokee]

rhys jones You seriously think they'd air an episode if one of them died in it?

[@J0sh_395]

Quite sad watching this and then realising what Syria is like now. :(

[@zeroforconduct8008]

Coming soon to America this summer.

[@GivemetheGravy]

Except it isn't

[@Perkele_Itse]

Bill Gates The better question would be: What is NOT wrong with arabs invading in europe. Probably easier to answer.

[@Perkele_Itse]

Bill Gates So you changed subjects now? Was islamic invasion to europe too touchy?

[@themms7581]

+Bill Gates you are a religion

[@3AMNE]

I literally bursted my drink when I saw that both Jeremy and Richard didn't give a damn about the historical site and celebrated over a road.

[@JetFalcon710]

They probably did give a damn about the historical site, the road thing was just for show

[@DennisTheZZZ]

To be fair, they later had a 'chariot' race in Jerash, Jordan and they were wondering how much of a foresight the Romans had.

I laughed so hard at James falling but then I realised how bad his injury was, leading to me feeling bad

[@Maria46823]

Silent Human I was exactly the same I it's was so awkward and I feel really bad :'( but I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@errorunknown667]

Same

[@jamie8037]

Same

[@ez_v7076]

When you see the head bounce after falling its automatically bad..dont worry im not mad just explaining

[@99SuperKiller99]

I did the same, but was taken back INSTANTLY by the gutteral noise he let out when he fell... I'm so glad he's okay

[@Weirdnamed]

-"Hammond, you know what it is? -Yeah. -It's a road. A perfectly smooth road." --Top Gear

[@ethanschmid4104]

It's smooth and there's no scorpions!

[@Jonathannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

“Look, We”re saved” “That’s just a stupid boulder!” “It’s not just a boulder. It’s a rock. A rock! A rock! It’s a big, beautiful, old rock”

[@aidsjah]

Poor May : /

[@titaniumdiveknife]

+aidsjah What a trooper.

[@omegared8663]

what was he thinking tho omg he was standing right beside the rope

[@emyrilhan5075]

Ikr, tough to watch a great fellow get injured like that

[@tardis3962]

THEY JOIN ISIS 4:05

[@Gamez4eveR]

Probably hard to think from all that heat

[@jakegallager3902]

"RIGHT UP ME BURKA" Yep that's how syrian women reacts when a truck passed by

[@hewhoyeet4953]

Come on its just a joke

[@siyyamsarfraz8404]

@@Crimson.212 sure...you smell of poo cause you wipe your arse with tissue...

[@MeowMania55]

LOL

[@llamazarecool]

I thought he said “right up America” 🤣🤣

[@farazmazhar5440]

It's really sad what has happened to this beautiful country. I hope Syria recovers from this nightmare.

[@user-nf4jy3rg4g]

@AAC P&B what are you talking about? Germany is a piece of shit

[@aadityanair9981]

@AAC P&B And what do you mean 'Another Dubai'??

[@CLK944]

@@aadityanair9981 dubai is a place devoid of any real history or culture. its only pride is money laundry

[@BlubiDefault]

@@user-nf4jy3rg4g yer name's pretty fitting don't you think?

[@3dDoener]

@@user-nf4jy3rg4g let me guess...you never went to Germany your entire life and never heard more than two sentences about it?

[@DaChosenOne2468]

Poor James. Tht looked real painful.

[@gijs.22]

DaChosenOne2468 yeah that hurts as hell seeing that rope just pulled him down when it snapped straight and then you have what he fell onto wich was sharp gravel

[@leem4741]

@Strudle Master xD

[@SuperCompany007]

Think about it. James could have died...

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

anyway, back to the studio.

[@SuperCompany007]

Matt Allen If you fancy a job on Top Gear, write to us at "I'm a better at holding a rope in the desert than James"

[@trashrabbit69]

James died like, twice on the show. Don't you remember the Yugo (ahem, Mulsanne)?

[@mishaseka5813]

Think about it. In what episode could he NOT have died?

[@chrisanagn.3584]

@@trashrabbit69 The police chase in Albania. When he "jumped off the cliff"

[@Xkh514]

Crazy how Damascus, one of the oldest cities in the world, was beautiful and everything was normal when they recorded this not knowing a year later the whole city would be in ruins

[@tomsmolen9005]

Does anyone else love how genuinely concerned Jeremy and Richard were? Like they take the piss out of eachother 24/7 but the true friendship shines through in tough moments

[@bartdegryse9345]

They are men, what do men do etc, bully and fuck with eachother 🙈🤪😂😂

[@JetFalcon710]

Even with sunglasses, you can see the worry in Jeremy's face when he finishes speaking at 2:12

[@OverwatchExtractor]

Man, the sound of James hitting the ground. Sounded like all of the air was forced out of his lungs. I'm glad he was mostly ok when that happened. Though, a cracked open head and memory loss is pretty worrying.

[@MikMoen]

roger nyshia He underestimated where the force of the tether would be pulled. Many people would do that.

[@nickc.8814]

Yeah. I was so darn worried about him when I first saw this episode. Glad he's okay.

[@FickleHead]

you never stand that close to a snap-strap. Idiot lol. Glad hes ok.

[@kysike666]

the way he fell....omg luckily he was fine

[@YeCannyDaeThat]

Jake Hefferman Yeah pretty nasty head whack. Head injuries like that are just pure luck whether your OK or not.

[@MrNiceguy0910]

It brakes my heart every time to see how beautiful Syria was. Now there is nothing except pain, tears and blood.

[@iNexTTx]

xxgashinho17xx You can thank America's Moderate Rebels.

[@manictiger]

+Daniel I'd thank the Middle East. How do tens of millions of people just let this shit happen? I don't blame the CIA. They're what? A few thousand? I don't blame Saddam's Republican guard (the leaders of ISIS), also just a few thousand. I blame the tens of millions. And if America or any other large country falls, it'll be entirely the fault of the people, all the same. The people outnumber the governments 10 million to 1. We have no excuses.

[@Kim-tr5op]

i'd like to thank the dicktators for that

[@rsal3492]

YourPalDaniel Yeah because America started Radical Islam right?

[@freezeburn1]

"brakes" because top gear video?

[@adrielsebastian5216]

Look at James's arms immediately after he hit the ground (1:42), it's lifted in front of his body and he went stiff for a bit. That's what's known as a "fencing response" and is a sign of concussion. It's crazy to think that if he'd landed on a different, more jagged rock, it could've been the end of him.

[@anecdotalpreacher3047]

5:54 when my crush accidentally touches me.

[@alanyammine5192]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamie8037]

LMFAOOOO

[@theoccasionalsnickerdoodle2525]

Rofl

[@omarfannoun417]

Lol

[@andriealinsangao613]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@MrWhataboss23]

Sad to see the ruins of Palmyra are now completely destroyed. What a great shame for all of humanity.

[@adacskipper]

MrWhataboss23 Not completely; the Russians liberated it and there is still plenty left, though some of the more iconic parts of it were blown up sadly.

[@thristanalvinreyes6734]

MrWhataboss23 hi

[@michaelalexeyev995]

MrWhataboss23 Destroying human achievement is truly scary and an atrocity in it of itself. Terrible

[@Dadark28]

MrWhataboss23 They only destroyed the most iconic parts (a temple and an entrance) but all the rest is still there

[@scollector7748]

It would be quite a celebration when isis capitulates.

[@Szarko32c]

They were lucky to see Syria before war.

[@Ooooiops]

Thanks God I visited Syria too before the war!

[@Proff0ak]

Szarko Thanks Obama.

[@Proff0ak]

Szarko He did, he's secretly a muslim. You so ign'ant.

[@themerchant2579]

Bo Huggabee i know bro , your safe lol

[@londonsfinest5624]

Bo Huggabee Yes they did. Americans are the root cause of troubles in the middle east. They armed the free Syrian rebels, aka ISIS. They're still arming them now. You don't even know what your own government is doing, what a pitiful cesspit the US has become.

[@mattevans4377]

If they did this today, they'd be mobbed by the twitter police.....

[@ducc3430]

More importantly they'd probably be blown up by ISIS

[@SASMADBRUV7]

Yeah I'm more afraid of isis than some twitter feminists

[@alexconway7882]

They were mobbed by the Twitter Police, even in 2010, when this originally aired. For some reason their wearing Burkas caused furore in the UK tabloid newspapers, and it even got a story on BBC News, from memory.

[@olbradley]

Now a days not only would they be blown up by Twitter keyboard warriors, but they would also be blown up my land mines.

[@xmlthegreat]

@@alexconway7882 I don't think people really cared but the Daily Mail does need some rubbish or other to put in that rubbish rag of theirs.

[@xmlthegreat]

Poor James. He's always struck me as the most innocent, upright and trusting of the three. He's always the brunt of all the jokes and he's the one taking the fall for the others here as well. Edit: I like how James actually stopped to help Richard out with his puncture.

[@Arturo_S3]

this was the real top gear, thank god we will still have "grand tour" soon. Nothing can replace these guys, they where the original visionaries.

[@bensmith1935]

arturoicetre looks

[@Y2Kvids]

arturoicetre the format is owned by bbc , it will be very different.

[@Arturo_S3]

Y2Kvids have you seen the trailer? It's even better

[@Y2Kvids]

arturoicetre Can't wait.

[@Arturo_S3]

Banta CT it's better than I thought...

[@tshepobopape8188]

4:35 Clarkson to May "So we decided we're going to carry on on our route in disguise" Hammond quickly chirps in "it's us" 😂😂

[@jakeadams101]

"I've appeared on television in drag, for nothing!" Easily one of the best lines in this whole show lol

[@chrisbaker121924]

Probably one of the best lines in any show!

[@zanityplays]

KZbin has a twisted sense of humour recommending this right now.

[@bcob8989]

😂😂😭

[@funnyfunckyman8624]

Thought this platform was liberal 🤔

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

@@funnyfunckyman8624 it kinda is and isn't at the same time

[@kgsniper4850]

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 that’s good.

[@Abdurrahmanabdrrahman]

youtube is bitch

[@SG-jd3hp]

After this the Muslims literally welcomed the team even when they were wearing burkas and yet the Argentineans pelted rocks at them over w licence plate.

[@joekurdish3385]

just a reminder as we all know that the Syrian regime is Shiite an extreme Shiite I would say and they have a lot of followers that control critical places in the capital of the country and the burka is a sunny thing and they hate each other so I don't think that they would care if someone made fun of a sunny thing.

[@joekurdish3385]

and oh I have watched this very episode on MBC action which is a Saudi TV channel and guess what ? they edited the burka scenes .

[@TheKartefbreze]

+Joe Kurdish what you are saying is incorrect!

[@alexgreen1559]

+Sift Gaming I have to say that I have visited several Muslim countries, and their residents are lovely, warm and welcoming people.

[@plum_bit]

Alex Green They were probably hoping you'd give them money if they were nice

[@Valivali94]

Used to be a really nice country....

[@Leroyteam]

but everything changed when the firenation attacked.

[@TRACYxBEAKER]

+Valivali94 HAHAHAHAHAHA yeah, okay mate...

[@appelpower1]

+firethorn It actually was...

[@omarma7815]

+firethorn YEAH IT WAS

[@TRACYxBEAKER]

hahahahaha yeah okay i believe you lmao

[@DjAcesOfficial]

2:08 the fact you can see the fear in James's eye's, says enough

[@JetFalcon710]

Yeah, poor guy. Someone else in the replies of another comment said that they've seen the same thing in dementia patients. Just the silence and visible fear as they desperately try to remember something ;-;

[@DeanMoxley87]

4:39 kills me 😂 Hammond - it’s us 🤣🤣

[@Trades46]

Everything you see now is likely gone; the ruins, the cities and the people. Damn it ISIS...

[@JakeMeller]

damascus is still there and lively as ever

[@lucidhux6593]

The ruins are now ruins v2

[@certifiedvirgin134]

@@lucidhux6593 the thing weird about this the war in Syria started months after this video was posted

[@certifiedvirgin134]

@@JakeMeller I visited Damascus beautiful city and untouched

[@buffoonustroglodytus4688]

Fuck islam.

[@kalahatinggabi]

That thudding sound as James hit the rocks makes me sick... Nauseous. The desert was clearly bearing down upon them, they weren't even looking anymore.

[@justcause4437]

Mad respect that man got hurled to the ground, head cracked open, blood everywhere, and didn't make a sound. His lip was trembling but he just owned it. I could never have that kind of willpower I'd be yelling my head off, or at least what's left of it.

[@TurboTroller]

That's what you think. But shock/adrenaline is a hell of a drug

[@justcause4437]

@@TurboTroller still though he just went "shit". Most people would freak out

[@henrykmur]

1:58 Jeremy helping to keep James in the shadow tells you all you need to know about the chemistry that made Top Gear so great.

[@rohithjnair2]

It seems wherever Top Gear goes, disaster follows. That volcano burst, Syria is in ruins, Massive mudslide in Himalayas, Crimea Annexed. Whats next?

[@TheGeographyWatch]

Argentina captures the Falklands

[@sailorpsycho]

+RJ Nair Bolivia being anexed by Ecuador and Peru

[@robert357900]

+RJ Nair Europe Emirates?

[@GENIUSGT]

+RJ Nair How about Alabama?

[@GarioTheRock]

+GeniusGT Alabama is the greatest disaster that CAN ever happen to Alabama lmao

[@goldprime118]

When James fell over that looked really painful! I'm glad he was ok after that.

[@samarvora7185]

Yes, it genuinely looked bad.

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

@@samarvora7185 what was the blood not enough to convince you

[@alexalexalex1823]

@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 ??? He’s agreeing

[@shadowz6161]

The fact that this was posted just a few days before the civil war....

[@jamesprice2163]

I love how they rip on each other but they truly care about each other when one of them is in trouble or gets hurt it truly has a brotherly love vibe to it

[@StrykezMan09]

It's a weird feeling knowing that a large amount of the civilians in this episode are most likely dead. Goes to show that we never know what the future holds for us.

[@i_observe9846]

oh wow

[@hellothere9407]

probably not dead, but most likely displaced or miserable

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

@@hellothere9407 1.5% of Syria’s population is dead, so I’m inclined to agree with both of you. What a waste the war was.

[@EEE-1409]

@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477 There are no winners in war...

[@PhyrexJ]

@@EEE-1409 There always a few who win

[@spikef22]

I'm not sure how accurate I am but I think those ruins were sadly destroyed by Isis

[@MrClassi]

+Spikef22 Yup that was Palmyra

[@dakiler2028]

+Spikef22 fortunately the pillars are still in place. it is a temple that was blown up and the artifacts in the museum. Palmyra is liberated now, thanks to putin

[@youtubeuser6999]

Yep. Got destroyed:3

[@WWIIArsenal]

But at the cost of many civilians.

[@youtubeuser6999]

+WWII Arsenal ikr. So sad. Used to be my family hometown

[@ggreport9538]

I felt really sorry for james for the way he fell to the ground . He always is that chill and kind dude that you cant hate

[@evantomlinson6521]

Jeremy's excitement when they found a road was hilarious

[@jollybritishchap485]

I love how overweight jeremy looks in a burka :D

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

They should do another special in Syria. It would be the most intense shit ever!

[@hon3yweed]

Sloth from The Goonies but pretty short i guess.

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Honey Weed Not if they're given tanks! James will obviously be the first to die, followed by Hammond, and then Jeremy will die in a fight with a producer.

[@hon3yweed]

Sloth from The Goonies hes just gonna get fired.

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Honey Weed By an AK47.

[@vk45de54]

+Sloth from The Goonies That would be very good propaganda against ISIS after they behead the entire Top Gear team.

[@bryanthornburg8636]

when James hit his head, I was wondering "why they hell was he holding onto the strap like that? that is the exact reason you don't do that, also if it broke he could have been seriously injured as well.

[@codyherring3895]

James is usually quite sensible, I was a bit shocked he was doing that in the first place.

[@drakovskygenius6252]

Heat and tiredness can slow down/stun thinking or logic

[@LandonJines]

James May: gets knocked the f out Top Gear: *zooms in on James on the ground*

[@tracey5324]

I love how they make massive fun of each other and the second they thought one of them was really hurt they rushed in and were so calm and patient, even holding up a cloth as a sunshade while the medics looked him over.

[@ImmortalKitsune]

3:08 The thought that those ruins could soon be completely taken apart by ISIS is tragic.

[@NielsHeldens]

ImmortalKitsune yes it is very sad. it is such a historic place and now its is getting blow to pieces

[@Alaska1925]

ImmortalKitsune Aha! I knew it! Those were the Palmyra ruins right? And those damn beasts blew them to pieces...

[@Alaska1925]

freddo 1614 Why they'd destroy the remains, you mean?

[@hon3yweed]

Alaska1925 yeah im asking myself the same thing. Why would they? I mean it doesnt get them anything, but a destroyed thing. Do they love destruction so much or what is going on?

[@Alaska1925]

hehehe.. pals, let me enlighten you. Because destroying ancient statues and ruins is way worse than killing people. I'm not joking. See, when you kill a man you just take his life. But when you kill a man, kill his wife and children and all his closest relatives, destroy his house, destroy all his belongings and any written document or photograph or video related in any way to that man.. when you do that, you don't just take his life. You cancel that man from existence. People will no longer be able to remember him. Now, apply this to whole ancient civilizations and.. well, that's what ISIS is trying to do.

[@peterbanos703]

4:30 aaah, a cunning plan. The best kind of plans. Boldrik approves

[@williamkent2446]

"I have a cunning plan"

[@dr.mshrodman2751]

as a doctor, I knew exactly that the strap would cause injury - too often do people get killed or injured by tow straps. Stay away from them!

[@JetFalcon710]

And by extension, stay away from ropes or cables under tension, especially if you're on a boat or something similar. Those things can slice people in half when they snap

[@insanejughead]

Amen! (Not to forget car springs under tension.)

[@BigBadOsiris]

Awwwww!! Poor James!!

[@chrismechanic2000]

Wolfy i know, i agree, but really? holding the tow rope while pulling a car out was a really stupid thing to do.

[@BigBadOsiris]

chrismechanic B yeah I know. James made a stupid choice of doing that.. But I still felt bad for him

[@chrismechanic2000]

Wolfy yer me too in a way, it did slam him down hard...

[@hankhill5698]

Yea, but he shouldn't of held on to that rope

[@cbence96]

Wolfy It was surprising that he did such a stupid thing because he is the most intelligent out of the three :)

[@YorumiTech]

holy shit James May almost died

[@Donari]

"almost died" XDD

[@nehemiahanimations1030]

YorumiTech He "Almost died" when he fell off of a cliff in a car

[@Mattmo675]

Donari he did almost die

[@Jay-kb8sg]

Donari did u see how hard he hit his head dumb ass

[@g1g3l]

@@nehemiahanimations1030 One is a tv joke. One is a really serious accident. Loss of memory is brain damge. If the hit was any stronger. He could certainly have died or in "the best case" scenario, some sort of permanent brain damage.

[@kroneyt1493]

It's nice to see how quickly they went from joking about to being in serious mode when they realized that James had been seriously hurt.

[@presidenttrump2089]

4:36 "In disguise... It's us" 🤣🤣

[@aleramone23]

Its sad to see Damascus was a nice city, now it is just a ruin.

[@adamischaos6121]

All because of the US

[@TheBeatlesShow]

America destroys everything.

[@tentifr]

Damascus is not ruin, its fully protected by the army, as far as i know life there is pretty normal, you just cant go outside of town

[@tentifr]

Verneri Salopino ويرنيري سالوبينو sorry i dont speak arabic

[@2mtmahi]

Assad destroyed 80 % of Syria , USA only destroyed Raqqa where ISIS had headquarter

[@Cludensyo]

3:55 nice touch on the Star Wars transition

[@aintnoway686]

There it is...Iraq. You will never find a more wretched place of scum and villany

[@quenched56]

Washington DC?

[@quenched56]

Django Mandingo America is Israel's bitch, watch Mark Passio's video on 'order followers'

[@aintnoway686]

Scott Parker I think you meant to say China's Bitch

[@quenched56]

Nope, Zionists run America

[@haltair4015]

I genuinely felt bad for James when he got his head injury, it really was a moment when you knew something bad was happening.

[@hunterhamilton8853]

I don’t know why but when Jeremy says when referring to the Burkha for James, “have you left it in there?” Makes me wheeze 😂😂

[@goofy955]

4:21 the best part of the entire video take my word for it

[@noel.friedrich]

its us

[@CaptainXLAB]

I agree xD

[@eriktramp9721]

whatching this Makes me sad Syria used to be a wonderful country

[@benbong4577]

Haha, so true

[@3Dusers]

+LockHead lmfao

[@hahahavictorsmile]

You're making fun of the fact that a prosperous country has accepted men, women and children fleeing for their lives from a country in chaos and war?

[@3Dusers]

+NwwiAIn1080p mate this went Completely over your head.

[@Iberstine191145]

Erik Tramp still is

[@statelyelms]

There's something about the casual bickering and contest that makes their immediate seriousness when someone had a chance of getting seriously injured, or actually getting injured, feel so special. Really sets it in stone that they are friends at heart.

[@thepylonperspective]

“Just a girl driving a car, what’s wrong with that?”

[@puskascat]

This was like their Ukraine expedition - a few months later, the place was in flames.

[@thekaiser4333]

Makes one think...

[@andreprawardana6362]

***** Argentine

[@maksuree]

Andre Prawardana chilean spring?

[@thekaiser4333]

der führer Are you surprised? Just look at them. Wars have been fought for smaller reasons,. Remember?

[@zekeboy24]

The Kaiser Hahahaha the Kaiser conversing to Hitler about wars...Hilarious!

[@Dylan_Sterling]

It’s really endearing to see Richard and Jeremy help James out. It really shows they genuinely care about each other.

[@sarahlewis7859]

I just love everyones reaction to james hitting his head. They all say they hate eachother but jokes aside they care about eachother. The best kind of friendship there is

[@adithyadevmattada810]

"On the road to Damascus it has decided to be a three cylinder engine."

[@IllusivePrime]

4:26 Memory is still intact then.

[@opernce]

"Where are we?" "In a desert.... In Syria.."

[@mohamednaflan4361]

I just can't believe how peaceful Damascus was 10 years ago.

[@cookoo4cocopuffs221]

1:53 Maybe that's why he hates the others

[@Hellaorj]

Syria was so beautifull

[@samerkhatib4089]

Parts controlled by Assad are still beautiful, like Damascus.

[@wrangle123]

Assad is still bad

[@pumaslosmejores]

Sou-Hyan-Chou, Was :/

[@kwanlinus6999]

WAS

[@yousef28902]

Miss you Syria

[@barryallen8488]

When you start watching Top Gear for the cars, but continue watching it purely for the relationship these 3 have. Warms my black heart it does.

[@user-jo8kq5ed4j]

1:41 daamn..

[@ethanwhite1657]

7:48 IV appeared on TV in drag for nothing lol

[@creativecat2763]

i've*

[@RevolutionarySM]

Totally impossible to do in 2015, with the Islamic State blowing stuff up in the ancient Roman city. These guys were lucky to have been into Syria before things went very bad!

[@Strikersonline]

+Revolutionary Socialist Media if u mean Palmyra then im sorry its not a Roman city, its a Syrian city with Syrian heritage aint roman nor arab.

[@miloraddjurdjic1695]

+Nave Hke Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires, before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century AD

[@Strikersonline]

Yes but still maintained Syrian heritage so saying "Ancient roman city" about Palmyra is kinda disrespect to what Palmyra really is.

[@eminemishh]

That's not a Roman city

[@eminemishh]

Chris Floyd Unfortunately true

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

Please I don't want to hide my reaction when James hot slammed on the rock, I laughed quite loudly for a minute. Because he was giving his physics lessons to Hammond while towing the car.

[@CasualPrince8]

The moment where James falls and you can hear the quiet, quick grunt of pain from James always sends a shiver through me. Because imagining yourself in that position is pretty scary.

[@austinsteins6879]

It's hard to watch this episode when you realize that a lot of the people that were seen have probably been killed or have become refugees. It really is a shame. Syria looked like a really beautiful country.

[@tentifr]

Austin Steins damascus was protected during war, its the only syrian city where life is still "normal"

[@jakerobertson6092]

Actar well Kind of

[@ryanborghini2975]

Austin Steins tfo

[@tentifr]

Jambo Max Lawrie i said "normal"

[@twistzo6737]

no its not

[@IMortage]

Unfortunately, Damascus is an a worse state now than those cars were then. :(

[@Nick-bk7es]

What makes me love Jeremy, Richard and James is the fact that they bully eachother, joke but they still care a lot for eachother. When things get serious the joking stops and they care for oneanother

[@imstupid880]

"Go go go!" *falls flat on his back* Me: *dies laughing* "Where are we?" "In a desert, in Syria" Me: *small chuckle* "Do you know where we're heading?" "..." Me: "...oh." *shot of ancient ruins* "Do you know what that is?" "A road!" "It's so smooth!"

[@CynicalBastard511]

4:10 Jeremy is pregnant.

[@xboxgamerboy1045]

No, he's fat

[@lilmelon5400]

Jermey- "Its a road." Richard- "And it israel."

[@jasimsyriac1445]

Now Jermey- "It was a road" Richard- "And isreal democratictit"

[@neologic8858]

Rich says "It is real"

[@jasimsyriac1445]

@@neologic8858 honestly western ziocucks hear the word "Isreal" everywhere.

[@51ET78]

I've actually never heard of Isreal, is it nice there?

[@vald.1617]

@@51ET78 I wouldn't know, but I know Israel.

[@tios6419]

Richard and Jeremy*stand in front of an gigantic historical monument* Jeremy:"ITS A ROAD!"

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

3:20 More impressive centuries old building in Clarkson and Hammond’s view Clarkson: Yes, road. Dirt Road good