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[@rebekkahwhiting2540]

To be honest, I enjoyed the NEWS immensely. I can understand that the segment might have not been the most enjoyable to produce or other wise support but I found the interaction of the 3 stars very entertaining and this endeared them personally to me all the more.

[@bghoody5665]

Couldn't agree more. The News was easily my favourite part of the show for exactly the reason you said - watching the 3 lads interact. I could easily watch an entire hour long show of them doing that.

[@paulgee1355]

I have to agree as well. Now and again I'll put on KZbin compilation videos of Top Gear news where it'll just be spliced together news sections from a whole series. They're great because you can also just listen to them while doing something else, like driving.

[@MichaelLoda]

Of course, the News have always been amazing. A small talk show with three blokes who can put up great entertainment, it was perfect. Now listening to 500 quid deals off of some irrelevant cars, of course, not so interesting.

[@zeusus12]

When I watched it as a kid, news segment was least favourite to me... Now after billion rewatching and me getting bit older I absolutely love it! I also love it that I did not watch it that closely all those years ago so I absolutely adored wathcing news again

[@TheHutchy01]

I mean here we are, 10, 15 years later watching basically the same thing just with the lads on the other side of the camera. Top Gear invented the Video Podcast before the iPod!

[@pahlsun216]

Honestly if you did an on going podcast of behind the scenes top gear stories I'd watch every one!

[@stuartdouglass01]

This channel is going from strength to strength! Bravo Ben and the team! Rich and Jim were fantastic guests. Great to here the stories from the old top gear days. I could listen to the three of you for hours. Magic!

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Thank you, yeah great people and stuff i’ve never heard - loved their stories

[@michaelshenny]

What a lovely way to spend 3/4 of an hour. So glad you’re doing this Ben, amazing to see you doing your own thing, could listen to you and the chaps talk cars all day. X

[@user-tg6vq1kn6v]

This had more chemistry than the current top gear

[@BenCollinsDrives]

They did well not to freeze it was baltic in that hangar! 🥶

[@janne65olsson]

​@@BenCollinsDrives I realy like this episode. And get to know wath realy hapend. I beg for More like this! Thanks guys. 😎👍

[@willbeasy2898]

A small patch of wet gravel has more chemistry than current top gear.

[@theloneranger2101]

Here Here!

[@carllynch8798]

Quality ❤ 😊

[@joemorris4424]

I love how you can hear the recy stories and see how they have become bits in the show. The steering clear of places, the gold teeth and the cop cars. Amazing interview for fans!

[@T-Bag13]

This is great, 3 blokes talking about cars and no one moaning.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

I think they moan a bit in the next one - stay tuned 😂

[@T-Bag13]

​@@BenCollinsDrivesI will definitely tune in.

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[@bencole004]

Superb video Ben. The standard and quality of this channel is being raised with every video, can’t wait to see what’s to come!

[@Rocky-hh3yg]

Huge fan of Richard’s. This will be a good one.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

He’s a bright chap, hides it well

[@benpenagonzales6014]

Enjoyed that. Love porters knowledge of cars. I bet he can still remember all the phone numbers of his childhood friends

[@alanclarke9499]

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[@teeambird2079]

Great work Ben and team this was great 😂 the story of May getting lost on a roundabout and following a random Range Rover is hilarious. You must have so much behind the scenes insights, would love to know more

[@dejanzelko8361]

Some say ..... That Stig can do everything Another great video from Ben and I just start watching 😂

[@terot8341]

All we know is that he is called Ben.

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[@Benjii002]

Its good to see three clearly good mates with nostalgic history, fondly discussing nostalgic history, solidly good and hume interview with genuinely interesting nuggets of "wow i never knew that"

[@alanclarke9499]

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[@arzaluzx]

Awesome to see 3 of the main people responsible for the most entertaining days od our youth... Thank you very much Ben ❤🚘

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[@andrewholt3849]

Very entertaining in a relaxing way. I sometimes listen to Smith and Sniff Podcast. Also Collecting Cars and Behind the Glass. The Smoking Tyre is good too. I saw you last year for the EV company that’s high performance like the one I taking over Bugatti: Mattee Rimac. You could review new performance cars for your channel. Also the he inherent difference between front; rear wheel and AWD cars and how they behave at speed in a track and how this influences how they do legally on a main road, or in an emergency situation like a skid.

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Yes all good peeps - glad you enjoyed this one and more to follow

[@akaki202]

The news was always a hit or a miss, either hilarious or extremely boring. Not a podcast guy but this was super fun to watch and listen to. Wish all the best to Ben and the lads.

[@skandiflik]

Brilliant Ben thank you.

[@Steve_A93]

Ben talking about meeting Michael Schumacher is sort of unreal, for me as a kid and beyond that the Stig was the ultimate racing driver. Obviously it makes complete sense that he'd have Schumacher as a hero, still very unreal and fascinating to hear about!

[@evorobin]

The well of material runs deep with these gents, brilliant 😊

[@Kennnyboy888]

Brilliant video! Great guests and insight into the good ole TG. Thank you.

[@R-K61]

And that's why Top gear was brilliant, amazing trio behind the scenes.

[@Callhouse]

It's weird about the news because I loved the news and I thought everyone did. So many legendary jokes and moments there. I enjoyed the news more than most of the car reviews and other segments.

[@01FozzyS]

Well done,Ben! Looking forward to Part 2 and more stories!

[@pjccwest]

Great to hear some of the stories. What a journey it has been.

[@glensgraphix]

Excellent stories. Could have listened to them all day!

[@mikebrown6805]

Your conclusion is absolutely 100% spot on!

[@Edgedrifle]

28:40 to 29:30 was the hardest I’ve laughed in years, the way you guys talk about Top Gear from the 80s and 90s, I had that same experience but with Top Gear in the 2000s and 2010s, all the insights from this were extremely compelling and I would love to hear more

[@edkwon]

What a great behind the scenes conversation between 3 inside baseball members of the TG team

[@ScenesThroughTravels]

John Bentley is such a lovely Man , I took him a Press Car once in Birmingham .. Bloody nice bloke 😁😁

[@BenCollinsDrives]

The legend

[@mini_steve]

Loved it. Entertaining and and fun to watch, thanks Ben. The discomfort when asked about Jeremy 😂 Looking forward to the next and hopefully many more. Awesome work.

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

You guys should do this again. Fun to watch, and looking forward to the next segment.

[@axiosomega]

I'd watch you talk with Top Gear crew members for years on end Ben! Please continue to make more if the opportunities arise!

[@jcwear89]

I loved this interview! Thank you for posting!! Look forward to part 2 👍🏻

[@Coal_Trickle11]

Amazing interview. Love hearing from old top gear and grand tour staff. Would love if Andy Wilman came around

[@colinthompson5881]

Utterly brilliant, I could listen to this all day, thanks

[@levilevikoo3708]

What?! For real? You were on a podcast and KZbin all this time?! Damn that made me happy!

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Poscast is new & evolving ! Loving the KZbin - Stig unleashed!!

[@billgorman481]

Richard could provide an 80's Cyberman voice!

[@mikerichards9196]

Well done Ben, good choice of guests, Richard is always good mileage and Jim was diamond. Looking forward to part 2.....

[@mortenleinan]

Hey Ben, awsome episode. You can do a 1000 of these, and i will gladly watch them all, love the stories from old Top Gear :)

[@MrNwapp]

Great stuff, Ben. Looking forward to part two...and that's Porter's book bought!

[@gafrers]

This was awesome. Cannot wait for next part

[@rexpayne7836]

Great content and presentation. Love this channel. 🇦🇺 😊

[@nigeltrigger4499]

Ben, your very humble approach is admirable!

[@Kalamoren]

So hyped there's gonna be another part, really enjoyed that.

[@RickTheSpud]

Really enjoyed that, a bit like a pub chat where people let stuff slip that they probably shouldn't! 👊😂

[@phil4193]

This is an excellent idea for a podcast. I can't wait for more of this. Thanks, Ben! Well done!

[@horfieldboy9478]

This is one of the best car videos I have seen , great show guys.

[@3000waterman]

Great fun. You REALLY need to rejig the sound levels between speakers. The differences in perceived volume are very irritating. Sub'd.

[@gonnabeok.]

Loved that chat. Should be twice as long.

[@joelthomas007]

Great stuff, very interesting to hear from these chaps. Could listen to them talk about tales from Top Gear for several hours!

[@dougshaw2944]

Thank you and I love this! Surely you've already determined why it won't work, but trunk mounted rad?

[@porscheripper5547]

Really entertaining and a great listen. Well done Ben, another hit mate. Great work. Oh and Porsche being like hrt 😅 quality

[@onearmedbandit_nz]

Fantastic episode! Loved every minute of it.

[@p00pie]

ben please upload future episodes in 1080p!! These are great

[@truckrod]

What a gentleman. Im glad you were the Stig. Listening to your stuff driving the Tasmania in a 650 hp RRS was one of the best times. Thankyou. Craig and Denise,

[@alanclarke9499]

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[@tj_enju]

thanks, grt interview..

[@xblade1x1x]

Loved this episode. Having watched all of the early UK top gear episodes with Clarkson multiple times this video I was eating like candy, Couldn't get enough of it looking forward to the next one

[@MichaelLoda]

Thanks for this great video, I love to listen to all the stories behind Top Gear and from people involved with it. Those bits about Mr Wilman especially, what a mysterious and fascinating persona he is - the scheming mastermind himself. No wonder Top Gear had been such a success under his rule (and still is under a different name). Would love to see Wilman on this podcast if you manage!

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[@tgi321]

Yeah, right, he was a liability to Top Gear in its later stages, and it became worse under The Grand Tour, with all their staged middle finger shit.

[@KNorbi33]

34:22 wow Christian just standing there next to The Stig and smiling 😁

[@ivorharden]

The US special was one of the funniest, from start to end.

[@Rob-James]

Can't wait for the next one, nice job Ben 👍

[@MishaTavkhelidze]

I have a picture of myself with a green Ferrari station wagon (family car basically) in Goodwood in 2001. :) I think there were just a few of them produced.

[@jaferkhan4108]

Brilliant move Ben, quality content. Loved it

[@Tom-lf8hx]

Rich (AKA Sniff petrol and smith and sniff) is the best guy 👌 always good on a podcast and infront of a camera

[@LoftechUK]

Stockroom sorting. Love it

[@MrAjjm65]

A fantastic podcast!!! I could listen to you three chewing the fat for hours on end. Fantastic times, when Top Gear was at its peak, a fascinating insight in to the world of the Stig & Co. Probably the golden age of televised motor entertainment, now only matched by superb YT episodes, presented by yourselves.

[@RockyTopAviator]

Looking forward to more of these!!

[@stevoc123]

Awesome. Great show

[@konrad7492]

For a second i thought the chairs were carbon fiber because of the lighting. Now i think that's actually a great idea

[@Suzukits]

I think you boys should should arrange another meet up and get another show planned between you !! Be a huge hit I would imagine:) Great channel Ben

[@topmandog1]

so much valueable info about top gear, great vid

[@LoftechUK]

Great interview and really enjoyed it.

[@petermascall1158]

I noticed there was always pretty women in the background of the studio segments. Enjoyed this video and found it funny when they both almost didn't know what to say when asked about Clarkson.

[@tris7]

Bloody brilliant!

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

We miss the boys! I can’t find a way to fill that top gear shaped hole in my heart.. like this tho

[@AlexKall]

Awesome interview, really interesting and fun!

[@MyPaulo1988]

Brilliant video. Thanks

[@16ats]

31:41 that picture of Vettel is well chosen 😂

[@gillie-monger3394]

Ah yes, Thursday evenings on BBC - Top gear, Top of the Pops and Red Dwarf! Brilliant.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

The best channel on KZbin

[@rsmediauk]

This is such entertaining stuff Ben, Thankyou! Would absolutely love to spend an hour in a room talking shit with you.

[@JonBirkett]

The pilot episode of Top Gear needs to be shown.

[@PointNemo9]

There's not even any photos available of the initial studio

[@JonBirkett]

@@PointNemo9 there's pictures available on the Internet.

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

My cousin Richard Cole was floor manager for a very brief period!!!

[@AlexxanderOnYoutube]

i was really keen to some proper meaty content on youtube, great concept Ben!

[@user-jg6vi4cd7v]

This is brilliant i thought it would possibly be terrible! - i loved top gear know all the episodes and characters you were talking about ! it was so eye opening funny , nostalgic, fresh , very entertaining - loved it- Please do more !! Winners superb!

[@V_Dubya]

Put Richard Porter in anything and it immediately improves.

[@dougshaw2944]

Hey hey! Thanks!

[@TrevorDennis100]

I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I have just got Richard's audiobook which I suspect is going to be an excellent listen. I saw he also has another Top Gear related book 'Epic Failures' so I'll be getting that as well if Bombshell is good. Count me a new subscriber Ben.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Bombshell is brilliant but I have to say and I'm not having a go at you but where have you been? Porters column in EVO is always worth a read too.👊

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@samuelgarrod8327 Hi Sam. I have listened to the above books now, and they were thoroughly enjoyable, although a lot of the stories were same as we heard in these videos, I am not sure how to answer your 'Where have you been' question, but I'll gladly tell you if you could give me some context. I have some motoring stories that would make even Richard's ears burn. 😀

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@samuelgarrod8327 I think I might have worked out what you are asking. I lived in the UK till moving to New Zealand 20 years ago.

[@duncanhamilton5841]

I got tickets for the filming of the US pilot (sometime around 2006 I think) at Dunsfold. There was a GT40 and Zonda in the studio, but from memory this was before Clarkson's GT40 had been delivered, so I got to wind him up a bit about that. As I have a face for radio and over 6', I did get moved from behind the Hammond doing a piece to camera. My wife, however, was not moved, which I took as a compliment.

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[@mephistoXFC459V]

I love how none of the anecdotes seem to get finished as they digress at every opportunity 😆

[@Hostilenemy]

Some say, he once interviewed James Corden when he was on a Ryanair flight, and that he thinks Michelin stars are awarded for acts of spectacular drifting.

[@addisonmaves8348]

Oh, this is very good!!

[@Butterbean32]

the Schumacher story at 29:58 ... lost my mind at how sharp he was about racing

[@ELXABER]

Ben, if you ever take unpaid journeymen, I retired from my career, I'm bored, and I love driving. 😂

[@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697]

See now I always thought the Stig was just Gits backwards, describing the chaps perfectly.

[@caddelworth]

Technically, the boy's name "Stig" means "voyager" or "wanderer" rather than "pilgrim;" but I prefer your derviation!

[@dengernoodle4391]

Great stuff

[@markchip1]

STIG?? Which one?? I always would initially think of the children's book - Stig Of The Dump. Written by the late Clive King, it relates the tale of a bored schoolboy, Barney, who meets a caveman called Stig living in an unofficial rubbish dump in a chalk pit. The two become unlikely friends and learn to communicate, as Barney helps Stig to refurbish his cave home with recycled rubbish from the dump. I absolutely loved this book as a child myself and hearing that name always conjures a mixture of a juvenile cavemen and Ben Collins - in the nicest possible way, of course!

[@fire5tar]

Do more of this Ben love it

[@scruff520]

Keep doing these, brilliant ❤

[@cafe405]

The news was second only to the cool wall, its a wonder the show was ever a success, lads?!

[@BenCollinsDrives]

Super quirky