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'Top Gear' going on live tour

Published Friday, Mar 14 2008, 11:33 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
'Top Gear' going on live tour
The BBC's motoring show Top Gear will be turned into a live show.

Presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are expected to sign up for Top Gear Live, which will travel across 15 countries in the next 18 months.

BBC Worldwide said the show will "incorporate the drama of film and theatre with the thrills and spills of stunts and special effects".

The venues for the UK leg of the tour are at London's Earls Court and the NEC in Birmingham.

"Taking Top Gear Live on tour is tremendously exciting and ties in perfectly with our plans to reach out to audiences around the globe," said Adam Waddell, managing director of Top Gear, BBC Worldwide.

Money generated from ticket sales will be put back into the company through BBC Worldwide.

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is under police investigation over a photograph that allegedly shows him driving while using a mobile phone.

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