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.

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.

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

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.

BooksCar 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.

Richard Hammond is a Vice-President 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.