Lift the bonnet on 20 years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour, told by the mysterious man behind the camera. This book offers an inside look at the creation and evolution of two of the world's most popular motoring television shows, straight from co-creator and Jeremy Clarkson’s oldest friend, Andy Wilman.

Perfect for fans of fast cars, big laughs, and full-throttle TV adventures, this is the definitive account of how a sensible consumer advice programme became a global phenomenon, how it ended, and how it rose again as The Grand Tour.

• The inside story of the chemistry and antics that made Top Gear irresistible to a vast global audience.
• Details on how Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.
• The narrative of how the team rose from the ashes of Top Gear to scale even greater heights with The Grand Tour.
• An irreverent, joyful, and laugh-out-loud funny account from the co-creator.

Written by Andy Wilman, who was there from the beginning, this book reveals the untold story behind the shows that redefined motoring television.

This is the paperback edition of the book, written in English, providing 416 pages of behind-the-scenes content.

• Author: Andy Wilman
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 416 pages
• ISBN-10: 1405982993
• ISBN-13: 978-1405982993
• Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.8 x 19.7 cm
• Weight: 308 g
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: June 4, 2026

Discover the secrets behind two decades of motoring mayhem from the mysterious man in the shadows—the best book about Top Gear and The Grand Tour in the world.