Richard Hammond
British broadcaster and journalist
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| 2025 | Richard Hammond begins presenting 'The Not Very Grand Tour', continuing his career in automotive entertainment programming. |
| February 9 2025 | Hammond announced on his podcast that his father had passed away. |
| January 2025 | Hammond announced his separation from his wife Amanda after 28 years together. |
| 2024 | Concludes presenting The Grand Tour with Clarkson and May. |
| 2024 | Hammond is slated to continue his role as a presenter on The Grand Tour, which started in 2016. |
| 2023 | Hammond acquired a 2023 Ram 1500 TRX. |
| 2023 | He also bought a 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S. |
| 2023 | Richard Hammond purchased a 1962 Opel Kadett from a seller originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, naming it Olivia. |
| 2022 | Richard Hammond presented several shows including 'Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction' and 'Britain's Beautiful Rivers with Richard Hammond'. |
| 2022 | Hammond bought back a 1999 Jaguar XJR (X308) after previously selling it. |
| 2021 | Hammond sold his 1977 Moto Guzzi Le Mans (Mk1), which he had always wanted due to its tractor-like quality. |
| 2021 | In 2021, Richard Hammond appeared as himself in 'The Great Escapists' and continued to work on 'Richard Hammond's Workshop'. |
| 2021 | Richard sold his first ever vintage vehicle, a 1927 Sunbeam Model 2, in 2021. |
| 2021 | He sold a 1969 Porsche 911T. |
| 2021 | For his 50th birthday, Richard Hammond received a 2019 Norton Dominator Street, which he later sold in 2021. |
| 2021 | Richard Hammond sold a 1959 Bentley S2. |
| 2021 | Richard Hammond sold his 1976 Kawasaki Z900, which was a 40th birthday present from his wife. |
| 2021 | Hammond sold a 1929 Velocette KSS in 2021. |
| October 18 2021 | The first episode of Richard Hammond's Workshop was aired. |
| June 21 2021 | Hammond announced on Twitter that he would be making a show about the restoration of old cars with Discovery+. |
| January 2021 | Starred in 'The Great Escapists', a six-episode adventure series for Amazon, alongside Tory Belleci, where they were stranded on a deserted island. |
| 2020 | Richard Hammond served as presenter for 'Richard Hammond's Big'. |
| 2020 | A Morgan Plus Six owned by Hammond was destroyed in a flood on Christmas Eve. |
| 2019 | Richard Hammond featured as himself in The Grand Tour Game. |
| September 2018 | Hammond and his family were reportedly burgled while sleeping at a holiday villa in Saint-Tropez. |
| 2017 | Hammond gave interviews to The Times and Newsweek Today defending himself against accusations of homophobia, stating 'Love is love' and rejecting criticisms of being anti-gay. |
| 2017 | The Grand Tour won the GQ Men of the Year Award for TV Personalities of the Year. |
| 2017 | Richard Hammond appeared as himself in LeasePlan. |
| June 10 2017 | Hammond crashed a Rimac Concept One while filming for The Grand Tour during the Bergrennen Hemberg event. |
| March 2017 | While filming for The Grand Tour in Mozambique, Hammond had multiple accidents on his motorbike. |
| January 2017 | Hammond's family dog TG, the official Top Gear dog, passed away at the age of 11. |
| 2016 | Sold his Porsche 911 GT3 due to fire safety recalls. |
| 2016 | Hammond, along with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, started presenting the automotive social media website DriveTribe. |
| 2016 | Hammond began presenting the Amazon Prime Video series The Grand Tour, alongside Clarkson and May. |
| December 2016 | In December 2016, during an episode of The Grand Tour, Richard Hammond responded to co-presenter Clarkson's joke about the interior styling of a Volvo S90 with a comment that sparked controversy. His remark about not eating ice cream as it relates to being 'straight' drew criticism from LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who accused Hammond of pandering to prejudice. |
| April 17 2016 | He purchased a 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. |
| 2015 | Ends co-hosting Top Gear on BBC Two. |
| 2015 | Top Gear won the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding General Entertainment Program. |
| September 2015 | Hammond presented a two-part documentary titled Richard Hammond's Jungle Quest for Sky 1. |
| June 28 2015 | The Top Gear special aired in the UK, featuring studio links from Richard Hammond and James May, following the previous controversy surrounding the show. |
| June 12 2015 | The BBC confirmed that Top Gear would return with a 75-minute special featuring all three presenters, set to air on June 28. |
| March 25 2015 | Following a BBC decision not to renew Jeremy Clarkson's contract, Hammond's contract with Top Gear expired. |
| December 2014 | Hammond presented a three-part science documentary called Wild Weather with Richard Hammond for BBC One. |
| June 2014 | Hammond presented a scientific fourteen-part series titled Science of Stupid on the National Geographic Channel. |
| 2013 | Richard Hammond continued as presenter for shows including 'Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip' and 'How to Build a Planet'. |
| 2013 | Hammond sold a 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 after it was recalled due to fire hazards. |
| 2013 | Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature: Super-bodies won the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Award for Best Hosted & Presenter-led Program. |
| 2013 | Planet Earth Live was nominated for the National Television Award for Most Popular Documentary Series. |
| 2013 | Richard Hammond appeared as himself in the racing video game Forza Motorsport 5. |
| 2013 | Top Gear was nominated for the National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme. |
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