{
  "id": 3714479,
  "title": "BBC Confirms Plans To Reboot ‘Top Gear’ Amid Speculation Jimmy Carr Will Host",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bbc-confirms-plans-to-reboot-top-gear-amid-speculation-jimmy-carr",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:33:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/bbc-confirms-top-gear-reboot-1237058846/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The BBC is revving the engines of Top Gear again. After a four-year absence from British television following a horror crash involving former host Andrew Flintoff, the BBC said that work is underway on a new season. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, Ed Havard, the BBC’s director of entertainment, said: “Top Gear […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}