Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond is best known as Clarkson's short sidekick on BBC's new Top Gear.

Through 2000/1 he was a witty presence on the sofa of Livetime for Granada Breeze - presenting live hour-long shows of lifestyle issues and from November 2000 had a regular 2 hours live each Saturday with Home and Garden (Livetime) while 'tasting' Canada for Carlton Food Network

Before this he was to be seen on ITV's Motor Show - (2000) a lifestyle/motoring show and on Carlton Taste and Granada Breeze

From 98 to 99 he presented Motorweek - a weekly magazine for Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB) also Kits n 'Cruisin', a weekly look at unusual cars (and motoring people) and he's examined motoring consumer issues for Money Matters (The Money Channel)

Still with motoring - although with a twist - Better Cars (GSB)- 2001 - made over cars to realize dreams and make what might be no more than a family jalopy into a particular dream machine …while Two Wheels Life (GSB) gave bikes their own weekly show.

His lively warmth enhanced his BBC TV opt out for Children in Need, a characteristic he also brought to Radio with his weekly motoring hour on LBC and previously to BBC North, BBC Radio York & BBC Radio Leeds.