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High Performance explores achievement through personal conversations about sport, entertainment, relationships and difficult moments. Winning and public recognition are part of the subject, but so…
High Performance explores achievement through personal conversations about sport, entertainment, relationships and difficult moments. Winning and public recognition are part of the subject, but so are trust, family approval and the experience of supporting someone through loss. The episode selection gives the channel a wider emotional range than its name alone might suggest.
Interviews and focused clips sit alongside lighter segments. A conversation with James Blunt brings together trust, personal connections and music, while football material includes Ashley Young discussing the dressing room under Mourinho. A playful ranking exercise with Michael Owen offers a different register from his reflection on wanting his father's approval. These formats let the same broad world of performance be approached through recollection, opinion and informal conversation.
Sporting pressure is particularly visible in the account of Sergio Perez moving from last place to victory. Film and racing meet in material featuring Brad Pitt, while Kevin Sinfield's reflections on Rob Burrow address communication, farewell and remembrance. These subjects place competitive stories beside experiences in which a result or a ranking is no longer the central issue.
Viewers interested in what public careers feel like from the inside are likely to find an entry point here. The channel can appeal to sports and film audiences as well as those curious about motivation and relationships. Its value lies in the specific experiences people discuss: handling expectations, remembering a significant person or describing a demanding moment. Someone seeking personal perspectives on ambition and resilience can move between substantial conversations and shorter extracts.
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Richard Hammond EXCLUSIVE: Life After Top Gear & Turning Down the BBC
When Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from Top Gear, Richard Hammond was offered something most presenters could only dream of: the chance to take control of the show. He said no. For Richard, Top Gear was…
When Jeremy Clarkson was sacked from Top Gear, Richard Hammond was offered something most presenters could only dream of: the chance to take control of the show. He said no. For Richard, Top Gear was never about one person, it was about the three of them, and he wasn’t prepared to step into Clarkson’s place alone.
Richard reflects on 26 years on the road and the personal cost of a life spent constantly somewhere else. After losing his father, his marriage and his home, he found himself confronting a question every broadcaster eventually faces: who are you when the cameras stop rolling?
Now, he’s poured his energy and own money into The Smallest Cog, his classic car restoration business. It may not have made him richer, but it has given him something more important: a life and a business built entirely on his own terms.
Richard Hammond’s Workshop, S6 is available on QUEST from Tuesday 27th October, and also streaming on discovery+
00:00 Intro
00:21 Top Gear: The Early Years
10:04 Clarkson and Why I Stepped Away
15:57 The Future of Cars
21:27 Leaving The Grand Tour
24:46 I Would Have Carried On
26:51 Fear and The Cost of Fame
35:25 Finding Happiness After Loss
43:30 It's a Miracle To Be Alive
47:56 Finding My Therapy
51:13 Ego and My New Purpose
57:13 Who is Richard Hammond now?
58:48 Brain Injury and Dementia Fears
1:03:03 Richard Hammond's Workshop
1:05:44 Quick-Fire Questions
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