Top Gear: Season 24
Season 24 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Top Gear Season 23.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 24 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Sep 27, 1990
Earlier this year, Tiff Needell and Tony Mason joined a remarkable collection of sports racing cars assembled on the Ecurie Ecosse Historic Motor Tour of Scotland. Vauxhall’s new C
Episode 2
Oct 4, 1990
William Woollard and Sue Baker report from the prestigious Paris Motor Show on what’s new on the stands. Radio Times’ motoring columnist Chris Goffey road-tests the new Renault Cli
Episode 3
Oct 11, 1990
Hispano Suiza is a make of car more exclusive even than Rolls-Royce. The company stopped making them over 50 years ago so it is rare today to see even one in public. Willie Rushton
Episode 4
Oct 18, 1990
William Woollard presents the programme from the Motor Industry Research Association in Warwickshire, used by many of the world’s motor manufacturers to develop their new models. T
Episode 5
Oct 25, 1990
Next month, RAF technician Will Brown competes in the Lombard RAC Rally as part of his prize for winning the Radio Times Rally Quest competition. Tony Mason watches his final prepa
Episode 6
Nov 1, 1990
William Woollard reports from the Sunderland factory where the new Nissan Primera is made and Jeremy Clarkson puts it through its paces. Radio Times columnist Chris Goffey looks at
Episode 7
Nov 8, 1990
Jeremy Clarkson tests three golden oldies: the Audi Quattro, the Volvo 240 Estate, and the Jaguar XJS. Radio Times columnist Chris Goffey takes the wheel of a rally-prepared Mini f
Episode 8
Nov 15, 1990
Tony Mason reports on Paul Stewart — son of Jackie — who runs his own team, competing in Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula 3 and Formula 3000; Radio Times contributor Chris Goffey te
Episode 9
Nov 22, 1990
Next Sunday, the 1990 Lombard RAC Rally starts in Harrogate. William Woollard previews the action and Tony Mason meets the new world rally champion, Carlos Sainz. Honda’s new super
Episode 10
Nov 29, 1990
On Sunday, 180 competitors started at Harrogate in this year’s Lombard RAC Rally. Drivers have been battling through the tough forest stages in the north of England and the Scottis