James May on the global success of Top Gear, the end of The Grand Tour and more | Ti podcast 200

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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined in the studio by the wonderful James May. The Top Gear host turned Grand Tour presenter talks about his early career working for car magazines, how he got his break in television, the extraordinary global success of Top Gear and what the secret to that success was. James also explains what it was like to drive across the Sahara desert in a Maserati for Sand Job, the latest Grand Tour special, and he shares his view on EVs and hydrogen fuel cells. He also talks about his Ferrari 458 Speciale, Porsche 911 and the rest of his eclectic car collection. #jamesmay #topgear #thegrandtour 1:30 James's early career 6:03 Getting fired from Autocar magazine 13:13 Writing for Car magazine 20:35 Getting started in television 21:45 Top Gear 45:00 The Grand Tour 58:20 Electric cars and hydrogen fuel cells 1:19:48 James's cars This is episode 200 of The Intercooler podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. The best writers, the finest stories and no ads, all on The Intercooler’s beautiful online car magazine. Visit www.the-intercooler.com and start your 30-day free trial today.