Top Gear Resumes Filming / Richard Hammond's Crash To Be Shown On TV

According to Digital Spy, filming for Top Gear has resumed as Richard Hammond continues to recover in hospital from his huge crash.

Producers had put work on a new series on hold while the presenter battled for his life, but have now apparently given the go-ahead for work to continue.

Co-host Jeremy Clarkson was seen on-location at a track at Surrey's Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, testing a Lotus Europa.

Hammond, who endured serious brain injury when he flipped over in a jet-powered Vampire dragster, is said to be delighted that filming has started again.

The new series was set to begin on Sunday but will still be delayed and no new broadcast date has yet been given.

Source - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds37830.html.

Also, according to Sky News, it has been reported that the high-speed crash that nearly killed Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is to be shown on television.

BBC bosses are said to be planning a special programme about the smash. Hammond - nicknamed Hamster - is set to fully recover from "significant" brain injuries sustained when the jet-powered car flipped and crashed during a stunt for Top Gear.

The Beeb will now wait until the 36-year-old is fully recovered - set to be within six months - before confirming the project.

Friends of Hamster believe he will agree to the show.

A source told The Daily Mirror: "The aim is not to be gruesome but to show all the preparations.

"Then we'll look at what went wrong and perhaps learn lessons."

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