Oh no no no no no

[mandragora]

The news about Richard Hammond is distressing me hugely. I love cars, you see, the sleeker and faster the better. I love speed (in safe conditions - I'm not an idiot and do actually care about other road users and pedestrians). Unsurprisingly, I'm an avid fan of Top Gear, which has the accolade of being the most downloaded TV programme round the world and is massively popular. If you like cars, chances are you'll like Top Gear. Well, so long as you find the laddishness amusing. Mostly, I do.

So the news that Richard Hammond has crashed whilst filming for the programme and is critically injured is-- God, I'm all choked up. He's my favourite of the presenters (yes, yes, because I'm shallow) and I just really, really hope he'll be okay.

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[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean re the daredevil stunts. The BBC is usually pretty safety conscious, at least since a member of the public was killed performing a stunt for the leading Saturday night entertainment of the day.

It sounds as though something went wrong when the parachute opened. We may never know what, as it may depend on whether Richard retains any memory of the accident - I can't remember the skiing accident in which I was knocked unconscious.

Latest news is better, thankfully. He's got 'significant head injuries' but the doctors are 'reasonably confident' that he will 'make a good recovery'. He's the lead story on the BBC News at Six this evening BTW.