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　　Series Eighteen starts airing on 29 January 2012 with seven episodes (not including the India Special),[1] following on from the 2011 Christmas special which aired on 28 December 2011.[2] In the special they take a route across India, the first of the many countries Top Gear plans to visit over the course of the new series, according to Jeremy Clarkson. Shooting in India began on 2 October, with the first leg of the shooting beginning in suburbs of Mumbai.[3][4] The show was also seen in Lecce, Italy with a Noble M600, McLaren MP4-12C and a Lamborghini Aventador.[5] Hammond announced during the Top Gear Live shows in Birmingham, that additional recordings for the new series had been done in the USA.
　　The January 2012 edition of Top Gear Magazine featured a preview of what to expect in series 18.[6] It included a piece where Richard Hammond drives a NASCAR safety car for a real race, later going on to drive an actual NASCAR race car. The magazine also featured a part of some of the power tests to expect, including Jeremy Clarkson driving a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Edition, a Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster and a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale. Hammond meanwhile will drive a 2012 BMW M5 F10, and May will have a Vauxhall Corsa Nürburgring Edition. Another feature is going to China to test drive Chinese cars, Italy in 3 super-cars, Lamborghini Aventador, Noble M600 and a McLaren MP4-12C. Also James May is taking a trip to USA to test sports hybrid supercar Fisker Karma, meet AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and drive his 1928 Bentley Vanden Plas LeMans Tourer. According to Top Gear Executive Producer Andy Wilman, Clarkson, Hammond and May are going to northern Sweden as well, where they will race the new Ferrari FF across a Silverstone Circuit-shaped ice track. Also Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond will attempt to film a car chase sequence for The Sweeney.

古怪收藏大对决: 曳引机Clash of the Collectors: Ep 1: Tractors三名曳引机收藏家想证明自己的收藏最优良。澳洲新南威尔斯的比尔山利是农夫，他的农场上到处是农村机械。美国爱荷华州的艾瑞克齐尔是事业有成的玉米农夫，他收集的曳引机堆满三个专用仓库。巴西的佩特斯尼森是81岁退休人员，20年来从世界各地收藏了复古曳引机。参赛者得证明自己的收藏最惊人，才能坐上收藏之王的宝座。比赛将以尺寸和稀有程度来评断，以及参赛者各自为了这项喜好做出多少牺牲

　　全世界的科学家都在努力研究如何与蝗虫作战，力求揭开关于这种昆虫的长期谜团，其中许多其实都是误解。对于蝗虫，我们到底了解多少？在什么情况下，性情温和、喜好独居的"蟋蟀"会忽然变形而且数量激增，从而发展成自然灾害，并酿成人类的饥荒？本辑节目所提供的信息将帮助我们更好地了解近期发生的一些蝗灾。

Fab Five回到新奥尔良，为他们的英雄们的生活注入活力——一次一次的情感改造。从教练和老师到努力实现自己价值的聋哑学生，再到一个出生在巴尤的户外运动者，他希望重燃婚姻的火花，随着《酷儿眼》继续改变生活，庆祝善良的力量，期待更多的欢笑和泪水

　　本系列致力于探索英国在讽刺文学和猥琐粗俗的幽默上面的传统。
　　第一集 有史以来最讽刺、下流、猥琐、无礼的历史
　　本片从18世纪早期的乔治王朝统治时期入手，给大家展示全国性的公开粗俗，简直让人震惊！贺加斯，吉尔雷，罗兰生，克鲁克香克笔下的绘画，以及约翰·盖伊和亨利·菲尔丁笔下光怪陆离的戏剧世界会让我们大开眼界。歌手露西·斯吉平会带我们一览乔治王朝粗俗下流情歌的盛况。我们还会从蒲伯，斯威夫特，拜伦以及斯特恩入手，研究一下那个时代脏话的文学起源。
　　第二集 荤段子与艳照
　　在维多利亚时期严谨，纯洁，禁欲的价值观中幸存下来的英国讽刺文学和猥琐粗俗的幽默传统，是如何在20世纪前半叶得到了繁荣发展？我们回去调查由摄影技术引发的道德恐慌，因为火辣的照片变得唾手可得。我们还会去关注由早期连环画经典形象Ally Sloper所存在的那个粗鲁又讽刺意味鲜明的世界。最后，咱们要去看看码头上的西洋景以及唐纳德·麦吉尔的明信片艺术中如何催生出了海滩上的猥琐文化。
　　第三集 猥琐到极致是谓无敌
　　关于英国讽刺文学和猥琐粗俗的幽默传统的探索将会把视线转向20世纪60年代出现并持续至今的大众民主式的粗鲁野蛮。我们将会探索复兴的粗俗政治漫画，Viz杂志中的滑稽艺术，乔·奥顿的剧院，霍恩周围的无线电广播，以及地下杂志Oz。电视上粗俗的历史可以从《永不分离》追溯到《小不列颠》...最后我们要关注，性别歧视者和种族主义者是如何看待这些粗俗喜剧的。