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“'Top Gear''s popularity is a complete mystery to me. Maybe…” quote by James May — Download Open image

“'Top Gear''s popularity is a complete mystery to me. Maybe it's because it's still a car programme, but it's turned into a distorted world view from three men; a world view through the windscreen.”

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