The eighteenth series of Top Gear was aired during 2012 on BBC Two and BBC HD and consisted of 7 episodes, beginning on 29 January and concluding on 11 March.[1] The series was preceded by a full-length, special edition episode that was aired on 28 December 2011 and entitled the “India Special”, while later on 29 October 2012, Richard Hammond hosted a special-edition episode that coincided with the Bond film series’ 50th Anniversary, entitled “50 Years of Bond Cars”. In addition, the BBC Children in Need 2012 special featured its own version of the show’s segment, “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car”, between three of the BBC’s newsreaders.[2]