E221: Richard Hammond: The heartbreaking conversation that I am STILL avoiding!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Lying in a week-long coma after being involved in a car crash at 300 miles per hour, you may wonder about the life path that led Richard Hammond to that hospital bed and the personality behind his miraculous recovery.

From a short school boy desperate for attention to one of the nation's favourite trio of petrol heads, Richard has always been either driven or driving. Despite labelling himself just a very lucky guy and thinking success was for other people, his infectious enthusiasm has made him a national icon.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Richard discusses everything from why "Top Gear" was the success it was, what he saw on the brink of death, and why cars have always had such a deep emotional appeal to him.

Topics:

Early Context
Being self-conscious about height
Social media and the impact on us
Top Gear
Proving I'm worthy
Your crash
Depression
Health anxiety
Opening up
Advice on living a full & happy life
The last guest's question

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It was answering a question that had always wondered.
0:03.0	When am I going to die?
0:06.4	It was like, oh, it's now.
0:10.0	Would you please welcome Richard Haber!
0:12.4	We've seen Top Gear presenter Grunthor present her
0:14.9	one of the biggest TV shows in history.
0:17.7	It's fair to say that he has the best job in the world.
0:21.9	Be funny, quicker, earlier.
0:24.0	Every compensatory measure that anybody who's diminutive in height has ever made I've done.
0:30.8	It's one of the reasons I'm a broadcaster now, for sure.
0:33.5	There's a cost about that, though.
0:34.9	Yeah.
0:35.7	What's the cost?
0:37.6	Was there a moment in the journey of Top Gear where you thought yourself,
0:39.8	this is big?
0:40.5	We went out in front of 60,000 people.
0:42.9	And just before one hour I said,
0:44.0	glad,
0:44.6	a three guys with less talent ever gone out in front of more people.
0:48.8	Is there any guilt associated with your success?
0:51.2	Yeah, there is.
0:51.9	I want to prove I'm not a lucky idiot.
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