We finished S2 last night and it was a great watch for the reasons you outline.
As it finished last night I said "Charlie is amazing isn't he?", because he is. His knowledge is extraordinary and seemed to extend far beyond what I would assume to be his area of expertise. Kaleb is too, more...
That'll be me too, on all counts.
I don't think I've ever read a word he's written. I didn't know he had a Sunday Times column until someone on here, who doesn't like him, mentioned they read it every week.
I see a few hours of his TV output a year, and I generally, although not always, find...
I largely like him.
I suspect CLARKSON is largely an act he puts on, with considerable success, whilst Jeremy Clarkson is probably a decent chap. I certainly think he comes across well int the Farm series and I find the Grand Tour a good watch, if often quite predictable.