Latest lineup say they are ‘bringing a different vibe’ as they try to halt ratings slumpRacial slurs, culturally insensitive jokes and a punch-up overshadowed the final years of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s reign on Top Gear. But the new lineup of Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness aims to modernise the BBC’s multimillion-pound brand, countering the toxic masculinity that often beset it in the past by giving the show “emotional depth”.In contrast to Clarkson and co’s Amazon show The Grand Tour, which the singer Will Young criticised recently for its “shaming homophobic narratives”, the new series of Top Gear, which begins on 16 June, features Flintoff, Harris and McGuinness embracing other cultures and each other amid the banter and fast cars. Continue reading…
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