Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson, present day
Personal Information
Born	April 11, 1960
Years Active	1988-present
Robot Wars Information
Role	Presenter
UK Series	1
Successor	Craig Charles

"Please welcome the man who gets heavy with the metal, Jeremy Clarkson!"

— The Robot Wars Announcer

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born April 11, 1960) is a British broadcaster and journalist who was the main presenter of the first series of Robot Wars.

Robot Wars

While presenting the show, Clarkson frequently made tongue-in-cheek jokes and derogatory comments about the competitors and their robots. He was particuarly scathing towards robots that performed badly in the Gauntlet or the Trial, but was also less than complimentary towards several more successful robots that he didn't like the look of, remarking that Skarab looked like "cheese on toast", calling Wedgehog's weapon a "toothpick" and calling Krayzee Tokyo a "piece of litter". He appeared to have particular disdain for Prince of Darkness, insulting it at every opportunity throughout its heat despite its impressive performance.

"That is the worst robot I have ever seen in my life!"

— Jeremy Clarkson venomously comments on Prince of Darkness.

He was also much less enthusiastic about the show than most of the subsequent presenters and pit reporters. However, he was a big fan of the house robots and got upset with any team that got the upper hand on any of them.

Jeremy Clarkson: "This is getting to be a habit, everyone's killing my mates. I hate you, I hate you for winning that."

Jonathan Pearce: "Jeremy's friends - electric driven robots. Interesting"

— After Nemesis pushed out Shunt in the sumo, in Robot Wars: The First Wars/Heat A

Clarkson was introduced to the audience with a number of different descriptions including "your commander in chief", "the man who put scrap into metal" and "the father of all wars".

Clarkson seemed to hold a very low opinion for the show, refusing to even appear in the documentary based on the first series. He left the show after the first series due to other commitments and was replaced by Craig Charles.

Career outside of Robot Wars

Clarkson in his hosting year

Clarkson is best known for his role as a presenter of the British motoring programme Top Gear, during its original format from 1977 to 2001 and since its relaunch in 2002 (although he only presented the original from 1988 to 1999, becoming a regular presenter in 1989). He regularly appears on British television presenting his own shows and appearing as a guest on other shows. As well as motoring, Clarkson has produced programmes and books on subjects such as history and engineering. From 1998 to 2000 he also hosted his own chat show, Clarkson. Prior to his television career, Clarkson worked as a journalist in Northern England, his first job being a journalist on the Rotherham Advertiser and still writes regular columns for various British newspapers.