| Top Gear: Polar Special | |
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| Directed by | Nigel Simpkiss |
| Presented by | Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Executive producer | Andy Wilman |
| Running time | TV cut 60 minutes Extended cut 75 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 25 July 2007 |
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| Top Gear | |
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Top Gear: Polar Special, also known as the Polar Challenge, is a special edition episode of BBC motoring programme Top Gear that was first broadcast on 25 July 2007 on BBC Two. The episode follows presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May in their successful attempt to be the first people to reach the 1996 position of the North Magnetic Pole (in Canada) in a motor vehicle. They did not, however, reach the actual position of the North Magnetic Pole at the time which in 2007 was 150 miles away. They were also 1200 miles away from the geographical North Pole.[1] For added drama and competition, they raced against presenter Richard Hammond who travelled by dog sled, the traditional means of transport around the Arctic. This was the first episode ever aired in HDTV.