- Botswana Special: The boys go to Botswana and buy a car for less than £1500 for a 1,000 mile challenge.
Episode Guide
Challenge 1: Buy a used car for up to £1500. Mocking the use of “Chelsea Tractors” for delivering children to school and driving up leafy lanes, rules for the challenge stipulate that the car purchased to cross the spine of Africa has to be two wheel drive, and not designed in any way for off-road use. Clarkson buys a 1981 Lancia Beta Coupe, May a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E and Hammond a 1963 Opel Kadett, which he nicknames “Oliver”. Starting from the Botswana-Zimbabwe border, they must drive 1,000 miles (1,600 km) to the Namibian border. If at any time a presenter’s car breaks down and cannot be restarted, he must complete the journey in a Volkswagen Beetle. While the Beetle turns out to be a suitable vehicle for such a challenge, the Beetle is the presenters’ collective least favourite car of all time.
Challenge 2: Cross the Makgadikgadi Pan successfully. The first section of the Makgadikgadi salt pan has a thin solid crust, under which lies a mud like substance underneath. Almost immediately, May and Clarkson’s cars begin to break through the crust. Desperate to shed weight, they strip down their cars to the basic shell, removing most of the interior trim and most of the panels. Hammond’s car is light enough to cross the salt pan shedding only his spare tyre and radiator grill. Clarkson’s car breaks down frequently, seemingly with electrical issues. For day two on the salt pans, dust becomes the problem, rather than the “gunk” underneath the salt crust. May and Clarkson cover their faces and re-dress to avoid choking on the dust, as each driver was now open to the elements due to having a bare shell. Hammond does not have to take such measures as he did not drastically modify his car earlier.
You are watching: Top Gear: Series 10, Episode 4 – Botswana Special
Shortly before beginning their trip onto the Makgadikgadi Pan, the Top Gear trio informally encountered Botswana’s Vice President, Seretse Ian Khama, who displayed no qualms regarding the trio’s journey across the flats. However, he did seem taken aback by the fact that the trio were attempting this in their old, used, two-wheel drive cars.
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Challenge 3: Time trials round a rally course by “The Stig’s African cousin”. Oliver achieves a time of 1:12 before being beaten by May’s Mercedes-Benz with a 1:06. Clarkson’s car however, fails to start, so The Stig walks away.
Challenge 4: Cross the Okavango Delta; the presenters are told to make their cars “wild animal proof”. May is able to replace several Mercedes-Benz parts, due to the car’s popularity in Africa. Clarkson however cannot find any spare parts for his Lancia Beta so he jury-rigs new doors from soft drink cans, wood and corrugated iron, and attaches a megaphone. May paints “All Adders Are Puffs” on Oliver, and “Lite Bite Cafe” on Clarkson’s Lancia Beta. At the same time, Clarkson and Hammond hide a cowbell as well as several cuts of meat (including a cow’s head) inside May’s car, to attract wildlife.
Final results: Both Hammond and May made it to the border before Clarkson, who had suffered two more breakdowns during the final run. Although Hammond’s Opel had survived relatively intact (the only major repair being the car’s electricals), and May’s car had hardly broken down at all, both Clarkson and May, to Hammond’s horror, declared the winner to be the Volkswagen Beetle, which had completed the trip with no documented mishaps at all.
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Similar to the 2007 Polar Challenge Special, the show’s credits included each crew member’s first name replaced with the words “Archbishop Desmond” (e.g. “Archbishop Desmond Clarkson, Archbishop Desmond Hammond and Archbishop Desmond May…”), in homage to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1984.
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Music
00:58 – 01:11 – Tyler Bates – No Sleep Tonight 01:11 – 01:31 – Appliance – Slow Roller 01:31 – 01:44 – Ennio Morricone – Come Una Sentenza 01:42 – 02:05 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 02:14 – 02:39 – Beth Orton – She Cries Your Name 03:02 – 03:13 – Beth Orton – She Cries Your Name 03:25 – 03:31 – Brian May – Montage/Main Title 03:31 – 03:37 – Brian May – Confrontation 04:07 – 05:35 – Ofo the Black Company – Love Is You 05:38 – 06:30 – Primal Scream – Wise Blood 06:31 – 07:16 – James Newton Howard – Fall of Freetown 07:18 – 07:46 – Amon Tobin – Easy Muffin 07:58 – 08:13 – Primal Scream – Vanishing Dub 08:22 – 08:36 – Tyler Bates – Fever Dream 08:36 – 09:03 – Primal Scream – Miss Lucifer (Bone to Bone Alec Empire Remix) 09:20 – 09:32 – Alan Silvestri – The Getaway 09:59 – 10:44 – James Newton Howard – Crossing the Bridge 10:44 – 11:41 – James Newton Howard – Main Title (Dreamcatcher) | Angelo Badalamenti – Diner 13:02 – 14:05 – James Newton Howard – Your Son is Gone 14:12 – 14:56 – Harald Kloser – The End…or Maybe Not 14:56 – 15:08 – Amon Tobin – Ten Piece Metric Wrench Set 15:07 – 15:23 – Tyler Bates – Immortals Battle 15:24 – 15:40 – Tyler Bates – The Agoge 15:51 – 17:15 – Alex Heffes – Press Conference 17:16 – 17:36 – John Powell – Nach Deutschland 17:41 – 18:16 – Tyler Bates – Cursed by Beauty 18:29 – 19:09 – Tyler Bates – Xerxes’ Tent 19:09 – 19:40 – Kawesa – Voice of the Forgotten 19:40 – 20:06 – Tyler Bates – Xerxes’ Tent 20:06 – 20:20 – Susumu Yokota – Azukiiro No Kaori 20:20 – 20:23 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 20:22 – 20:39 – Anugama & Sebastiano – African Journey 20:39 – 20:57 – Angelo Badalamenti – Diner 21:01 – 21:22 – Angelo Badalamenti – Diner 21:43 – 22:17 – Tyler Bates – To Victory 22:19 – 22:34 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 22:34 – 22:41 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 22:51 – 22:55 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 22:55 – 22:57 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 22:56 – 23:06 – John Powell – Nach Deutschland 23:24 – 23:28 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 23:26 – 23:34 – John Powell – Nach Deutschland 23:47 – 23:50 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 23:49 – 24:09 – John Powell – Nach Deutschland 24:09 – 24:20 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 24:20 – 25:02 – Ennio Morricone – L’Uomo Dell’Armonica 26:08 – 27:44 – Alex Heffes – End Credits (Touching the Void) 27:46 – 27:59 – Mark Mancina – Revenge 27:58 – 28:36 – Kasabian – The Doberman 28:36 – 29:04 – Wandel – Toko Momo 29:47 – 30:11 – Mark Mancina – Revenge 30:11 – 30:19 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 30:39 – 30:51 – The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds (Heavyweight Dub) 30:54 – 31:32 – Bertrand Burgalat – Kim 31:46 – 32:24 – Gert Wilden & Orchestra – Schulmaedchen Report (Title Theme) 32:42 – 33:08 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 33:55 – 34:58 – Danny Elfman – Main Title Deconstruction (Planet of the Apes) 34:58 – 35:28 – Tyler Bates – No Sleep Tonight 36:57 – 37:02 – Alan Silvestri – The Getaway 37:48 – 38:09 – Brian May – Montage/Main Title 39:19 – 39:40 – Kinesthesia – Triachus (Aphex Twin Mix) 39:56 – 41:12 – Brian May – Break Out 41:23 – 41:55 – Paul Oakenfold – Rule the Planet Remix 41:58 – 42:29 – U.N.K.L.E – Safe in Mind (Instrumental) 42:38 – 43:07 – Tan Dun – Night Fight 43:12 – 43:55 – The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds (Heavyweight Dub) 45:10 – 45:33 – Classics IV – Spooky 46:37 – 47:25 – Tyler Bates – The Wolf 47:29 – 48:05 – Tyler Bates – The Wolf 48:42 – 49:37 – Tyler Bates – A God King Bleeds 49:52 – 50:17 – The Sabres of Paradise – R.S.D. 50:17 – 50:39 – Brian May – Confrontation 51:43 – 51:54 – Eric Carmen – All By Myself 51:59 – 52:06 – R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts 52:08 – 52:14 – Elton John – Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word 52:21 – 52:53 – Tyler Bates – Flight in the Shade 52:53 – 53:02 – Tyler Bates – The Ephors 53:09 – 53:36 – Angelo Badalamenti – The Beach Theme (Mythical Waters) 53:42 – 54:31 – Tyler Bates – The Hot Gates 54:32 – 54:37 – Ennio Morricone – Come Una Sentenza 54:51 – 55:04 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 55:11 – 55:36 – Ennio Morricone – L’Uomo Dell’Armonica 55:38 – 55:39 – Tyler Bates – To Victory 55:39 – 56:06 – Ofo the Black Company – Love Is You 56:09 – 56:10 – Tyler Bates – The Hot Gates 56:10 – 56:19 – Ennio Morricone – L’Ultimo Rantolo 56:31 – 56:41 – Ofo the Black Company – Love Is You 56:45 – 57:06 – Ofo the Black Company – Love Is You 57:08 – 57:25 – Ennio Morricone – Nascita Di Una Citta 57:36 – 57:43 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern 57:44 – 57:55 – Ennio Morricone – L’Uomo Dell’Armonica 57:55 – 57:57 – Tyler Bates – The Hot Gates 57:58 – 58:13 – Bent – Invisible Pedestrian 58:32 – 58:58 – Angelo Badalamenti – The Beach Theme (Mythical Waters) 58:58 – 59:04 – Thomas Newman – Finn McGovern
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