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For over 12 years Phillipa Sage worked alongside Clarkson, Hammond and May as their PA, gofer, and fixer where she saw the boys at their best and, hilariously, at their worst. A closet petrol head, Phillipa started working in the motor industry on live events over 20 years ago and first worked with Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman (formerly Top Gear and now the Grand Tour’s Executive Producer) in 1997.
She proved to be a loyal, trusted friend and colleague to all the presenters from back at the beginning with Tiff Needell and Quentin Wilson to the now infamous trio of Clarkson, Hammond and May, and became a key member of what became known as ‘The Bubble’, the exclusive, dysfunctional working family that toured the world.
Books by Phillipa Sage
Off-Road with Clarkson, Hammond & May: Behind The Scenes of Their Rock and Roll World Tour
In Off-Road with Clarkson, Hammond and May, Phillipa shares the tour highs, lows and laughter of three incredibly talented, stupid and naughty boys.
Supported by a large crew and their personal entourage, Clarkson, Hammond and May, when not performing in their extraordinary, high octane, live-action, motoring theatre, indulged in extravagant holidays. They and their ‘Bubble’ family relaxed in luxury resorts or private houses entertaining themselves with pool parties, drinking, heli-sightseeing, drinking, private motorboat cruises, drinking, jet skiing, sailing, drinking and eating, and drinking.
Available to buy from Amazon in Paperback, Audiobook and Kindle Edition.
The Wonderful World of Jeremy Clarkson: My life on the road with Jeremy by Phillipa Sage
In The Wonderful World of Jeremy Clarkson, Phillipa Sage shares her continuing adventures – the ongoing highs, lows and constant mayhem – she shared for so many years with Clarkson and his fellow presenters, Hammond and May, some of which she had begun to detail in her first book, Off-Road with Clarkson, Hammond and May.
The premise of this book written by someone who had travelled with Jeremy Clarkson over the years during his Top Gear and subsequent Grand Tour shows is what first drew me to select this book. Instead, I was left feeling all kinds of rage at the author of this behind-the-scenes book who shared their part in many of his major life events. Not the book I was expecting and not one that I’d choose to read again.
Available to buy from Amazon in Paperback, Audiobook and Kindle Edition.
