Jeremy Clarkson Books in Order
Browse Jeremy Clarkson books in order, with a bibliography, short summaries and guidance on where to start with his motoring and farm writing.
Last updated: December 15, 2025
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Publication Order
27 books
Motorworld
by Jeremy Clarkson
1996
Based on his TV series, Motorworld sends Clarkson around the globe to explore how different countries drive, from Japan and Italy to Detroit and India, mixing car culture with sharp observations about people, roads and national quirks.
Clarksons Hot 100
by Jeremy Clarkson
1998
Clarksons Hot 100 counts down one hundred of the fastest, strangest, coolest and most ridiculous cars of recent decades, each one introduced with his trademark mix of enthusiasm, mockery and offbeat trivia for devoted petrolheads.
Planet Dagenham
by Jeremy Clarkson
1998
Planet Dagenham turns the spotlight on the ‘drivestyles’ of the rich and famous, touring star cars from film, TV, music and sport while Clarkson riffs on what those gleaming machines reveal about their owners and the culture around them.
Born to be Riled
by Jeremy Clarkson
1999
Born to be Riled collects vintage newspaper columns in which Clarkson peers through his windscreen at politics, celebrity culture and everyday stupidity, then stamps on the throttle, delivering fast, funny rants that often start with cars and swerve into everything else.
Jeremy Clarkson on Ferrari
by Jeremy Clarkson
2000
Jeremy Clarkson on Ferrari is a lavish survey of Ferrari road cars up to the 360 Modena, pairing brief commentary with model histories and photography aimed at readers who enjoy the engineering, glamour and mythology of Italy’s most famous marque.
Clarkson on Cars
by Jeremy Clarkson
2004
A collection of motoring journalism, Clarkson on Cars gathers his early columns about everything on four wheels, from tiny hatchbacks to supercars, full of opinionated reviews, travel mishaps and sideways looks at how people actually use their cars.
For Crying Out Loud!
by Jeremy Clarkson
2004
For Crying Out Loud! is the third World According to Clarkson collection, packed with columns on binge drinking, politics, language and whatever else annoyed him that week, with cars popping up whenever they help land the joke.
I Know You Got Soul
by Jeremy Clarkson
2004
I Know You Got Soul is Clarkson’s love letter to great machines, from Concorde and fighter jets to supercars and giant ships, arguing that some feats of engineering feel almost alive and telling the stories that turned them into icons.
The World According to Clarkson
by Jeremy Clarkson
2004
The World According to Clarkson pulls together early Sunday newspaper columns in which he chases big and small news stories, grumbles about modern life and occasionally talks about cars, all in short, punchy essays you can dip into anywhere.
And Another Thing
by Jeremy Clarkson
2006
And Another Thing continues The World According to Clarkson series, collecting more columns about baffling bureaucracy, daft news stories, travel misadventures and the odd outrageous supercar, all written in brisk, self‑contained bursts of opinion.
Don't Stop Me Now
by Jeremy Clarkson
2007
Don't Stop Me Now pulls together motoring columns where Clarkson uses test drives as an excuse to talk about everything from Galapagos tortoises to Englishness, jumping between everyday irritations and exotic, fire‑breathing sports cars.
Round the Bend
by Jeremy Clarkson
2007
Round the Bend sends Clarkson off on globetrotting assignments, driving dangerous cars, visiting over‑the‑top resorts and poking fun at rules, roadworks and national quirks in a collection of longer travel pieces and punchy motoring columns.
Driven to Distraction
by Jeremy Clarkson
2009
Driven to Distraction gathers mid‑2000s Sunday Times pieces that mix detailed car reviews with wild digressions about celebrities, parenting, politics and travel, capturing Clarkson at full throttle as he swerves between enthusiasm and exasperation.
How Hard Can It Be?
by Jeremy Clarkson
2010
How Hard Can It Be? finds Clarkson asking why simple things—from building power stations to reading weather forecasts—are made so difficult, turning everyday grumbles into tightly written comic essays in this fourth World According to Clarkson volume.
The Top Gear Years
by Jeremy Clarkson
2012
The Top Gear Years brings together Clarkson’s columns from the reinvention of Top Gear, revisiting absurd stunts, road trips and challenges as he looks back on a decade of filming the show with James May, Richard Hammond and a hangar full of supercars.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong. . .
by Jeremy Clarkson
2012
What Could Possibly Go Wrong. . . is World According to Clarkson volume 6, following him around the world as he muses on food, royalty, weather and the odd supercar, asking how so many simple things end up gloriously, hilariously wrong.
Is It Really Too Much To Ask?
by Jeremy Clarkson
2013
Is It Really Too Much To Ask? collects another run of columns in which Clarkson rails against petty rules, pointless meetings, daft government schemes and the theft of common sense, while still finding room for car tests and travel stories.
As I Was Saying . . .
by Jeremy Clarkson
2015
As I Was Saying . . . gathers later columns written as Clarkson juggles TV work and public rows, jumping from language peeves to travel mishaps and politics with the familiar mix of irritation, side‑swipes and surprisingly thoughtful asides.
The Grand Tour Guide to the World
by Jeremy Clarkson
2017
The Grand Tour Guide to the World is a tongue‑in‑cheek travel companion to the TV series, mixing jokey country profiles, behind‑the‑scenes stories and car‑based “advice” from Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for fans of their road‑trip adventures.
If You’d Just Let Me Finish
by Jeremy Clarkson
2018
If You’d Just Let Me Finish catches up with Clarkson in the late 2010s as he tries to make sense of veganism, social media rows, tourism and geopolitics, offering shorter, diary‑like pieces that feel closer to personal rants than straight car writing.
Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?
by Jeremy Clarkson
2020
Can You Make This Thing Go Faster? is World According to Clarkson volume 8, written as he juggles farming with column‑writing, turning gripes about fishing, climate rules, neighbours and everyday politics into brisk, entertaining essays with only the occasional supercar.
Really?
by Jeremy Clarkson
2020
Really? is a hefty later‑career collection where Clarkson looks back from travelling salesman days to gentleman farmer, venting about pointless meetings, roadworks, health fads and driverless cars in longer essays that double as a loose memoir of his working life.
A Year on the Farm
by Jeremy Clarkson
2021
A Year on the Farm chronicles Clarkson’s first full year running Diddly Squat Farm, from buying an over‑sized Lamborghini tractor to wrestling with weather, red tape and livestock, giving a funny but surprisingly honest picture of modern British farming.
‘Til The Cows Come Home
by Jeremy Clarkson
2022
‘Til The Cows Come Home continues the Diddly Squat story as Clarkson battles stubborn planners, unpredictable cows and failing crops, trying to turn a tiny first‑year profit into something meaningful while Kaleb and the rest of the team roll their eyes.
Pigs Might Fly
by Jeremy Clarkson
2023
Pigs Might Fly finds year three at Diddly Squat ruled by livestock: a bullish new stud, rapidly multiplying pigs and uncooperative goats, plus yet more schemes to diversify the farm that keep crashing into bureaucracy, local politics and sheer bad luck.
Home to Roost
by Jeremy Clarkson
2024
Home to Roost picks up after another disastrous harvest, following Clarkson through failed crops, mouldy mushrooms and tricky planning battles as he leans harder on the farm shop, heavy machinery and his small team to keep Diddly Squat afloat.
Diddly Squat
by Jeremy Clarkson
2025
Diddly Squat offers a shorter, highly illustrated slice of Clarkson’s farming life, packaging some of his funniest Diddly Squat stories, mishaps and observations into a quick read that works as an easy introduction to his wider farm books.
Where should I start?
If you want early car writing and travel: Motorworld → Clarkson on Cars → Clarksons Hot 100 → Planet Dagenham
If you want his classic newspaper columns: The World According to Clarkson → And Another Thing → For Crying Out Loud! → How Hard Can It Be?
If you enjoy grumpy essays on modern life: Is It Really Too Much To Ask? → What Could Possibly Go Wrong. . . → As I Was Saying . . . → If You’d Just Let Me Finish → Really?
If you’re curious about Clarkson’s life as a farmer: A Year on the Farm → ‘Til The Cows Come Home → Pigs Might Fly → Home to Roost → Diddly Squat
If you love his TV shows and want tie-ins: The Top Gear Years → The Grand Tour Guide to the World → Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?
Author bio
Jeremy Clarkson was born on 11 April 1960 in Sprotbrough, near Doncaster in northern England, the son of Shirley and Edward Clarkson. His parents ran a small business that famously made Paddington Bear toys, so he grew up with a mix of hard work, hustle and show-and-tell.
He was sent to private schools, including Repton, where he has since said he didn’t exactly thrive. What did stick was a taste for performing. As a teenager he voiced a character in a BBC radio adaptation of the Jennings children’s books, getting an early glimpse of studio life before drifting away from acting when his voice broke.
After school he learned his trade in local journalism. Clarkson started at the Rotherham Advertiser, then moved through a patchwork of regional papers, covering everything from council meetings to car launches. The hours were long and the pay was modest, but he discovered that he could make even a mundane road test funny enough that people would talk about it in the pub.
In 1984 he and fellow journalist Jonathan Gill set up the Motoring Press Agency, supplying car reviews and features to newspapers and magazines. That work put him behind the wheel of an extraordinary range of vehicles and sharpened the on-the-page persona that would later appear on screen: blunt, joking, sometimes outrageous, but always clear about what a machine was like to live with.
Television came next. After a test ranting about a small French car, he was hired to front the BBC’s original Top Gear in 1988. At first it was a fairly straight consumer show, but Clarkson’s mix of sarcasm and genuine enthusiasm made him stand out. When the programme was revived in 2002 with a new format, he, Richard Hammond, James May and producer Andy Wilman turned it into a global hit built around big trips, odd challenges and unscripted bickering in between serious laps of the test track.
Alongside TV, Clarkson kept writing. He produced early motoring books such as Motorworld, Clarkson on Cars and Clarksons Hot 100, then moved into broader collections like Born to be Riled and I Know You Got Soul, where the subjects ranged from fighter jets and ocean liners to politicians and popular culture. His long‑running newspaper columns grew into the multi‑volume The World According to Clarkson series, in which each short piece tackles a single irritation, news story or journey with punchy humour.
When his time on the BBC ended in 2015, he and his co‑hosts resurfaced with The Grand Tour, taking the Top Gear style of road‑trip television to a new platform. At the same time he carried on filing weekly pieces for national newspapers and added another high‑profile job: hosting the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, where his dry asides became part of the format.
In 2019 Clarkson took a sharp turn in his own life by deciding to run the 1,000‑acre Oxfordshire farm he had owned for years. That decision created two more strands of work: the documentary series Clarkson’s Farm and the Diddly Squat books, which chronicle crop failures, red tape, livestock dramas and small victories in the fields. The farming project has made him an unlikely, sometimes controversial, voice in debates about how food is grown in modern Britain.
He has spent decades being loudly opinionated, often walking straight into arguments, but his writing usually circles back to a few simple subjects: mechanical things, the countryside, and the ways people help or hinder one another.
Today Clarkson lives near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds, on Diddly Squat Farm, with his partner Lisa Hogan. When he is not presenting or filming, he is likely to be at a keyboard working on another column or wrestling with the practical and financial headaches of keeping a mixed farm alive.
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