The eighth volume of Jeremy Clarkson's bestselling The World According to Clarkson series

These days, you might know him better as a tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer, but Jeremy Clarkson wasn't always a horny-handed son of the soil.

Not at all...

Back in the day Jeremy was far more likely to be found gunning around the world in a haze of burnt rubber and petrol fumes. But life as a globe-trotting petrol-head also meant he was forced endure more than his fair share of foolishness, frustration and downright bafflement. And, while Jeremy may not a patient man, you have to ask why anyone should have to consider issues as diverse and perplexing as:

• The downsides of relaxing in a bath of crude oil
• Why fishing is for people who hate their kids
• Whether there are noise-cancelling headphones with the power to silence James May
• Why saving the planet means soggy paper straws and no more children
• What to do about the rambler who stole his marrow