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Yes, your favourite telly show will soon be available in a handy, arena-sized format. Top Gear Live is BACK, and this time it's seven per cent better. And 100 per cent bigger. To find out more, we snuck into the first shakedown day at the show's new London home, at ExCeL in Docklands (it'll be at Birmingham NEC too).

This year, your ticket - now cheaper, by the way - gets you more than ever. On top of the usual hour-long theatre bit, where Jeremy, James and Richard irritate each other while stunt drivers circle their ankles and monsters leap from fiery fuel tankers, there's a new track bit. In a separate room, with an actual track with its own grandstands and presenters. Plus a faithful recreation of the Top Gear studio.

Pictures: Rowan Horncastle