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Licence to Thrill: Paul Hollywood Meets Aston Martin

Baker Paul Hollywood explores the world of Aston Martin cars. Paul meets new Aston boss Andy Palmer and also trains to race and join one of the Aston teams.

A meeting of two great British stars: baker Paul Hollywood and Aston Martin cars.

Paul drives some priceless and exclusive Aston cars - the DB10, the new James Bond car from Spectre, the DBR1, the 1959 World Championship-winning racing car, and the DB5, the stunt car used in Goldfinger.

Ever since he was given a toy model of the Goldfinger car at the age of five, Paul Hollywood has been a passionate fan of Aston Martin. Now, four decades on, Paul gets to fulfil his dream and find out first-hand about the company.

Despite huge success, Aston Martin has never made much money. So Paul meets new boss Andy Palmer to hear about his plan to turn the company around.

To find out just what these cars can do, Paul also trains up to race and joins one of the Aston teams. If he can get his licence upgrade, he will even be able compete at the world-famous Le Mans race festival in France.

59 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Jun 2022 14:45
BBC Two

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • John Barry

    Into Miami

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

  • John Barry

    Thunderball

  • John Barry

    The Zagreb Express

  • Miles Davis

    So What

  • Ronald Stein

    The Zoo

  • John Barry

    Takes the Lektor

  • John Barry

    The Man With The Golden Gun

  • Monty Norman

    James Bond Theme

    Performer: John Barry and His Orchestra.

  • John Barry

    Fight on the Disco Valante

  • Wings

    Live And Let Die

  • Carly Simon

    Nobody Does it Better

Credits

Presenter Paul Hollywood
Executive Producer Sacha Mirzoeff
Producer Guy Gilbert
Director Guy Gilbert

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Oct 2015 20:00
    BBC Two
  • Sun 11 Oct 2015 19:00
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Sat 7 Nov 2015 19:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 19 Dec 2015 02:20
    BBC Two
  • Sun 22 Jan 2017 22:10
    BBC Two
  • Sun 18 Mar 2018 19:00
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 5 Jan 2019 22:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 6 Sep 2020 17:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 10 Jun 2022 14:45
    BBC Two except Scotland

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