BBC Loses Its Attempt To Silence Top Gear Test Driver The Stig F...

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 09/02/2010 - 03:30

The incredibly popular UK BBC TV show Top Gear has been involved in a legal fight with publisher HarperCollins over the plans to publish a book revealing the identity of "The Stig," the always secretive test driver who appears in the show unidentified in a racing suit and helmet.

The BBC spent its (publicly-funded) money to try to prevent such a revelation, but the UK courts have pointed out the basic free speech rights involved, and allowed racecar driver...

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