Berlin, 30th April, 1945As the Russian Army closes in on the war-torn city, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun take their own lives. Their bodies are burned and buried in the Reich Chancellery garden, above the Fuhrer's bunker. Buenos Aires, 8th January, 2012Three audacious thieves carry out the biggest safe depository heist in Argentine history, escaping with more than one hundred million dollars' worth of valuables. Within hours, an encrypted phone call...

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May go to Vietnam and are told to travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, thereby achieving what the American military failed to do in ten years. First they must each buy suitable transport for the trip, but this proves challenging, especially in one of the most expensive car markets in the world. Nonetheless, the boys are resourceful and, with the wheels eventually sorted, they set off...

In the second part of the Top Gear special, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue their epic African odyssey. Having survived insane traffic, lethal mud slides and some distinctly dubious map reading, the trio and their ailing estate cars reach the climax of their quest to find the definitive source of the Nile.

Richard Hammond celebrates the 40th birthday of the iconic Ferrari Daytona by taking one back to its spiritual home on the Italian Riviera before attempting to beat James May and a multi-million pound power boat in a race from Portofino to St Tropez. Jeremy Clarkson pits the new BMW M3 saloon against the Japanese Lexus IS-F, Richard also tries to find the best bus for city streets, and Grand Designs man Kevin McCloud is the Star in a Reasonably Priced...

Jeremy test-drives the new Mercedes CLS. James May reviews the Honda Element. James and Richard play football in the new Toyota Aygo, and Jeremy takes the new Range Rover Sport off-road on Salisbury Plain and attempts to avoid being killed by a Challenger Tank. The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is actor James Nesbitt.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond travel to Florida in order to prove that a fly-drive holiday would be more fun if you bought a car instead of renting one. Having picked up some wheels for no more than $1,000 each, the boys embark on an epic road trip to find out who got the best deal, encountering heat, flies and very angry locals along the way.

Can you buy a decent mid-engined Italian supercar for under £10,000? There's a race between a mountain bike and a car through the streets of Lisbon, the Marcos TSO-GT takes to the track, and record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur navigates the Top Gear track in the Liana as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.

James May road-tests the Murano, a new 4x4 from Nissan. Top Gear returns to the 1960s to define 'cool', with the Aston Martin DB5 and Jaguar E-Type. Richard road-tests the Maserati Gran Sport in Italy. In a deserted village, Jeremy comes under fire from snipers from the Irish Guards, all in order to find out which car is better - the Porsche Boxster S or Mercedes SLK. And the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car is racing driver Damon Hill.

James, Richard and Jeremy take a break from blowing up caravans to go on holiday in one instead. Our star in the reasonably priced car is actor Brian Cox. And Richard sets a deeply unimpressive new world record with an F1 car.

The credit crunch is confronted head on as the boys attempt to find three sensibly priced small cars that won't make you miserable, a process that involves haranguing bankers, harnessing large dogs, and almost getting arrested. Plus, James meets American stunt driving legend Ken Block, Jeremy tests the mildly insane Mercedes SL Black on the track, and comedian Michael McIntyre is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car.