BBC Adds An Extra Gear To Top Gear

With Fans of Top Gear eagerly awaiting the spinoff of the new Top Gear series, BBC today announced another online-only series called Extra Gear which will be hosted by online presenter Rory Reid. It will feature behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and "specially-recorded films" that aren't in the main show.

Extra Gear scheduled for May kickoff, will be live on BBC Three, via the web-based channel and its companion website, and will go live immediately after Top Gear finishes on BBC Two and BBC says it plans to distribute the Extra Gear to international broadcasters -- including BBC America and BBC Brit.