22/04/1977 - First Episode

Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne present the first ever episode of Top Gear, broadcast on 22 April 1977 and billed in The Radio Times as the 'first of a monthly series for road-users'.

Angela Rippon drives up the M1 in her Ford Capri, at a steady and safe 70 miles per hour, talking about the correct use of mirrors on the motorway, and Tom Coyne interviews William Rodgers, the minister of Transport, who reveals his hopes for the introduction of seat belts and curbs on drink-drivers.