Calls for Top Gear Cenotaph stunt not to be aired

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A former commander of the British forces has called for Top Gear's latest stunt not to be broadcast on the BBC. The show's host Matt LeBlanc and a professional driver performed a series of "donuts" near to the Cenotaph in central London. Colonel Richard Kemp told 5 live's Stephen Nolan the memorial should be shown "respect" and "does not need to have people screaming around in cars and generating smoke from their tyres all over it". He likened the Cenotaph to a "cemetery" and said he does not want to see any clips featuring the memorial in the final edit. A Top Gear spokesman said images taken by paparazzi made it look like the filming took place closer than it did in reality and a BBC spokesman added that the filming was "agreed with Westminster Council in advance". This clip is originally from Stephen Nolan on Sunday, 13 March 2016