Driven is a motoring television programme launched by Channel 4 in 1998 as a rival to the successful and long-running BBC series Top Gear.

The first series also featured a "headquarters", a racing team track, set on a former USAF base (Wethersfield, Essex) at which cars were put through their paces.

The latter pipped Richard Hammond to the role according to the pair's conversation on award-winning motoring podcast Fuelling Around.

The Daily Mirror's Maeve Quigley praised the series, writing, "The show is fast and furious yet manages to get its message across without appearing as laddish as its nearest BBC rival.

"[3] The Liverpool Echo said, "The demise of the BBC's longrunning motor magazine Top Gear left car enthusiasts with a dearth of quality programming to satisfy their interest.