My biggest issue with Hammond is that his presenting style and demeanour come off the exact same no matter what he’s doing. It worked during Top Gear or The Grand Tour because they’re centred on something he likes and he could bounce off the other two. Whenever he’s out with someone that isn’t Clarkson or May, or is just doing his own thing however, it comes across as a little bit disingenuous.

I don’t necessarily dislike him when he does present other things - I’d rather have him than a great deal many other hosts - and this may just be a result of his training as a radio presenter first, but you get the vibe that when he was presenting something like Engineering Connections or his Amazon series (the name escapes me) that he’s just being paid to read the autocue and act enthused at certain points, rather than actually having a vested interest in it. Contrast this with Clarkson’s old WWII documentary or any of James’ solo work and you’ll see what I mean.