About Me: Jon Bentley’s career has been dominated by two passions – cars and technology. The addiction to cars led to his first job, at the European headquarters of the Ford Motor Company. In 1984 he joined the BBC’s Top Gear programme as a Researcher. He went on to become Producer and Editor of the show between 1987 and 1999, where he was responsible for launching the TV careers of Jeremy Clarkson, Quentin Willson and Vicki Butler-Henderson. In 2002 Jon launched Fifth Gear for Five and produced the show until 2004 when he became a presenter. When Five launched The Gadget Show in 2004 he was quickly snapped up from Fifth Gear.