{"id":8629,"date":"2026-07-15T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/jeremy-clarkson-responds-to-chris-packham-remarks-about-clarksons-farm\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:19:00","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-responds-to-chris-packham-remarks-about-clarksons-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/jeremy-clarkson-responds-to-chris-packham-remarks-about-clarksons-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson responds to Chris Packham remarks about Clarkson\u2019s Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-placement=\"Body\">\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson has hit back at Chris Packham over remarks he made about the new season of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/clarksons-farm-season-5-review\/\">Clarkson\u2019s Farm<\/a> on Celebrity Gogglebox, branding his comments &#8220;b*****ks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Springwatch presenter appeared on an episode of Celebrity Gogglebox on Friday 3 July, during which he accused the title sequence of Clarkson&#8217;s Farm of giving viewers an unrealistic picture of farming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s not what a farm looks like,&#8221; he said, before going on to criticise modern farming more generally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most farms are horrible monocultures which have been sprayed with deadly chemicals,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ground has been pumped full of fertiliser and most of the animals are indoors, in crates, being crushed and kept in the dark.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In a retort to Packham, Clarkson wrote in his latest column for The Sun: &#8220;The endlessly angry\u202fChris Packham\u202fwent on\u202fGogglebox this week and erupted in blind fury about the Winnie the Pooh-ish opening credits to my farming programme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image chromatic-ignore\" data-testid=\"image\">\n<div class=\"image__container\" style=\"max-width:700px\" data-testid=\"image-container\"><picture class=\"image__picture\" data-testid=\"image-picture\" width=\"700\" height=\"393.75\"><source data-testid=\"image-source\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 940px,(min-width: 768px) 728px,(min-width: 544px) 556px,calc(100vw - 20px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=325,183 325w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=375,211 375w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=650,366 650w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=750,422 750w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=975,548 975w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=1100,619 1100w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=1300,731 1300w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=2200,1238 2200w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;webp=true&amp;fit=3300,1856 3300w\"\/><source data-testid=\"image-source\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 940px,(min-width: 768px) 728px,(min-width: 544px) 556px,calc(100vw - 20px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=325,183 325w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=375,211 375w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=650,366 650w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=750,422 750w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=975,548 975w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=1100,619 1100w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=1300,731 1300w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=2200,1238 2200w,https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Master-Sequence-07192025.00010212.Still026-1087ff0.png?quality=90&amp;fit=3300,1856 3300w\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><figcaption>Chris Packham.\u00a0<span class=\"fs-italic\">YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;Now, of course this kind of stuff plays well in a room full of nose rings and Palestine flags at a vegan activist meeting in Hackney. But he was on a television programme, and it didn\u2019t play well at all. Because it\u2019s b*****ks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And Chris knows it&#8217;s b*****ks because, back in 2012, he came to Diddly Squat and spent the day in our woods, foraging and bird watching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there had been some animals in a crate, being crushed, I&#8217;m sure he would have noticed and said something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Packham has yet to respond to Clarkson\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"consent-placeholder consent-placeholder--custom-consent mb-md\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder\">\n<h4 class=\"consent-placeholder__heading section-heading-1 heading-4\">Want to see this content?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"consent-placeholder__text mb-0 mt-0\">This page contains content provided by Google reCAPTCHA. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Google reCAPTCHA may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose &#8216;Accept and continue&#8217; to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its required purposes.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"consent-placeholder__button button--adaptive mt-sm\"><\/p>\n<p>Accept and continue<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p>Clarkson\u2019s Farm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/clarksons-farm-season-5-release-schedule\/\">season 5<\/a> launched onto our screens last month, with Clarkson sharing in the finale that he has been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/jeremy-clarkson-cancer-diagnosis-clarksons-farm-newsupdate\/\">diagnosed with cancer<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The presenter had warned his fans on social media ahead of the new season of the show, saying that the final episodes would be &#8220;a difficult watch&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the episodes, Clarkson is shown coming to terms with what he terms an &#8220;aggressive&#8221; form of cancer that was caught at a &#8220;really early stage&#8221; following a diagnosis in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Clarkson announced that he is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/jeremy-clarkson-cancer-remission-clarksons-farm-season-6-newsupdate\/\">officially in remission<\/a> after follow-up testing two months prior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am without a doubt, officially, the world&#8217;s luckiest man,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was an aggressive type of cancer. It could have spread, it could have gone into the pancreas, it could have gone anywhere, and that would have been trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarkson&#8217;s Farm seasons 1-5 are available to watch on Prime Video now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Add Clarkson&#8217;s Farm to your watchlist on the<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" data-outlook-id=\"449c28d9-909e-4aab-b6b8-153454f55d5e\">Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a><\/strong> <strong>\u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" data-outlook-id=\"0c0aec36-9866-4349-99f4-ad280d01cb69\">Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"a64fbf8f-631f-40ad-b994-917155709b25\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"2fb2ec15-91a0-4bb4-b5f1-4312abadc200\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what&#8217;s on. 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