The Clarkson’s Farm and Grand Tour star departed the iconic motoring show after he physically assaulted producer Oisin Tymon over a lack of catering.

Mr Tymon chose not to press charges, while Mr Clarkson also apologised and moved on to The Grand Tour on Prime Video.

In his latest column for The Sunday Times, the 65-year-old mentioned the dismissal and took a swipe at the BBC in the process.

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The former Top Gear host lives in Oxfordshire. (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

He claims that despite being “rather publicly let go”, he does not hold a grudge against the broadcasting organisation.

“So, you’d expect me to harbour something of a grudge,” he said.

“I don’t, for two reasons. Number one, since they ‘let me go’, my life has improved immeasurably and number two, when I look at what’s happened to them since, I can’t help feeling just a tiny bit smug.”

He went on to cite controversies with Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Huw Edwards before making his point that the BBC licence fee should be scrapped in part.

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“Get rid of it. Not all of it, mind,” said Mr Clarkson.

“I think that with social media making news so fractured and untrustworthy at the moment, we’d all be happy to have a destination we can trust.

“So, I’d keep Radio 4 and BBC News, set the annual licence fee at, I dunno, a tenner and tell the people running this slimmed-down operation that they’ve got to stop taking the p**s.”

Mr Clarkson is expected to return to screens later this year with the fifth season of Clarkson’s Farm.

Eight new episodes of the popular farming documentary will be released on Prime Video in 2026, although an official release date is yet to be confirmed.