article_snippet: BBC BBC could have kept Top Gear on air but James May and Hammond refused to go on without James May and Richard Hammond co-host Jeremy Clarkson, it has been revealed .
article_snippet: BBC BBC has postponed the remaining episodes of Top Gear following the incident - a move which has seen BBC lose millions of viewers and receive thousands of complaints .
article_snippet: The corporation reportedly put forward proposals for May and Hammond to continue to present live sections of the show, which would be combined with pre-recorded parts featuring their co-host Jeremy Clarkson, but the two co-hosts refused.
article_snippet: But James May scoffed at suggestions James May and Hammond were offered the opportunity to host the show without he and Richard Hammond under-fire colleague Jeremy Clarkson.
article_snippet: Reports suggested he and Richard Hammond had rejected the offer to host Top Gear without he and Richard Hammond suspended co-host.
article_snippet: Asked if he had spoke to Hammond about hosting the show without Clarkson he said: 'No.
article_snippet: BBC BBC has postponed the remaining episodes of Top Gear following the incident  - a move which has seen BBC lose millions of viewers and receive thousands of complaints.
article_snippet: The presenter is still scheduled to appear alongside co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond at four live Top Gear shows in Norway on March 27 and 28 and a decision on whether to go ahead is expected soon.
article_snippet: #StillUnemployed.' later continued to make jokes that may have alluded to the fact that the show #StillUnemployed.' hosts alongside Outspoken Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond has been put on hold pending an inquiry into the Top Gear fracas.