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'I absolutely adored it and worked all the time on it, all through the night, and I paid attention to every tiny little bit of it.

'And then suddenly you're not asked to do that any more, and you do feel that there is a big hole which does need to be filled.'

Clarkson added he was 'very sad' to leave Top Gear and he has 'absolutely no idea' what the future will hold in terms of his next broadcasting role.

But after expressing remorse at the loss of his presenting gig, he took one final swipe at his former bosses, saying: 'There are some dreadful people at the BBC but some incredibly talented, brilliant people.'

Clarkson told the show he could work with the BBC again claiming that he was not sacked, but his contract simply not renewed.

'It’s a great organisation, I’m never going to complain about it,' he said.

Clarkson was suspended in early March for punching Mr Tymon in the face when he was offered a plate of cold cuts instead of steak and chips after a long day of filming. 

The BBC's internal investigation into the incident found Clarkson spent 20 minutes verbally abusing the producer in a luxury North Yorkshire hotel before launching a 30-second physical assault that led to another member of staff dragging him away.

Following the completion of the BBC's report, North Yorkshire Police waded into the row.

However, the probe was dropped when Mr Tymon said he did not want to press further charges. Clarkson has repeatedly apologised to Mr Tymon both in public and privately.

Clarkson inspects a car outside the BBC studios this morning following his appearance on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show.

Clarkson joked that he was improving 'immeasurably' at tennis since he had become unemployed.