{"id":48683,"date":"2024-03-28T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T17:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2017539"},"modified":"2024-03-28T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:34:57","slug":"freddie-flintoff-confirmed-for-bbc-filming-return-in-first-time-since-top-gear-crash","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/freddie-flintoff-confirmed-for-bbc-filming-return-in-first-time-since-top-gear-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Flintoff confirmed for BBC filming return in first time since Top Gear crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sporting hero will return with a second season of BBC One cricket documentary, Field of Dreams. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 28 March 2024 at 17:08 PM<\/p>

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Freddie Flintoff is making his TV return more than a year after his Top Gear crash, the BBC has confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 46-year-old pro cricketer <\/span>was left with facial and rib injuries<\/span><\/a> and was said to be \u201clucky to be alive\u201d after he was involved in an accident in December 2022 while filming the BBC series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The accident saw Flintoff rushed to hospital via air ambulance after the open-topped vehicle he was driving flipped and slid along the track.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in November, the BBC announced it would be cancelling Top Gear \u201cfor the foreseeable future<\/a>\u201c, with Flintoff\u2019s co-stars Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris now reuniting for a new series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Flintoff will be returning to the BBC for a second season of Field of Dreams.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The news, which was announced in the BBC\u2019s annual plan on Thursday (28th March), will see <\/span>Flintoff taking his young sports team, who he has plucked from his hometown of Preston, on an international tour.<\/p>

The second season of Field of Dreams was announced back in October 2022, with Flintoff saying at the time: \u201cWorking with the boys was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, but the work is not finished yet! I\u2019m really pleased we\u2019ll be continuing the hard work we have all put in, but on a much bigger scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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