These must be interesting times for Guy Martin: having signed for Relentless Suzuki, things look rosy for the road racing season ahead; his prime time BBC One series has just finished; and his move up from the small screen to the big screen is imminent. Blimey.

The Boat That Guy Built

Did you watch The Boat That Guy Built? It was a curious beast: by turns fascinating and tedious, amusing and annoying, over long yet running at a breakneck pace. Like Guy Martin himself, you might say.

His role was curious too. It felt to me like perhaps he didn’t quite work out as hoped in front of the camera, and in the edit became more the subject of the documentary than the presenter. Certainly his pieces to camera that did make the cut were a touch more rapid-fire and rambling than a 7.30pm BBC One audience might be used to. It would also explain the Liza Tarbuck voiceover, delivered very much in the tone of a despairing mother.

I stuck with it though – despite the unending calls of “chief” and “boss”. It’s always good to see Industrial Revolution era engineering, and Guy Martin’s enthusiasm and willingness to have a go was a reasonably effective medium.

It’s available on the BBC iPlayer for a few weeks yet.

TT3D: Closer To The Edge

I can’t decide which is more unexpected to see Guy Martin in: a prime time TV series, or a documentary film with a wide cinematic release. TT3D: Closer To The Edge is about the Isle of Man TT as a whole, but the trailer suggests that Guy Martin will be one of the main focal points.

Like I, Superbiker, the majority of the screenings will be on one night: Wednesday 20th April 2011. They’re being labelled preview screenings, but far fewer cinemas will be showing the film on its official release on Friday 22nd April.

But unlike I, Superbiker, I think TT3D might be genuinely good. The trailer certainly looks a lot more professional, and gives the impression of being a proper documentary. It’s also telling, perhaps, that the pre-release plaudits have come from the like of Empire and Total Film, rather than The Sun and MCN.

Fingers crossed, then. I’ll pop along to one of the preview screenings, and shove my opinions right up this website shortly afterwards.

TT3D Game

But, whatever you do, don’t download the TT3D Game for the iPhone. It is literally the worst thing I’ve played in years. It looks awful, the course is completely flat, the bike is virtually uncontrollable – I shan’t go on. Just don’t go near it.