BBC Seeks to Keep ‘Top Gear’ Driver’s Name a Secret

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The British Broadcasting Corp. asked for a court order preventing News Corp.’s HarperCollins from disclosing the identity of the “Stig,” a race driver who appears on the broadcaster’s “Top Gear” show.

Lawyers for BBC sought the order at a closed hearing in London today. Before the case went into a private session, HarperCollins lawyer Hugh Tomlinson said the case was about the Stig.