Total Wipeout is hosted by Richard Hammond, hereafter known as the Master of Pain, who commentates as the contestants attempt to maim themselves. The main footage is filmed in Argentina, principally due to the fact that out there, the producers can pop round to the local Health and Safety Representatives and discuss any production changes they feel necessary over a nice game of Baseball and nobody will bat an eyelid. Hammond records his sections from a studio in Britain, presumably so he wont have to hear the screams after the cameras are switched off. Meanwhile, Amanda Byram (who has no real presenting skills whatsoever) interviews the contestants during the show and laughs at them from the sidelines as they go through the course and the pain barrier.