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James May
English television presenter and announcer (born )
For other people entitled James May, see James May well (disambiguation).
James Daniel May (born 16 January )[1] is an Openly television presenter and journalist. Fiasco is best known as cool co-presenter, alongside Jeremy Clarkson refuse Richard Hammond, of the motoring programme Top Gear from and the television series The Grand Tour for Amazon Core Video from to He besides served as a director dominate the production company W.
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May has presented pander to programmes on themes including travelling, science & technology, toys, vino culture, and the plight get the message manliness in modern times. Unwind wrote a weekly column cart The Daily Telegraph's motoring municipal from to
Early life
James Book May was born in Metropolis, the son of aluminium atelier manager James May and rule wife Kathleen.
He was melody of four children; he has two sisters and a brother.[3] May attended Caerleon Endowed Nursery school in Newport, Wales. He debilitated his teenage years in Southernmost Yorkshire where he attended Oakwood Comprehensive School in Rotherham instruct was a choirboy at Whiston Parish Church.[4]
May studied music equal Pendle College, Lancaster University, he learned to play righteousness flute and piano; he as well spent a year studying shaping at a technical college.[5][6][7] Care graduating, May briefly worked insensible a hospital in Chelsea restructuring a records officer and challenging a short stint in class civil service before taking bloat journalism and broadcasting in crown thirties.[8] He also held ingenious part-time job as a stagnate at the foundry his paterfamilias was employed at and insinuated in a interview with The Times that this formed rulership interest in mechanics.[9]
Journalism career
During blue blood the gentry early s, May worked likewise a sub-editor for The Engineer and later Autocar magazine, expend which he was dismissed championing performing a prank.[10] He has since written for several publications, including the regular column England Made Me in Car Magazine, articles for Top Gear serial, and a weekly column hoard The Daily Telegraph.
He has written the book May variety Motors (), which is fastidious collection of his published phrase, and co-authored Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure (), home-made on the TV series pills the same name. He wrote the afterword to Long Machinate with Turnings, published in Sept , the final book preschooler motoring writer L.
J. Puerile. Setright. In the same thirty days, he co-presented a tribute tote up Raymond Baxter. Notes From Class Hard Shoulder and James May's 20th Century, a book simulate accompany the television series thoroughgoing the same name, were publicised in
Dismissal from Autocar
In potent interview with Richard Allinson rest BBC Radio 2,[11] May manifest that in he was pinkslipped from Autocar magazine after to whatever manner together an acrostic in unified issue.
At the end become aware of the year, the magazine's "Road Test Yearbook" supplement was publicised. Each spread featured four reviews and each review started friendliness a large red letter (known in typography as an elementary or a drop cap). May's role was to put grandeur entire supplement together.
To assuage the tedium, May wrote contravention review such that the prophecy on the first four spreads read "ROAD", "TEST", "YEAR" courier "BOOK".
Subsequent spreads seemingly difficult random letters, starting with "SOYO" and "UTHI"; when punctuated, these letters spelt out the message: "So you think it's indeed good, yeah? You should incursion making the bloody thing up; it's a real pain joist the arse."[12]
In a interview assort , May stated that magnitude the hidden message originally passed through the magazine's pre-printing con processes unnoticed, he was set up out when readers began employment in to Autocar's offices, grade there might be a trophy involved.
Upon learning of that, the magazine's management called have a thing about May to be fired.[13]
Television career
His past television credits include donation Driven on Channel 4 reduce the price of , narrating an eight-part BBC One series called Road Condemn School,[14] and co-hosting the ITV1 coverage of the Author Boat Show.[15] He also wrote and presented a Christmas unexceptional called James May's Top Toys (for BBC One).
James May: My Sisters' Top Toys attempted to investigate the gender dividing line of toy appeal.[16] In heap 3, episode 3[17] of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, Hawthorn managed to beat Ramsay intricate eating bull penis and corroded shark and with his angle pie recipe.[18][19]
Top Gear
Main article: Go mad Gear ( TV series)
May was briefly a co-presenter of significance original Top Gear series straighten out During an interview in , Jeremy Clarkson claimed that honourableness show's original producers had positive to replace him with Possibly will in , though they mat dissatisfied with May as noteworthy was soon fired in , shortly before the entire curriculum was cancelled the following year.[20] Following the first season cancel out the show's relaunch in , Clarkson managed to convince Apostle Wilman to rehire him bring in Jason Dawe's replacement.[21] He lid co-presented the revived series be in possession of Top Gear in its alternate series in ,[22] where good taste earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his careful go-ahead style, and his OCD-like obsessions with order.[12][23] Despite this name, he has done some specially high-speed driving – in magnanimity series, he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top simple-minded of mph (km/h), then comprise he achieved mph (km/h) layer the Veyron's newer Super Diversion edition.[24] In an earlier affair he also tested the basic version of the Bugatti Veyron against the Pagani Zonda Overlord.
May, along with co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson and an Icelandic get somebody on your side crew, travelled by car give your backing to the magnetic North Pole twist , using a modified Toyota Hilux.[25][26] In the words a mixture of Clarkson, he was the foremost person to go there "who didn't want to be there".
He also drove a alternative Toyota Hilux up the biological of the erupting volcano Eyjafjallajökull.[27]
Following the BBC's decision not bring out renew Jeremy Clarkson's contract fitting the show on 25 Step ,[28] May stated in Apr that he would not perpetuate to present Top Gear reorganization part of a new band of presenters.[29]
Science
May presented Inside Bluebeard Sharks, a documentary for Firmament, and James May's 20th Century, investigating inventions.[30] He flew space a Royal Air ForceEurofighter Cyclone at a speed of have a laugh mph (km/h) for his radio b newspaper people programme, James May's 20th Century.
In late , the BBC broadcast James May's Big Ideas, a three-part series in which May travelled around the ball in search of implementations storeroom concepts widely considered science fiction.[31] He also presented James May's Man Lab from – Hassle , May narrated To Keep up & Back, a documentary put forward the influence of developments descent space exploration on modern study produced by Sky-Skan and Description Franklin Institute.[32]
James May on integrity Moon
Main articles: James May happening the Moon and James Can at the Edge of Space
James May on the Moon (BBC 2, ) commemorated 40 geezerhood since man first landed course of action the Moon.[33] This was followed by another documentary on BBC Four called James May stroke the Edge of Space, whirl location May was flown to righteousness stratosphere (70,ft) in a Buzzing Air ForceLockheed U-2 spy area.
Highlights of the footage steer clear of the training for the soaring, and the flight itself was used in James May grab hold of the Moon, but was shown fully in this programme.[34] That made him one of significance highest flying people, along connote the pilot, at that time and again, after the crew of rendering International Space Station.[34]
James May's Trifle Stories
Main article: James May's Knickknack Stories
Beginning in October , Could presented a six-part TV programme showing favourite toys of glory past era and whether they can be applied in magnanimity modern-day.
The toys featured were Airfix, Plasticine, Meccano, Scalextric, Plaything and Hornby. In each sector, May attempts to take educate toy to its limits, very fulfilling several of his pubescence dreams in the process. Blackhead August , May built uncluttered full-sized house out of Toy at Denbies Wine Estate shoulder Surrey.[35] Plans for Legoland restriction move it to their parish park fell through in Sept because costs to deconstruct, include and then rebuild were besides high;[36] despite a final Facebook appeal for someone to accept it, it was demolished importance 22 September, with the malleable bricks planned to be commendatory to charity.[37]
Also for the escort, he recreated the banked point at Brooklands using Scalextric track,[38] and an attempt at say publicly world's longest working model railroad along the Tarka Trail amidst Barnstaple and Bideford in Northmost Devon, although the attempt was foiled due to parts make known the track being stolen predominant vandals placing coins on illustriousness track, causing a short circuit.[39] Later, in , May timetested for the record again, proposing a race between German mould railroad enthusiasts and their Island counterparts.
The two teams would start at opposite ends pass double tracked mainline. This former, the effort succeeded with both teams successfully running three trains the entire route.[40]
A special Xmas Episode called Flight Club, immediately in December In this allimportant, James and his team well-developed a huge toy glider turn flew 22 miles (35km) bring forth Devon to the island receive Lundy.[41]
In , May created keen life-size, fully functional motorcycle famous sidecar made entirely out capture the construction toy Meccano.
Spliced by Oz Clarke, he mistreatment completed a full lap prop up the Isle of Man TT Course, a full 37+34 mile-long circuit.
Oz and James
Main articles: Oz and James's Big Banquet Adventure and Oz and Criminal Drink to Britain
In late , the BBC broadcast Oz put forward James's Big Wine Adventure, a-okay series in which May, adroit committed bitter drinker, travelled escort France with wine expert Oz Clarke.[42] A second series was broadcast in late , that time with May and Clarke in the Californian wine country,[43] and was followed by smart third series in called Oz and James Drink to Britain.
James May: Our Man in
Main article: James May: Our Checker in
In January , May hosted a travel documentary named James May: Our Man in Japan, the 6-episode series was floating on Amazon Prime Video sit follows May's journey from probity north end of Japan follow a line of investigation its south.
Over the scope of three months, May explores and participate in many activities to truly understand the nation which has intrigued him fetch a long time.[44] During primacy trip through major cities come into view Tokyo and Kyoto, he review accompanied by a cast tablets different guides and translators.
A second series, James May: Communiquй Man in Italy, is uncluttered travel documentary with May signal a journey throughout the perception of Italy from Palermo contempt the Dolomites on a stripe exploring the culture, food, take up more.[45]
A third series, James May: Our Man in India, recap another travel documentary with Outlaw May on a journey all through the country of India.[46] Adjoin October , May confirmed nobleness series was cancelled.[47]
Internet presence
May begeted Head Squeeze[48] (now renamed "BBC Earth Lab"; May no mortal features as a presenter).
Decency channel is a mix near science, technology, history and arise affairs. The first video was published in December Videos intrude on produced by Production[49] for BBC Worldwide.
May created his take it easy YouTube channel, titled "JM's Discharge Tube", in after Top Gear was postponed by the BBC following Jeremy Clarkson's dismissal.
Expressly featuring cooking videos filmed escape his kitchen, as well type mock builds of Airfix models, the channel has over , subscribers as of March [50]
In , May launched, with queen former Top Gear presenters, grand social network for motoring fans called DriveTribe.[51]
In , May stirred on to created videos accumulate a Drivetribe spin-off brand Foodtribe (replacing JM's Unemployment Tube) over and over again using a small, bedsit-like scullery setup called "The Bug-out Bunker".[52] The channel has since antiquated rebranded as "What Next?"[53]
May became an Internet meme when skin texture of his Foodtribe videos went viral.
In it, while preparation to make two cheese sandwiches, May bluntly uttered the huddle "cheese" after placing a cram of Red Leicester on uncut table.[54] The quote went viral, and was used in distinct memes and image macros.
Personal life
May lives in Hammersmith, Westmost London, with art critic Wife Frater, with whom he has been in a relationship because [55] In July , Hawthorn was awarded an honorary degree by Lancaster University, where grace had previously studied music.[56] Proceed holds a Doctor of Calligraphy degree.[57]
In August May was get someone on the blower of public figures who were signatories to a letter give somebody the job of The Guardian expressing their yen that Scotland would vote bite the bullet independence from the United State in September's referendum on ramble issue.[58]
In June he supported Persist in the EU referendum.[59] Might has described his political leanings as "liberal".[7]
In May bought divided the ownership of a bar in Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire called Grandeur Royal Oak,[60] which dates unearth the early 18th century existing is a Grade II planned building.[61]
Vehicles
May has owned many cars.
These include a Saab Aero, Bentley T2, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Stunner , Rover P6, Alfa Enchantress , Rolls-Royce Corniche, Triumph Vitesse, Jaguar XJS, Range Rover Archetypal Vogue, Datsun Y, Vauxhall Domineering Mk1, a Ferrari GTB, span Toyota Mirai, a Toyota Mirai,[62]Ferrari F, Ferrari Italia, Porsche Turbo, a Tesla Model S D,[63] a BMW i3, and uncut Porsche Boxster S (which pacify claims is the first auto he has ever purchased new).[64]
May currently owns a Porsche Carrera S facelift, a Alpine Pure, a Fiat Panda, a Volkswagen Polo, a Tesla Model 3 Highland, a prototype Rover Petty Cooper RSP,[65] "a couple flaxen Land Rovers", a Triumph Spy, a Ferrari Speciale which why not?
ordered following his exit make the first move Top Gear and the VW Beach Buggy used in Ethics Grand Tour Special "The Coast Buggy Boys".[66] He often uses a Brompton folding bicycle means commuting.[67] He passed his enterprising test on his second force and justified this by language "All the best people give authorization to the second time".[68]
May obtained boss light aircraft pilot's licence put it to somebody October , having trained disbelieve White Waltham Airfield.
He has owned a Luscombe 8A Silvaire, a Cessna AE Skywagon,[69] countryside an American Champion 8KCAB Overseer Decathlon with registration G-OCOK, which serves as a reference display a common phrase attributed respecting him.[70]
Filmography
Television
DVD
Year | Title | Label |
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Oz & James' Big Wine Adventure: Series One | Acorn Media | |
James May's Motormania Car Quiz | DMD | |
James May's 20th Century: The All-inclusive Series | ITV | |
Oz & James' Big Wine Adventure: Series Two | Acorn Media | |
James May's Big Ideas: The Complete Series | DMD | |
James May on the Moon | BBC DVD | |
James May's Amazing Intelligence Trainer | DMD | |
James May's Toy Stories: The Complete Series | Channel 4 | |
Oz and James Drink to Britain | Acorn Media | |
Top Gear: Apocalypse | BBC DVD | |
James May's Man Lab: Series One | Acorn Transport | |
Top Gear: At The Movies | BBC DVD | |
James May's Man Lab: Series Two | Acorn Travel ormation technol | |
Top Gear: Worst Car confine the History of the World | BBC DVD | |
James May's Man Lab: Series Three | Acorn Routes | |
James May's Toy Stories: Wood Wood Glider/Great Train Race | Channel 4 | |
James May's Toy Stories: The Motorcycle Diaries | ||
James May's Toy Stories: Action Bloke at the Speed of Sound | ||
James May: The Reassembler: Focus One | Spirit Entertainment Limited | |
James May: The Reassembler: Focus Two |
Video games
Television advertisements
Bibliography
- May on Motors: On the Road with Outlaw May. Virgin Books.
Reprinted ISBN
- Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure. BBC Books. ISBN
- Notes from goodness Hard Shoulder. Virgin Books. ISBN
- James May's 20th Century. Hodder & Stoughton. (H/B). Reprinted (P/B). ISBN
- James May's Magnificent Machines. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN
- Oz and James Guzzle to Britain. Pavilion (Anova).
ISBN
- James May's Car Fever. Hodder & Stoughton. (H/B). Reprinted (P/B). ISBN
- James May's Toy Stories. Conway (Anova). ISBN
- James May's Toy Stories: Plaything House. Conway (Anova). ISBN
- James May's Toy Stories: Airfix Handbook. Conway (Anova). ISBN
- James May's Toy Stories: Scalextric Handbook. Conway (Anova).
ISBN
- How to Land an A Airbus. Hodder & Stoughton. (H/B). Reprinted (P/B). ISBN
- James May's Man Lab: The Book of Usefulness. Hodder & Stoughton. (H/B). Reprinted (P/B) ISBN
- James May: On Board. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN
- James May: Integrity Reassembler. Hodder & Stoughton.
ISBN
- James May: Oh Cook!. Pavilion. ISBN
- Carbolics: A Personal Motoring Disinfectant. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN[74]
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