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James May
Born James Daniel May
16 January 1963 (1963-01-16) (age 47)[1]
Bristol, England
Residence Hammersmith, London, England
Nationality British
Other names Captain Slow
Education Caerleon Endowed Junior School
Oakwood Comprehensive School
Lancaster University
Occupation Author, writer, journalist, television presenter, media personality, pianist
Years active 1998–present
Employer BBC, The Daily Telegraph,
(previously Channel 4, ITV and Sky)
Home town Bristol, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Known for Presenting:
Partner Sarah Frater (2000–present)
.James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is a British television presenter and award-winning journalist.^ MICHAEL 2 MAY (JAMES 1 ) was born Abt.

 ^ JAMES 1 MAY was born Abt.

 ^ Journalist , Television presenter .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]
.May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.^ Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May host the best automotive television show in the world.
  • James May - Broken Wrist - FinalGear.com Forums 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC forums.finalgear.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ His main job is a presenter on Top Gear.
  • House Being Built Entirely Out of Legos and Wood in The UK 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.geeksugar.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .He also writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section.^ I write a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph's Motoring section.
  • MySpace - James May Appreciation Society - 47 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/james_may_fan_club 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He also writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph 's motoring section.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Perhaps best known as a presenter of BBC Top Gear and a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph's Saturday Motoring section since October 2003.
  • James May, Top Gear, motoring advice, cars and motorcycles, motor related previews and opinions - Telegraph 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.telegraph.co.uk [Source type: News]

 .On Top Gear, his nickname is "Captain Slow", owing to his 'careful' driving style.^ He rejoined the show in the second series of the present Top Gear format, where he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his "careful" driving style.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ On Top Gear , his nickname is "Captain Slow", owing to his 'careful' driving style.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ May first co-presented Top Gear in 1999, before it was axed by the BBC owing to poor viewing figures.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .He has, however, carried out some high-speed driving, which has included taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 407km/h (252.8981mph) during an episode of Top Gear.^ He has, however, carried out some high-speed driving, which has included taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 408km/h (253.5mph) during an episode of Top Gear .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He's got a segment driving a Bugatti Veyron at 240 mph that's really, really amazing...
  • James May Takes Takes An "Emotional" Ride To The Edge Of Space In A U2 Spyplane (VIDEO) 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.huffingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Despite this sobriquet, he has done some especially high-speed driving, including in Top Gear Series 10, taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) which is nearly one-third of the speed of sound at sea level.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

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Contents

Early life

.James May was born in Bristol, one of four children; he has two sisters and a brother.^ MICHAEL 2 MAY (JAMES 1 ) was born Abt.

 ^ JAMES 1 MAY was born Abt.

 ^ James May was born in Bristol , one of four children; he has two sisters and a brother.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [3] .In his early years, May attended Caerleon Endowed Junior School in Newport, Monmouthshire.^ In early years May attended Caerleon Endowed Junior School in Newport , Monmouthshire .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He spent his teenage years in South Yorkshire where he attended Oakwood Comprehensive School in Rotherham and was a choirboy at Whiston Parish Church.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ High school graduates whose parents did not attend college tend to report lower educational aspirations than their peers as early as eighth grade.
  • Mike James Scholarship Foundation 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mikejames7.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He spent his teenage years in South Yorkshire where he attended Oakwood Comprehensive School in Rotherham and was a choirboy at Whiston Parish Church.^ He spent his teenage years in South Yorkshire where he attended Oakwood Comprehensive School in Rotherham and was a choirboy at Whiston Parish Church.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ In early years May attended Caerleon Endowed Junior School in Newport , Monmouthshire .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Oakwood Technology College Rotherham, United Kingdom Graduated: 1981 Student status: Alumni Degree: High School Diploma .
  • MySpace - James May Appreciation Society - 47 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/james_may_fan_club 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [4] .He was also at school with Life On Mars and Ashes to Ashes star Dean Andrews.^ He was also at school with Life On Mars and Ashes to Ashes star Dean Andrews .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [5] .A keen flautist and pianist, he later studied music at Lancaster University, where he was a member of Pendle College.^ A keen flautist and pianist, he later studied music at Lancaster University , where he was a member of Pendle College .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Robert Porco, director of choruses; Thomas Merrill, youth chorus director; guest choirs: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chorale, Cincinnati Boychoir.
  • James Conlon's May Festival Repertoire 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mayfestival.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Robert Porco, director of choruses; James Bagwell, youth chorus director; guest choirs: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chorale.
  • James Conlon's May Festival Repertoire 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mayfestival.com [Source type: General]

 .After graduating, May briefly worked at a hospital in Chelsea as a records' officer, and had a short stint in Her Majesty's Civil Service.^ After graduating, May briefly worked at a hospital in Chelsea as a records' officer, and had a brief stint in Her Majesty's Civil Service .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ In addition, the use or availability of certain Mobile Application Services may be prohibited or restricted by your wireless carrier, and not all Mobile Application Services may work with all wireless carriers or Devices.
  • Coming to Spike May 31 | SPIKE 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
  • Jesse James is a Dead Man 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]

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Personal life

.May currently lives in Hammersmith, London with dance critic Sarah Frater, whom he has dated since 2000, and with his cat Fusker, who was a gift from Richard Hammond's wife, Mindy.^ I live with my cat, Fusker.
  • MySpace - James May Appreciation Society - 47 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/james_may_fan_club 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ May lives in Hammersmith, not the Cotswolds, with dance critic Sarah Frater, his partner of nine years, and their cat Fusker, a gift from Richard Hammond's wife Mindy.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ May currently lives in Hammersmith , London with dance critic Sarah Frater, whom he has dated since 2000, and with his cat Fusker, who was a gift from Richard Hammond 's wife, Mindy.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

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.May has owned several cars, including a Bentley T2, a Triumph 2000, a Rover P6, a 1971 Rolls-Royce Corniche, a Jaguar XJS, a Range Rover, a Fiat Panda, a Datsun 120Y,a Vauxhall Cavalier, a Porsche 911, a Porsche Boxster S (which he claims is the first car he has ever purchased new)[8] a Mini Cooper, a Citroen Ami, a Ferrari F430 and several classic motorcycles.^ May has owned several cars, including a Bentley T2 , a Triumph 2000 , a Rover P6 , a 1971 Rolls-Royce Corniche , a Jaguar XJS , a Range Rover , a Fiat Panda , a Datsun 120Y ,a Vauxhall Cavalier , a Porsche 911 , a Porsche Boxster S (which he claims is the first car he has ever purchased new) [ 7 ] a Mini Cooper , a Citroen Ami , a Ferrari F430 and several classic motorcycles .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ 'I've got a Seventies Rolls-Royce Corniche, a new Fiat Panda, a 1984 Porsche 911 and a Triumph 2000 saloon, which I bought for my girlfriend but she doesn't like.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ He has a penchant for prestige cars like Rolls-Royces and Bentleys , simple and basic cars such as the Fiat Panda , and motorcycles.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .He has a penchant for prestige cars like Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, simple and basic cars such as the Fiat Panda, and motorcycles.^ Likes: American Hard Gums, Scalextric, train sets, eBay, nice girls in rubbish cars, posh cars or simple cars (no in-betweens), cooking, beer.
  • MySpace - James May Appreciation Society - 47 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/james_may_fan_club 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ 'I've got a Seventies Rolls-Royce Corniche, a new Fiat Panda, a 1984 Porsche 911 and a Triumph 2000 saloon, which I bought for my girlfriend but she doesn't like.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ If I could have only one, I would say my Fiat Panda, though I also have a Porsche 911 and a Rolls-Royce.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He often uses a Brompton folding bicycle for commuting.^ He often uses a Brompton folding bicycle for commuting.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [9] He passed his driving test on his second attempt, and justified this by saying "All the best people pass the second time".[10]
.May obtained a light aircraft pilot's licence in October 2006 having trained at White Waltham Airfield.^ February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 January 2007 July 2006 Blogroll .
  • James Hibberd - May 2007 Archives - TVWeek - Blogs 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.tvweek.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ 'Truth is, most light-aircraft enthusiasts fly from one airfield to another airfield, pop into the cafe, have a cup of tea and fly back.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 February 2009 January 2009 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 Franke's GW Blog .
  • Franke James » 2009 » May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.frankejames.com [Source type: General]

 .Although he had not qualified for night flying at the time, he was still able to fly a Cessna 182 in a Top Gear challenge with Richard Hammond as a passenger.^ Although he had not qualified for night flying at the time, he was still able to fly a Cessna 182 in a Top Gear challenge with Richard Hammond as a passenger.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ It was only a matter of time before rally car driver and internet sensation Ken Block appeared on this season of Top Gear , and last night it all came together.
  • Top Gear: Ken Block Takes James May On A Race Against Ricky Carmichael (VIDEO) | sub5zero.com 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.sub5zero.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He owns a Luscombe 8A 'Silvaire' and an American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon with the registration number G-OCOK, a play on "Oh, cock", his trademark phrase used on Top Gear.^ He owns a Luscombe 8A 'Silvaire' and an American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon with the registration number G-OCOK, a play on "Oh, cock", his trademark phrase used on Top Gear .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ VIDEO: Top Gear Live holding design-your-own-stunt contest 3 months ago on Autoblog .
  • James May — Autoblog 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.autoblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This time, the little Danish bricks have been used to immortalize the presenters from our favorite automotive television show, Top Gear.
  • James May — Autoblog 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.autoblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [11] .In July 2008, May announced on a radio show that he was selling the Luscombe.^ In July 2008, May announced on a radio show that he was selling the Luscombe.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 Links .

 ^ November 2009 August 2009 July 2009 April 2009 February 2009 January 2009 September 2008 July 2008 May 2008 March 2008 January 2008 December 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 .
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Journalism career

.During the early 1980s, May worked as a writer for The Engineer and later Autocar magazine, from which he resigned; he has since written for several publications, including a regular column called England Made Me in Car Magazine and articles for Top Gear magazine, as well as a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph.^ I love Top Gear as well.
  • James May goes for a U-2 flight. - Baseops Forums 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.flyingsquadron.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Telegraph Motoring - James May's weekly column James May at the Internet Movie Database James May on Top Gear Daily Mail article on May .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ I write a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph's Motoring section.
  • MySpace - James May Appreciation Society - 47 - Male - London, UK - myspace.com/james_may_fan_club 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.He has written a book titled May On Motors, which is a collection of his published articles, and co-authored Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, based on the TV series of the same name.^ James May's 20th Century , a book to accompany the television series of the same name, was published on 6 September 2007.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Index James May's Lego adventure .
  • James May's Lego adventure | Life and style | The Guardian 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ He co-presented Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure with the wine writer Oz Clarke, and has written several books.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.He has also written the afterword to Long Lane with Turnings, published in September 2006, the final book by motoring writer L. J. K. Setright.^ He has also written the afterword to Long Lane with Turnings , published in September 2006, the final book by motoring writer L. J. K. Setright .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ James May's 20th Century , a book to accompany the television series of the same name, was published on 6 September 2007.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He co-presented Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure with the wine writer Oz Clarke, and has written several books.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .In the same month he co-presented a tribute to Raymond Baxter.^ In the same month he co-presented a tribute to Raymond Baxter .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 His book, Notes From The Hard Shoulder, was published on 26 April 2007. James May's 20th Century, a book to accompany the television series of the same name, was published on 6 September 2007.

Dismissal from Autocar magazine

James May's hidden message
.In an interview with Richard Allinson on BBC Radio 2,[13] May confessed that he was fired in 1992 from Autocar magazine after putting together a hidden message or acrostic in one issue.^ James May's hidden message In an interview with Richard Allinson on BBC Radio 2 , [ 12 ] May confessed that he was fired in 1992 from Autocar magazine after putting together a hidden message in one issue.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He worked at Autocar magazine until he was sacked for inserting a hidden message in one issue, which read: "So you think it's really good, yeah?
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .At the end of the year, the magazine's "Road Test Year Book" supplement was published.^ At the end of the year, the magazine's "Road Test Year Book" supplement was published.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .Each spread featured four reviews and each review started with a large, red letter (known in typography as an initial).^ Each spread featured four reviews and each review started with a large, red letter.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 May's role was to put the entire supplement together, which "was extremely boring and took several months". He went on to say:
.So I had this idea that if I re-edited the beginnings of all the little texts, I could make these red letters spell out a message through the magazine, which I thought was brilliant.^ So I had this idea that if I re-edited the beginnings of all the little texts, I could make these red letters spell out a message through the magazine, which I thought was brilliant.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ I could not begin to list all the idiocy that goes on in this state.
  • Howie Klein: James Inhofe May Love War But Not Our Soldiers and Not Our Vets 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.huffingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 ^ More than 20 percent of all Papa John’s sales come online or through text messaging.

 .I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was to the effect that "You might think this is a really great thing, but if you were sitting here making it up you'd realise it's a real pain in the arse". It took me about two months to do it and on the day that it came out I'd actually forgotten that I'd done it because there's a bit of a gap between it being "put to bed" and coming out on the shelves.^ And those of you who were around in those days will remember what I said about that.
  • James Waites » 2009» May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC jameswaites.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Remember there are those who think of you, Vested in the will to be a friend.

 ^ He said, "We might be coming to the end of the world."
  • James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: General]

 When I arrived at work that morning everybody was looking at their shoes and I was summoned to the managing director of the company's office. .The thing had come out and nobody at work had spotted what I'd done because I'd made the words work around the pages so you never saw a whole word.^ Nobody's worked out that it's actually me.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ The thing had come out and nobody at work had spotted what I'd done because I'd made the words work around the pages so you never saw a whole word.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Bill Venners: As a result of learning the hard way that people like to use things in ways you never imagined?
  • James Gosling on Java, May 1999 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.artima.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .But all the readers had seen it and they'd written in thinking they'd won a prize or a car or something.^ But all the readers had seen it and they'd written in thinking they'd won a prize or a car or something.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ When you think of life on earth, and all those loving years, Because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.

 ^ There are people who think those are the spawn of the devil, and they want something that's more analyzable.
  • James Gosling on Java, May 1999 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.artima.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.May's original message, punctuated appropriately, reads: "So you think it's really good, yeah?^ You may not know it but I'm no good at...
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ On Autocar magazine, he once hid a message among the drop capitals of a feature that read, 'So you think it's really good, yeah?
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ You may require software to read it.

 .You should try making the bloody thing up.^ You should try making the bloody thing up.
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  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was to the effect that "You might think this is a really great thing, but if you were sitting here making it up you'd realise it's a real pain in the arse ".
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ You should get these up on youtube, their really good .
  • DragonStrike: Board Game Review | Cinemassacre Productions 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.cinemassacre.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .It's a real pain in the arse."^ I can't remember exactly what it said, but it was to the effect that "You might think this is a really great thing, but if you were sitting here making it up you'd realise it's a real pain in the arse ".
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ It's a real pain in the arse."
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  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

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Radio and television career

.His past television credits include presenting Driven on Channel 4 in 1998-99, narrating an eight-part BBC One series called Road Rage School,[15] and co-hosting the ITV1 coverage of the 2006 London Boat Show.[16] He also wrote and presented a Christmas special called James May's Top Toys (for BBC One) exploring the toys of his childhood.^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ I was a big fan of James May's Toy Stories on the TV. When I found out the DVD would be out before the final two episodes I pre-ordered it immediately.
  • http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11071628/James-May-Toy-Stories/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.play.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Between this, 20th century, In space and Big Ideas, James May is getting a truly awesome career out of Top Gear.

 [17] .This list was followed up the next year by a sequel of sorts, broadcast on BBC Two, entitled James May: My Sister's Top Toys, this time attempting to investigate the gender divide of toy appeal.^ James May's Toy Stories my recent items » .
  • http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11071628/James-May-Toy-Stories/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.play.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This is awesome all the hair brained ideas you ever had with your toys growing up are lived out on a massive scale in this DVD. I really want James May's job, lucky git.
  • http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11071628/James-May-Toy-Stories/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.play.com [Source type: General]

 [18] .In series 3, episode 3[19] of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, May managed to beat Ramsay in eating animal penises[20] as well as with his fish pie recipe.^ In fact I think they’d do well taking the same approach as other BBC shows and maybe having one 8 episode series a year (maybe running from May) and then a special around Christmas.
  • Up Your Ego | James May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.upyourego.com [Source type: General]

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Top Gear

.May first co-presented Top Gear in 1999, before it was axed by the BBC owing to poor viewing figures.^ May first co-presented Top Gear in 1999, before it was axed by the BBC owing to poor viewing figures.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Between this, 20th century, In space and Big Ideas, James May is getting a truly awesome career out of Top Gear.

 .He rejoined the show in the second series of the present Top Gear format in 2003, where he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his "careful" driving style.^ He rejoined the show in the second series of the present Top Gear format, where he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his "careful" driving style.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ On Top Gear , his nickname is "Captain Slow", owing to his 'careful' driving style.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ May first co-presented Top Gear in 1999, before it was axed by the BBC owing to poor viewing figures.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .Despite this sobriquet, he has done some especially high-speed driving, including in Top Gear Series 9, taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) which is nearly one-third of the speed of sound at sea level.^ Despite this sobriquet, he has done some especially high-speed driving, including in Top Gear Series 10, taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) which is nearly one-third of the speed of sound at sea level.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He has, however, carried out some high-speed driving, which has included taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 408km/h (253.5mph) during an episode of Top Gear .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He rejoined the show in the second series of the present Top Gear format, where he earned the nickname "Captain Slow" owing to his "careful" driving style.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [23] .He also flew in a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon at a speed of around 1320 mph for his television programme, James May's 20th Century.^ He also flew in a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon at a speed of around 1320 mph for his television programme, James May's 20th Century .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ James May's 20th Century .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ BBC/OU Open2.net - James May's 20th Century ".
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .He also became one of the first people — with co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson and an Icelandic support crew — to travel by car to the magnetic North Pole, using a modified Toyota Hilux.^ Born in Bristol on 16 January 1963, James May is a presenter on BBC's Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Intuitively, we aren't used to thinking of such low probabilities, so most people assume that with such a vast number of worlds, the probability of finding life on one must be high.
  • James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: General]

 ^ One of the blogs will be called ‘Horsepower’ and will include contributions from Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.
  • Up Your Ego | James May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.upyourego.com [Source type: General]

 .He claimed in the show that he didn't really want to and was only doing it because the producers insisted, therefore making him the first person to go to the North Pole who didn't really want to.^ The person who really makes me laugh...
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ He claimed in the show that he didn't really want to and was only doing it because the producers insisted, therefore making him the first person to go to the North Pole who didn't really want to.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ If you've tried meditation or some of those other personal growth approaches that just didn't deliver or you just want to go much deeper with faster results...
  • James Arthur Ray | Blog: May 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC blog.jamesray.com [Source type: General]

 .He was also one of the first people to drive across the Makgadikgadi salt pans in Botswana.^ He was also one of the first people to drive across the Makgadikgadi salt pans in Botswana .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [24]. He has also driven a 1.3 litre Suzuki SJ through the Bolivian jungle and over the Andes to the Pacific Ocean in Chile.

Science

.May has also presented a documentary for Sky about sharks called Inside Killer Sharks and a series looking at inventions and discoveries during the twentieth century, entitled James May's 20th Century.^ May has also presented a documentary for Sky about sharks called Inside Killer Sharks and a series looking at inventions and discoveries during the twentieth century, entitled James May's 20th Century .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ James May's 20th Century .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ BBC/OU Open2.net - James May's 20th Century ".
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 [25] .In late 2008, the BBC broadcast James May's Big Ideas, a three-part series in which May travelled around the globe in search of implementations for concepts widely considered science fiction.^ In late 2008, the BBC broadcast James May's Big Ideas , a three-part series in which May travelled around the globe in search of implementations for concepts widely considered science fiction .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ In late 2006, the BBC broadcast Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure , a series in which May, a committed bitter drinker, travelled around France with wine expert Oz Clarke .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ This list was followed up the next year by a sequel of sorts, broadcast on BBC Two , entitled James May: My Sister's Top Toys , this time attempting to investigate the gender divide of toy appeal.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [26]

James May on the Moon

.In June 2009 May presented a documentary on BBC Two called James May on the Moon commemorating 40 years since man first landed on the moon.^ Tags : documentary , james may on the moon 2009 .
  • Documentary - James May on the Moon (2009) - Free Online Movies Forum - Watch Movies Online Free 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC freeonlinemoviesforum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ James Waites » 2009» May James Waites .
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 ^ In June 2009 May presented a documentary on BBC Two called James May on the Moon commemorating 40 years since man first landed on the moon.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [27] .This was followed by another documentary on BBC Four called James May at the Edge of Space, where May was flown to the edge of space (70,000 ft) in a U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2 spy plane.^ Between this, 20th century, In space and Big Ideas, James May is getting a truly awesome career out of Top Gear.

 ^ Find where James May is credited alongside another name James May &   .
  • James May (II) 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
  • James May (II) 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Psykhophear May 11, 2009 @ 2:00 pm Awesome review Nerd, or should I call you Board James.
  • DragonStrike: Board Game Review | Cinemassacre Productions 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.cinemassacre.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Highlights of the footage from the training for the flight, and the flight itself was used in James May on the Moon, but was shown fully in this programme.^ Highlights of the footage from the training for the flight, and the flight itself was used in James May on the Moon , but was shown fully in this programme.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Documentary - James May on the Moon (2009) .
  • Documentary - James May on the Moon (2009) - Free Online Movies Forum - Watch Movies Online Free 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC freeonlinemoviesforum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ James May on the Moon (2009) To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, 1969 by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, there were quite a few moon landing and moon related programmes and documentaries on television, and this was one of them.
  • Documentary - James May on the Moon (2009) - Free Online Movies Forum - Watch Movies Online Free 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC freeonlinemoviesforum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [28] .This made him the highest flying person, along with the pilot, at that time, after the crew of the International Space Station.^ This made him the highest flying person, along with the pilot, at that time, after the crew of the International Space Station .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [28]

James May's Toy Stories

Main article: James May's Toy Stories
.Beginning in October 2009, May presented a 6-part TV series showing favourite toys of the past era and whether they can be applied in the modern day.^ I was a big fan of James May's Toy Stories on the TV. When I found out the DVD would be out before the final two episodes I pre-ordered it immediately.
  • http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/11071628/James-May-Toy-Stories/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.play.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The thing is, I used to play that game with 3 sometimes 4 of my friends and we really played the game for days… but they were jerks and never took the game seriously.
  • DragonStrike: Board Game Review | Cinemassacre Productions 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.cinemassacre.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Mahbonk May 11, 2009 @ 6:12 pm This make my day.
  • DragonStrike: Board Game Review | Cinemassacre Productions 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.cinemassacre.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The toys featured were Airfix, Plasticine, Meccano, Scalextric, Lego and Hornby.^ The toys featured were Airfix , Plasticine , Meccano , Scalextric , Lego and Hornby .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .In each show, May attempts to take each toy to its limits, also fulfilling several of his boyhood dreams in the process.^ In each show, May attempts to take each toy to its limits, also fulfilling his several of his boyhood dreams in the process.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ It was hte most popular show on BBC Two by a long way – with James May on the Moon taking the second spot with 3.2 million and a 13.8% share.
  • Up Your Ego | James May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.upyourego.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Captain Slow on Top Gear, has a BBC show called James May's Toy Stories.
  • James May — Autoblog 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.autoblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .For example, in early August 2009, May built a full-sized house out of Lego at Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey.^ Resisting the impulse to wear the pair of Lego slippers that came with the house, May eased the pain caused by lying on the Lego bed by quaffing wine – in goblets made from Lego, naturally – from Denbies during his stay.
  • James May's Lego adventure | Life and style | The Guardian 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ With the help of television stardom, 3.2m plastic bricks and 2,000 members of the public, the Top Gear presenter fulfilled his childhood ambition earlier this summer by constructing a "very modern and funky" Lego property on the Denbies wine estate in Surrey.
  • James May's Lego adventure | Life and style | The Guardian 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ Aramax May 11, 2009 @ 5:58 pm This made me laugh out loud for real for so many reasons.
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 [29] .Plans for Legoland to move it to their theme park fell through in September 2009 because costs to deconstruct, move and then rebuild were too high[30] and despite a final Facebook appeal for someone to take it, it was demolished on 22 September, with the plastic bricks planned to be donated to charity.^ Plans for Legoland to move it to their theme park fell through in September 2009 because costs to deconstruct, move and then rebuild were too high [ 25 ] and despite a final Facebook appeal for someone to take it, it was demolished on 22 September, with the plastic bricks planned to be donated to charity.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ I believe the bricks are going to be used in Legoland's yearly charity build event, and I think that's better than it just sitting there.
  • James May's Lego adventure | Life and style | The Guardian 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ I hurried back downstairs to call the landlord, and found Ryda awake, and rushing to put plastic over the TV and move the gaming-consoles to high ground.

 [31] .Also for the series, he has recreated the banked track at Brooklands using Scalextric track,[32] and an attempt at the world's longest working model railway along the Tarka Trail between Barnstaple and Bideford in North Devon, although the attempt was foiled due to vandals placing coins on the track, causing a short circuit.^ Also for the series, he has recreated the banked track at Brooklands using Scalextric track, [ 27 ] and an attempt at the world's longest working model railway along the Tarka Trail between Barnstaple and Bideford in North Devon, although the attempt was foiled due to vandals placing coins on the track, causing a short circuit.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ May to attempt Scalextric record , BBC News, 7 August 2009, Retrieved on 9 August 2009 ^ " James May's model railway record bid derailed by vandal attack .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ James-Mays-model-railway-record-bid-derailed-vandal-attack.html .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [33] The running order is as follows:
Episode Number Featured Toy Feat Accomplished
One Airfix Building a 1:1 scale Spitfire model in the plastic injection moulding style of Airfix
Two Plasticine Making a garden entirely from plasticine and submitting it to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Three Meccano Building a bridge crossing Liverpool's revamped Pier Head canal
Four Scalextric Creating a life-size representation of the Brooklands racetrack entirely in Scalextric
Five Lego Constructing a life-size house made entirely from Lego bricks
Six Hornby Creating the world's longest OO gauge train set from Barnstaple to Bideford

Drink

.In late 2006, the BBC broadcast Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, a series in which May, a committed bitter drinker, travelled around France with wine expert Oz Clarke.^ In late 2006, the BBC broadcast Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure , a series in which May, a committed bitter drinker, travelled around France with wine expert Oz Clarke .
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ May and wine connaisseur Oz Clarke toured France in the first series.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure was first aired in 2006 on BBC2.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 [34] .A second series was transmitted in late 2007, this time with May and Clarke in the Californian wine country,[35] and was followed by a third series in 2009 called Oz and James Drink to Britain.^ James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 .
  • James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: General]

 ^ James from Circ: May 2007 Archives .
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 ^ James Waites » 2009» May James Waites .
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Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure

.Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure was first aired in 2006 on BBC2. May and wine connoisseur Oz Clarke toured France in the first series.^ May and wine connaisseur Oz Clarke toured France in the first series.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He co-presented Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure with the wine writer Oz Clarke, and has written several books.
  • My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.independent.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure was first aired in 2006 on BBC2.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 It was Oz's mission to educate the so-called 'scruffbag' in the arts of fine wines, including their terroir, grape types, and vineyard locations. James perhaps comprised the characteristics of a young, rebellious schoolboy as Oz played the role of his disciplining teacher. .The pair had many a personality clash, but these were tongue-in-cheek and the two of them combined wit with knowledge and got on extremely well.^ The pair had many a personality clash, but these were tongue-in-cheek and the two of them combined wit with knowledge and got on extremely well.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ So we might have a person or two who's involved in these efforts, but we certainly don't try to control them or drive them or run them.
  • James Gosling on Java, May 1999 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.artima.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .In the second series, the pair toured California learning more about wine.^ In the second series, the pair toured California learning more about wine.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ This series consisted of Oz and James touring, instead of France and California , Great Britain and Ireland in a bid to find the definitive drink that ultimately spoke for the nation.
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 ^ If that′s the case, I′ve learned more about politics, techniques of public speaking, and human nature… .
  • James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: General]

 .A notable moment was in the first episode, when James told Oz he'd bought them a new 'car'. Oz spotted a Ford Mustang in the car park, but this was dismissed by James when he told Oz what he'd bought was in fact 'better'. He had, in actual fact, purchased a colossal motorhome which was, in James's words, longer than a Routemaster bus.^ A notable moment was in the first episode, when James told Oz he'd bought them a new 'car'.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Oz spotted a Ford Mustang in the car park, but this was dismissed by James when he told Oz what he'd bought was in fact 'better'.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He had, in actual fact, purchased a colossal motorhome which was, in James's words, longer than a Routemaster bus.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 Oz was clearly shocked upon learning this, but tried his best to hide his excitement. This tour bus was used by the two of them throughout the remainder of the series. .In episode one of the second season about California, named Santa Barbara, the pair met Fess Parker, who has his own winery at Los Olivos, in the Santa Ynez Valley, and whom they said was known for playing Davy Crockett.^ "What stands out in my mind about the season is all 14 of those guys," James said.
  • Mike James Scholarship Foundation 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mikejames7.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Who was it who said: “Hell is other people….” And sometimes they’re sitting right next to you in the stalls!
  • James Waites » 2009» May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC jameswaites.com [Source type: General]

 ^ It seems that every second person who learns of this has a cure for me and is not in the least shy about giving me advice.
  • James Randi's Swift - May 4, 2007 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.randi.org [Source type: General]

 .Although it is true that he has portrayed Crockett on more than one production, the octegenarian is more well known for his role as Daniel Boone, and sells coon skin caps in relation to both roles.^ Even if Marcus Graham looked like he was ’slumming it’ in a role that showed off not a lot more than he has been going to the gym a bit of late.
  • James Waites » 2009» May 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC jameswaites.com [Source type: General]

 ^ True, this fate is less than some And more than some can know.

 ^ It’s evolution as a script and production is a fascinating one; so I think I will return to this play and production in more detail in a few days.
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Oz and James Drink to Britain

.The pair's third series was entitled 'Oz and James Drink to Britain'. This series consisted of Oz and James touring, instead of France and California, Great Britain and Ireland in a bid to find the definitive drink that ultimately spoke for the nation.^ This series consisted of Oz and James touring, instead of France and California , Great Britain and Ireland in a bid to find the definitive drink that ultimately spoke for the nation.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The pair's third series was entitled 'Oz and James Drink to Britain'.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Having graduated, his musical skills haven't been called for much on TV - although he did play the recorder for a morris-dancing troupe on an Oz and James Drink to Britain episode, and has written a car-ad jingle with Clarkson.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 .Rather than Oz educating James in a specialist subject, it was more the two of them learning together in a subject on which neither of them were informed.^ Rather than Oz educating James in a specialist subject, it was more the two of them learning together in a subject on which neither of them were informed.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Board James”… I guess he is more social than the AVGN. .
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 ^ It is to highlight this aspect of Jamess thought that I have made the notion of competing councils (of courage and of caution) more central than James himself does in his lecture.
  • Teaching James's "The Will to Believe" 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.scsr.nevada.edu [Source type: Original source]

 They learned the basics of brewing beer, including being taught all about barley (notably husks - James remarked "So you've misled thousands of little husks of barley into thinking it's spring?"), all about hops and hop gardens ("So just because they're called hop gardens doesn't mean they're quite small and at the back of a house?"), the botanicals that gin comprises, and how to make cider. .At the beginning of the series, James was given the task of picking an appropriate car for them to tour Britain in.^ At the beginning of the series, James was given the task of picking an appropriate car for them to tour Britain in.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ This series consisted of Oz and James touring, instead of France and California , Great Britain and Ireland in a bid to find the definitive drink that ultimately spoke for the nation.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The pair's third series was entitled 'Oz and James Drink to Britain'.
  • James May: 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC winelib.com [Source type: General]

 .James bought a Rolls-Royce Corniche cabriolet, which he believed to be 'quintessentially British'. They also bought a caravan to sleep in, which Oz later described as being 'small, inadequate and poorly built'. It was a 1978 caravan built by Sprite.^ 'I've got a Seventies Rolls-Royce Corniche, a new Fiat Panda, a 1984 Porsche 911 and a Triumph 2000 saloon, which I bought for my girlfriend but she doesn't like.
  • Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started | Mail Online 16 January 2010 20:54 UTC www.mailonsunday.co.uk [Source type: General]

 Oz also said at the beginning of the series, to James, "I am utterly looking forward to spending my summer in close proximity to you, and I will provide you with much ale", to which James replied "Right answer". Drink to Britain was first aired in January 2009.
Programme Notes
Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure Book released (October 2006), DVD released (2007)
Oz and James Drink to Britain Book released (January 2009), DVD released (2009)

Television

Year Title Role
1999 Top Gear (Original Format) Presenter
2003 Top Gear (Current Format) Presenter
2005 James May's Top Toys Presenter
2006 Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure Presenter
2006 Inside Killer Sharks Presenter
2007 Top Gear of the Pops Presenter
2007 James May's 20th Century Presenter
2007 James May: My Sisters' Top Toys Presenter
2008 Top Ground Gear Force Presenter
2008 James May's Big Ideas Presenter
2009 Oz and James Drink to Britain Presenter
2009 James May on the Moon Presenter
2009 James May at the Edge of Space Presenter
2009 James May's Toy Stories Presenter
2009 The Paul O'Grady Show Guest
2009 Have I Got News for You Panellist

DVD

Title Label Year
James May's Motormania Car Quiz DMD 2006
James May's 20th Century ITV 2007
James May's Big Ideas DMD 2009
James May's Moon Adventures1 BBC 2009
James May's Amazing Brain Trainer DMD 2009
James May's Toy Stories BBC 2009
Oz and James Big Wine Adventure: Series One BBC 2006
Oz and James Big Wine Adventure: Series Two BBC 2008
Oz and James Drink to Britain: Series Three BBC 2009
^1  As The DVD Contains Both "On The Moon" and "The Edge Of Space", The Classification Name Is "Moon Adventures".

Books

Title Publisher Year
May on Motors: On the Road with James May Virgin Books 2006
Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure BBC Books 2006
May on Motors Virgin Books 2007
Notes from the Hard Shoulder Virgin Books 2007
James May's 20th Century Hodder & Stoughton 2007
James May's Magnificent Machines Hodder & Stoughton 2008
Oz and James Drink to Britain Pavilion (Anova) 2009
James May's Car Fever (H/B) Hodder & Stoughton 2009
James May's Car Fever (P/B) Hodder & Stoughton 2009
James May's Toy Stories Conway (Anova) 2009
James May's Car Fever: Volume 2 Hodder & Stoughton 2010

References

  1. ^ "My Secret Life: James May, TV presenter, age 45 - Profiles, People - The Independent". www.independent.co.uk. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-james-may-tv-presenter-age-45-943442.html. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  2. ^ Top Gear: Season 9, Episode 2. BBC. 4 February 2007.
  3. ^ "I never liked dolls much, and neither did my brother" — James May: My Sisters' Top Toys. BBC. 23 December 2007.
  4. ^ James May (10 November 2007). "James May column: "Frocks make a boy a man"". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2007/11/10/mrmay10.xml. Retrieved 31 December 2007. 
  5. ^ "Q&A with Dean Andrews feature - 2008". Top Gear. 7 May 2008. http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2008/05/stories/01/2.html. Retrieved 5 November 2009. 
  6. ^ "The mild one: How James May became the most in-demand presenter on British television". The Independent. 15 August 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-mild-one-how-james-may-became-the-most-indemand-presenter-on-british-television-1771436.html. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  7. ^ Lewis, Simon (13 June 2009). "Jeremy Clarkson? Politicians? Aston Martins? Don't get Top Gear's James May started...". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1192350/Jeremy-Clarkson-Politicians-Aston-Martins-Dont-Top-Gears-James-May-started.html. Retrieved 15 June 2009. 
  8. ^ May, James (22 October 2005). "As seen on TV: Porsche breaks the spell of perfection". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/10/22/mrmay22.xml. Retrieved 5 November 2009. 
  9. ^ "Mine's a pint: a preposterous excuse for a Porsche". Daily Telegraph. 3 February 2006. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2739714/Mines-a-pint-a-preposterous-excuse-for-a-Porsche.html. Retrieved 21 March 2009. "James May with his Brompton bike" 
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  11. ^ Aircraft Register
  12. ^ BBC Radio 5's Simon Mayo, broadcast 14 July 2008
  13. ^ BBC Radio 2, broadcast 6 January 2006
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  17. ^ James May's Top Toys IMDb.com
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  21. ^ [1] "The worst ever would have to be James May, with his fish pie. Even though he won, which was extraordinary. He was drinking a bottle of red wine throughout the challenge, so I thought it was in the bag."
  22. ^ [2] "This recipe is Gordon's version of a posh fish pie originally made by James May."
  23. ^ Top Gear Series 9 Episode 2 4 February 2007 (BBCWorldwide, YouTube Top Gear - Bugatti Veyron top speed test - BBC (Uploaded 14 April 2008)
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  27. ^ James May on the Moon
  28. ^ a b James May at the Edge of Space
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