James May
Birthday: 1963-01-16
Place of Birth: Bristol - England - UK
Biography: James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter, journalist and writer. May is best known as co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. May has presented a variety of other programmes on themes including science and technology, childhood toys, cars, food and drink, and the plight of manliness in modern times. In addition he has released a variety of DVDs and books with similar themes, and writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section. On Top Gear, May has the nickname "Captain Slow", for his careful driving style, a love of small, underpowered cars and habit of getting lost and distracted whilst driving. In a February 2007 episode of Top Gear he carried out a successful top speed test drive of a Bugatti Veyron at the Ehra-Lessien Volkswagen test track, reaching 407 kilometres per hour (253 mph). In July 2010 he repeated the attempt in the updated Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, reaching the vehicle's top speed of 417.6 kilometres per hour (259.5 mph), confirming that it had retaken the title as the fastest road car in production.
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James May at the Edge of Space
James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a...
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Top Gear of the Pops
As part of Comic Relief 2007, the boys revived "Top Of The Pops" by having performances by Lethal Bi...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures Vol. 1
The Top Gear: The Great Adventures is a boxed release of the Polar Special which is a 72 minute "Dir...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2
Two special Top Gear episodes presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. In 'Botsw...
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James May's Cars of the People
The Model T, the 2CV, The Fiat Cinquecento, history says these are the iconic Peoples' Cars, but Jam...
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Top Gear: At the Movies
Cars! Film! Cars on film! Film involving cars! You get the idea. It’s basically a DVD involving thos...
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Top Gear: The Burma Special
In this special Clarkson, Hammond and May don’t just buy three knackered old lorries and drive miles...
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Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World
Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to the North of England to name and shame some of the worst car...
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Top Gear: The Great African Adventure
Another expedition for Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. This time around, our intrepi...
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Top Gear: The Challenges
Featuring the most ludicrous stunts ever undertaken on TV. Top Gear doesn't do things by halves, wh...
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Top Gear Festival: Sydney
Top Gear: Festival Sydney was a special episode of the BBC motoring show Top Gear, featuring the reg...
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James May's Toy Stories - Airfix
James gets a group of thirteen-year-old children from Telford to build a life-size Airfix model of a...
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Top Gear: The Challenges 3
Jeremy, Richard and James embark on yet more ill-advised attempts to out-do each other in a stinky c...
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Top Gear: Apocalypse
Just what will motoring be like in a post apocalyptic world that's been blown to bits by nuclear bom...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventure 5
The gang embarks on a trade mission to India. Equipped with three old British cars and a range of un...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4
The film predates the Syrian Civil War and involves a 1,200-mile (1,900 km) road-trip from Erbil Int...
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Top Gear: Polar Special
Clarkson and May, in a seriously modified Toyota, take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mil race...
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Top Gear: The Challenges 4
Hot places! Cold places! Places where the temperature is quite pleasant! There's nowhere Top Gear ha...
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Top Gear: The Challenges 5
Allow us to present yet another challenges bonanza crammed with volcanoes, World speed records, flyi...
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Top Gear: The Challenges 6
Top Gear THE CHALLENGES 6 combines all the meaty goodness of incredible car-based endeavours with al...
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Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special
The Top Gear team hit Norway for a Winter Olympics special in which they attempt Olympic events, but...
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James May: My Sisters' Top Toys
James May celebrates the toys that made his childhood hell as he opens the lid on his sisters' toy b...
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Top Gear - Planes, Rockets & Automobiles
Trains have a place in this world, but no on this DVD, thanks. 'Rockets' it is. Rockets are far mor...
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James May on the Moon
Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missi...
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Top Gear: Cars with Soul
Some cars have a million horsepower, others have twinkly lights and big shiny wheels. But a rare few...
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Top Gear: US Special
The Top Gear team go on a US adventure. Its the ultimate road trip and finds the guys driving $1000 ...
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Top Gear: Winter Blunderland
Oh, the weather outside is frightful... so get out there and start doing some stupid stuff in cars. ...
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A Night with the Stars
For one night only, Professor Brian Cox goes unplugged in a specially recorded programme from the le...
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Top Gear: The Best of the Specials
Welcome to Top Gear, The Best of the Specials. All the wildest, funniest, exciting-est bits from al...
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Top Gear: The Challenges 2
Races, chases and things on fire; treat yourself to a bucketload of Top Gear's attempts to get melte...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2
The boys headed to Vietnam for epic road trip across the country. Each of them were given 15 million...
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Top Gear - Best of the Challenges
Can a rocket propelled Mini take on an Olympic ski jump and survive? Can an Italian supercar be boug...
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Top Gear: Patagonia Special
The 11th Top Gear Special is a glorious celebration of the V8 engine, or at least, it was supposed t...
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James May's Top Toys
James May presents a celebration of the toys which have survived across the decades, including Mecca...
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Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Top Gear - Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a collection of classic moments featuring Jeremy Clarkson...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped deep in the Bolivian rainforest armed onl...
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Top Ground Gear Force
As part of Sports Relief 2008, the Top Gear crew tries to revive the TV show "Ground Force" and reva...
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Top Gear: Revved Up
Highlights from series three through five of the popular motoring show, alongside out-takes and unbr...
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Top Gear: Romania Special
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take an Aston DBS Volante, a Ferrari California and a...
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Top Gear: The U.S. Special
In their not quite biggest adventures yet, the boys visit the good old US of A and former Eastern Bl...
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Top Gear: Greatest Hits
Collection of the best moments from the BBC motoring show presented by Jeremy Clarkson, James May an...
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Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special
Hammond and May host a special episode featuring two films that had been completed prior to the dism...
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Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz
Top Gear will pay tribute to Queen of the Nürburgring Sabine Schmitz, who died last month aged 51, w...
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Top Gear: The Races
Le Mans? Not gruelling enough. Indy 500? Too slow. Monaco? No glamour. Forget them all - here are th...
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the sma...
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Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
The presenters travel to Australia's Northern Territory for a road trip across the outback in three ...
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Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1
In 'Botswana Special', our intrepid explorers, attempting to reach the Namibian border, have to trav...
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Top Gear: US Special 2008
The Top Gear team go on a US adventure. Its the ultimate road trip and finds the guys driving $1000 ...
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Top Gear - Albania Special
As Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head to Albania to test the super luxurious Rolls-...
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Top Gear Burma Special
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kw...
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Top Gear: India Special
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to boost the British economy by embarking on ...
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The Interceptors
It’s a time of peace, love and karate kicks as the lads try out the reborn Jensen Interceptor in a l...
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Top Gear: From A-Z
From A-Z incorporates a wealth of footage and incredible facts from the past 13 years of Top Gear. V...
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