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James: he’s fine, really

'After PLUMMETING to the ground at a MASSIVE two miles an hour, May's airship SLAMMED into a small bush and then just sort of STOPPED...'

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Exclusive outtake: hit in the plums

Exclusive outtake: hit in the plums Watch now.

Did James hit Jeremy in the, er, gentleman’s region, or was it simply a ‘fast cup’?

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Exclusive outtake: Scirocco song

Exclusive outtake: Scirocco song Watch now.

The full, uncut version of the song James wrote for his Scirocco ad. One for iTunes, we think...

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Biography James

James May and mother.

James is a man of many and varied talents. He is the only person in the world who understands how 'torques' work, once invented a new kind of pie, and has single-handedly kept the tweed industry afloat for the last two decades. He also has sensitive hair, an array of brightly coloured jumpers, and a deep and unswayable mistrust of the French. He likes his cars in two flavours: giant luxury land yachts favoured by larger-than-life cabaret singers and dictators, and tiny cheap superminis.

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