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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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James goes commando Oct 31, 2009
"Having watched some spy films, I arranged the pillows in the bed to look as though I was still in it, and then hid in the wardrobe so I could escape after the SAS had gone"
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To whom it May concern Oct 01, 2009
“If I have to sign a disclaimer before hiring a bicycle, how come I don’t have to fill in a partwork in free synthetic binders before taking a car up to, ooh, 75mph?”
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James on urban cars Sep 09, 2009
"Proper cars are never oochy-coochy-coo. When BMW launches a new car it does not tell its draughtsmen to design anything they want as long as it's a real sweetie"
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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’?
Watch nowExclusive 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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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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