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** ''James May: Our Man in India'' (2024)
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* ''James May's Cars of the People'' (2014-2016)

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* ''James ''[[Series/JamesMaysCarsOfThePeople James May's Cars of the People'' People]]'' (2014-2016)
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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.edition, at the time the highest speed anyone had ''ever'' reached in a production automobile.
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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.
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* ''James May: Our Man in Japan'' (2020)
* ''James May: Our Man in Italy'' (2022)

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* ''[[Series/JamesMayOurManIn James May: Our Man in...]]'' (2020–present)
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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderized]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderized]] self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.
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What's with the date format change? He's English.


James Daniel May (born January 16, 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times. Between 2003 and 2011, he wrote a weekly column for the motoring section of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Telegraph]]''.

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James Daniel May (born 16 January 16, 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times. Between 2003 and 2011, he wrote a weekly column for the motoring section of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Telegraph]]''.
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James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times. Between 2003 and 2011, he wrote a weekly column for the motoring section of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Telegraph]]''.

Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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James Daniel May (born 16 January 16, 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times. Between 2003 and 2011, he wrote a weekly column for the motoring section of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Telegraph]]''.

Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] self-Flanderized]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), and three years later he topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 he achieved 259. mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a [[CoolCar Bugatti Veyron Veyron]] to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 and three years later he achieved 259. topped this by achieving 259 mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.



* ''James May: The Ressembler'' (2016-2017)

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* ''James May: The Ressembler'' Reassembler'' (2016-2017)

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James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times.

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James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times.
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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond morphing into a hyperactive speed-freak. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 he achieved 259. mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.

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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond morphing into a hyperactive speed-freak.becoming more hyperactive. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 he achieved 259. mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.
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Over the course of his time on ''Top Gear'', May [[{{Flanderization}} self-Flanderised]] to some extent, becoming more slow and cerebral (and becoming worse in terms of his sense of direction, or lack thereof) in response to Clarkson becoming more aggressively boorish and Hammond morphing into a hyperactive speed-freak. Despite the "Captain Slow" nickname, May has in fact carried out some ''very'' high-speed driving; in 2007 he took a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h), then in 2010 he achieved 259. mph (417 km/h) in the Veyron's newer Super Sport edition.
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* ''Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure'' (2006-2007)

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* ''Oz ''[[Series/OzAndJames Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure'' Adventure]]'' (2006-2007)



* ''Oz and James Drink to Britain'' (2009)

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* ''Oz ''[[Series/OzAndJames Oz and James Drink to Britain'' Britain]]'' (2009)



* ''James May's Man Lab'' (2010-2013)

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* ''James May's Man Lab'' (2010-2013)''Series/JamesMaysManLab'' (2010-2013)
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (2014): Ian (voice; "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbLiveAndLetDrive Live and Let Drive]]")
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James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is a British TV presenter and journalist, best known for presenting ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' with Creator/JeremyClarkson and Creator/RichardHammond between 2003 and 2015, subsequently moving to ''Series/TheGrandTour'' with those two. He has presented other TV programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times.
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!!Partial filmography:
* ''Driven'' (1998)
* ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' (original show) (1999)
* ''Series/{{Top Gear|UK}}'' (2003–2015)
* ''James May's Top Toys'' (2005)
* ''Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure'' (2006-2007)
* ''James May's Twentieth Century'' (2007)
* ''James May: My Sister's Toys'' (2007)
* ''James May's Big Ideas'' (2008)
* ''Oz and James Drink to Britain'' (2009)
* ''James May on the Moon'' (2009)
* ''James May at the Edge of Space'' (2009)
* ''James May's Toy Stories'' (2009-2014)
* ''James May's Man Lab'' (2010-2013)
* ''James May's Cars of the People'' (2014-2016)
* ''James May: The Ressembler'' (2016-2017)
* ''Series/TheGrandTour'' (2016-present)
* ''James May: Our Man in Japan'' (2020)

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